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School board approves preliminary levy at maximum and $917,272.12 in payments; multiple routine motions pass
Summary
The East Grand Forks Public School District Board of Education approved a preliminary 2025 payable 2026 levy at the maximum amount and authorized payment of K–12 claims totaling $917,272.12. Several routine agenda and consent motions also passed without recorded opposition.
The East Grand Forks Public School District Board of Education on an evening meeting approved certification of the preliminary 2025 payable 2026 levy at the maximum amount and authorized payment of K–12 bills in the amount of $917,272.12.
Board members moved and seconded routine items throughout the meeting, including approval of the meeting agenda and the consent agenda; each motion was put to a voice vote and recorded as carried. For the claims and accounts item the board approved payment of K–12 bills numbered 129954 through 130064 and electronic fund transfers totaling $917,272.12. A board member noted the district will now publicly show transfers auditors requested.
On the levy item, a board member said certifying the levy at the maximum is a typical practice and can be lowered at a later date. The board then voted to certify the preliminary 2025 payable 2026 levy at the maximum amount.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, which carried on a voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Motion to approve the meeting agenda — Outcome: carried (voice vote; no opposition recorded). - Motion to approve the consent agenda — Outcome: carried (voice vote; no opposition recorded). - Motion to certify the preliminary 2025 payable 2026 levy at the maximum amount — Outcome: carried (voice vote; no opposition recorded). - Motion to approve payment of K–12 claims 129954–130064 and electronic fund transfers totaling $917,272.12 — Outcome: carried (voice vote; no opposition recorded). - Motion to adjourn — Outcome: carried (voice vote; no opposition recorded).
The board did not record individual roll-call tallies in the public transcript for these motions; minutes show voice votes with the chair declaring motions carried.
