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Lebanon Community School Corp elects officers, approves routine reorganization items
Summary
The Lebanon Community School Corp conducted its annual reorganization: members were sworn in, Lisa Hutchison was elected president, Jordan Clauser elected vice president, and the board approved routine appointments and compensation items including updated per diem amounts tied to state statute.
Lebanon Community School Corp members held a reorganization meeting in which newly elected and returning board members were sworn in, officers were chosen and routine organizational appointments and compensation items were approved.
The board administered the oath of office for newly elected members, then elected Lisa Hutchison as board president. Hutchison opened nominations for vice president and nominated Jordan Clauser, who was elected. The board also nominated and approved Mr. Hendricks as secretary. After officer elections, the board approved a slate of routine reorganization items (listed as items a through q in the meeting materials), including officer salaries, appointment of the corporation treasurer and extracurricular fund treasurer/supervisor, bond approvals for the treasurer and assistant superintendent, designation of the purchasing agent, retention of legal counsel, institution membership renewals and committee assignments.
Why it matters: annual reorganization establishes the board’s leadership and administrative assignments for the year, clarifies who holds signature and fiscal authority for the corporation and records updated compensation set by statute for meeting per diem.
Most of the meeting’s discussion focused on committee assignments and attendance. One board member said the Whitestown Redevelopment Commission (RDC) meetings conflict with family schedules and asked whether another board member could assume that representation. The board attorney indicated the applicable statute does not impose a residency requirement for nonvoting RDC appointees, though individual RDC organizational rules could impose residency restrictions and would need to be checked by staff. The board agreed to keep its current representation on the Whitestown RDC for now, with the option to revisit the assignment later.
On compensation and per diem: board members confirmed the annual board stipend remains $2,000. A staff member noted the statutory per diem amounts had increased and summarized the change as: "Change from 112 to 150 for regular meetings and from 62 to 75 for special or executive sessions." The board accepted the statutory increase and retained the flat annual stipend at $2,000.
The slate of reorganization items (a through q) was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the motion was announced as passing.
Other routine administrative notes included retaining the existing board counsel (Mr. Franzen), confirming that Ms. Beltran will file required conflict-of-interest forms and may use a stamped signature where allowable, approving the corporation credit cards and limits as previously authorized, and maintaining institutional memberships in key statewide associations for superintendents, school boards and school business officials. Staff confirmed there were no changes to previously approved credit card limits.
The board closed the reorganization agenda item after approving the slate and confirming assignment preferences, with members noting they could revisit committee assignments at a future meeting if needed.
