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CHSD 155 board approves multiple contracts, calendar and personnel actions; forms county mutual-aid pact
Summary
At its October meeting the Community High School District 155 Board of Education approved $12 million in board bills, contract extensions for banking and digital ticketing, a $394,675 window-replacement bid for Crystal Lake Central, the McGate Alliance mutual aid agreement, holiday waivers and several personnel and administrative motions.
The Community High School District 155 Board of Education on Oct. 14 approved a package of financial and operational items, including $12,000,000 in board bills, contract extensions for banking and ticketing services, a capital bid for window replacement at Crystal Lake Central and an intergovernmental mutual-aid agreement for McHenry County school districts.
Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Dr. Warner presented the treasury report and sought board approval of $12,000,000 in board bills covering the period of Sept. 10 through Oct. 14. Dr. Warner said payroll-related items totaled $6.9 million (about 58%) and vendor payments totaled approximately $5.1 million. The board approved the board bills by roll call vote.
The board voted to approve several vendor and service extensions detailed in the board packet: a banking services agreement term extension with WindTrust, doing business as Crystal Lake Bank and Trust, for Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2028; a digital ticketing subscription extension with Huddle Tickets LLC, doing business as GoFan, for Jan. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028; and a $1,000 term extension payment for emergency evacuation services with Harvest Bible Church for the 2025–26 school year.
Troy Stinger, director of operations, asked the board to approve the 2026 capital improvements bid group 2 — bid package for windows and glazing at Crystal Lake Central — in the amount of $394,675; the board approved the contract. Justin Nabal described an informational item — a previously discussed $500,000 DOJ School Violence Prevention Program award — and the board deferred formal acceptance until November when administration will present a detailed breakdown.
The board also approved an intergovernmental cooperation agreement (referred to in materials as the McGate Alliance) administered by the McHenry County Regional Office of Education to provide mutual assistance during crises that exceed the capacity of a single district. The agreement defines a voluntary framework for sharing personnel, equipment and facilities and establishes a small annual district fee (estimated at $250) to support administration and readiness activities; participation is voluntary and districts are not required to send assistance when requested.
Board members approved routine governance items: a waiver to be in session on Veterans Day, Lincoln's Birthday and Casimir Pulaski Day for the 2026–27 school year (a public hearing on the waivers was held as required by Illinois school code), the 2026–27 school calendar, a post-retirement incentive program for 2025–26, and the October personnel report. The board also completed its semiannual review of executive session minutes and voted to keep minutes through June 2025 closed; it approved destruction of verbatim executive-session recordings from Nov. 14, 2023, through April 16, 2024.
Votes at a glance: the board approved all items listed above by roll call vote; administration described several items as discussed in earlier committee meetings and provided supporting packet materials. No votes recorded in the transcript show any “no” or abstain votes; the clerk read roll call results and each motion carried.
Administration said several items had been reviewed at the committee level, and the district will bring any required contract documents and further details to future committee or board meetings as needed.
