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Board reviews December financials, hears draft budget estimate; monthly financial report approved
Summary
Board received the December financial report, including a $345,774 debt service payment and note that $4 million in bond proceeds remain available for the middle school project. The board approved the monthly financial report by voice vote; the transcript records motions to name a district building and to consider wellness policy B425.
District finance staff presented the board with the December monthly financial report and an initial look at the draft budget for the coming year, highlighting a $345,774 debt service payment and an estimated SEEK per‑pupil increase that produced approximately $636,765 in projected revenue.
The presenter told the board the district has not yet taken a construction draw on previously raised bond proceeds. The transcript records that the district originally received $4,000,000 in bond proceeds set aside for the middle school project and that the first draw will be taken next month to pay construction pay applications and architectural services.
On the draft budget, the presenter said the legislature raised the basic SEEK per‑pupil amount from $4,326 to $4,586 and that the $636,765 figure is an estimate because the district has not yet received an official SEEK allocation from the state. The presenter also noted anticipated increases in transportation SEEK allotments but said exact figures await state confirmation.
Votes at a glance - Monthly financial report (for December): motion recorded; voice vote. The transcript records board members saying "All in favor" and the motion passing. (Mover/second not specified in transcript; no roll-call tally recorded.) - Naming of 618 Progress Drive building: motion and second recorded; board members said "All in favor" and the motion passed. The transcript indicates the board approved a formal name for the building but the chosen name is not intelligible in the transcript and is therefore not specified here. - B425 wellness policies: a motion to approve was moved during the meeting. The transcript records the motion but does not record a subsequent roll-call or explicit voice vote directive tied immediately to that motion; the vote outcome is not specified in the available transcript.
The board approved payment of bills for the month as part of the financial report. The transcript does not record roll-call vote tallies for these items; approvals are presented as voice votes or standard board motions in the record.
