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Votes at a glance: Tri-City United board approves consent agenda, donations, language-access plan, levy and banking update
Summary
The Tri-City United School District board unanimously approved consent items including personnel changes, $933,446.12 in bills, donation acceptances, a language-access plan and a levy authorization during its meeting.
The Tri-City United School District board approved a series of routine motions and resolutions by unanimous votes during its meeting, including the consent agenda with personnel actions and bills totaling $933,446.12, a package of donations to student programs, a district language-access plan, and administration-authorized changes to bank signatories.
Key votes (all passed 7–0 unless otherwise noted):
1) Approve agenda - Motion: Approve the meeting agenda. - Mover/Second: Motion by Chris Bluffsock; seconded by Trevor Hone. - Outcome: Passed 7–0.
2) Consent agenda: minutes, personnel and bills - Motion: Approve consent agenda (includes approval of minutes from 08/25/2025; personnel terminations and hires listed in the meeting; leave requests; and approval of bills in the amount of $933,446.12 covering September prepay, September paid, fiscal-year-26 prepay and fiscal-year-26 student August student activities). - Notable personnel items (as read into the record): resignations/terminations: Cassie Lebrun (paraprofessional), Tanner Hadler (junior high boys basketball coach), Jeremy Towley (custodian/maintenance), Jill Gangel (junior high basketball coach). New hires: Myra Andrade (kitchen helper), Jenny Frederick (student success coach), Tyler Meyer (custodian/maintenance), Isabel Rudinski (Kid Zone worker), Andrew Gullix (C squad basketball coach), Austin Pink (junior high boys basketball coach), Lindsey Humble (paraprofessional), Kendra Miller (paraprofessional). - Mover/Second: Motion by Marcia Craft; seconded by Susie Ripp. - Outcome: Passed 7–0.
3) Donations resolution - Motion: Accept multiple donations and permit their use as designated by donors. - Donors and amounts (as read): Waste Management $500 (student needs); Chad Johnson $200 (high-school student needs); Monica Lobavowska (microwave for Montgomery); Bill and Christy Krennick and Chris and Tanya Howard (new flag for pool area); Montgomery Legion Post 70 $2,500 (Robotics Club); Montgomery Legion Post 109 Lee Center $1,000 (Robotics); Boy Scouts Pack 322 $3,500 (Robotics/Kolotchke days help); First State Bank of Lee Center $100 (Robotics); Bank and Trust $500 (Robotics); BFW 1803 Lee Center $500 (Robotics); Montgomery Area Community Club $700 (FFA/Kolachey Days). - Mover/Second: Introduced by Hillary Birdsville; seconded by Chris (recorded as Wessock). - Outcome: Passed in roll-call vote 7–0 (each board member recorded as "yes").
4) Language Access Plan - Motion: Approve the Tri-City United Language Access Plan to ensure effective communication with multilingual students and families. - Background: Board members were told the plan responds to federal Title 4 guidance implemented by the state to promote consistent procedures for supporting students and families with limited English proficiency. - Mover/Second: Motion introduced by Susie Ripp; seconded by Trevor Hone. - Outcome: Passed 7–0.
5) Letter of agreement: Lonsdale Community Ed site lead - Motion: Approve a letter of agreement establishing additional compensation (a stipend) for a Lonsdale kids-site lead to coordinate community-education staff and schedules, to be reviewed at the end of the year. - Mover/Second: Motion by Trevor Hone; seconded by Chris (Busock in record). - Outcome: Passed 7–0.
6) Resolution appointing election judges - Motion: Appoint named election judges for precinct polling locations (Lonsdale ICC Church Civic Center; Montgomery City Hall; Lee Center City Hall). The board read the lists of appointed judges into the record for each location. - Mover/Second: Introduced by Hillary Birdsville; seconded by Marcia Craft. - Outcome: Passed 7–0 in roll-call vote.
7) Preliminary 2025 payable-2026 levy - Motion: Approve the maximum levy authority for 2025 payable in 2026 (the board noted the levy maximum is 6%). - Mover/Second: Motion by Marcia Craft; seconded by Hillary Birdsville. - Outcome: Passed 7–0.
8) Banking signatory update (business services) - Motion: Remove Todd Neske and Dion (Dionne) Karen from district bank accounts and add Julie Grant, director of business services, as an authorized signatory; effective date for the staffing change was discussed as Oct. 1 in the meeting. - Background: The district's business services contract with SMS will continue but the district will shift primary day-to-day contact to Julie Grant, who has extensive school-finance experience. - Mover/Second: Motion by Trevor Hone; seconded by Cindy (recorded as Fleechek). - Outcome: Passed 7–0.
Other business and procedural motions (adjournment) were also approved without dissent.
Why it matters: the consent agenda and these authorizations set payroll and staffing, confirm budget responsibilities, accept community donations to extracurricular programs and robotics, and set the levy ceiling the district may use when preparing final budget documents.
