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Board approves personnel contracts, leases, vehicle purchases, meal price changes and facility agreements
Summary
At the meeting the Watertown School District 14-4 board approved multiple routine and substantive items including personnel resignations and hires, fleet purchases to support career programs, lease agreements for training and hangar space, a parking-lot change order, adult meal price increases and fundraising and enrollment items.
The Watertown School District 14-4 Board of Education on Aug. 11 approved a package of personnel, property and operational items during its regular meeting. Most motions passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tally reported in the meeting minutes.
Key board actions (voice votes; motion-by-motion details below): - Personnel: the board accepted three resignations and approved a set of contract recommendations and addendums for certified and classified staff and adjunct/corporate education instructors. - Fleet and equipment: the board authorized purchase of a 2021 Ford F-350 from Watertown Ford Chrysler for $51,189 to support the heavy equipment operator program and approved the purchase of two additional pickups (totaling approximately $50,000) budgeted in FY26 fleet funds. - Leases: the board approved a lease with Greater Plains Company for a commercial driver’s license (CDL) training maneuver site at 3301 Ninth Ave. SW for July 1–May 31, 2026 for $18,924.04; and approved three month-to-month airport hangar leases with the City of Watertown to support the professional pilot program (two hangars at $240/month, one at $175/month). - Property and facilities: the board approved surplus declaration and sale/trade of a skid loader from the building trades program; approved a park-and-rec facility agreement with the City for $14,500 for 2025–26; and approved Change Order No. 1 on the Lincoln parking lot, deducting $29,334 from a Dunick contract originally priced at $164,005.70. - Nutrition program prices: to comply with USDA program guidelines the board approved increasing adult meal prices to $5.25 for lunch and $3.25 for breakfast for the 2025–26 school year. - Other: the board approved fall athletic fundraising (door-to-door arrow-card sales), three open-enrollment student requests, and multiple second-reading policy approvals.
Votes at a glance (motions, movers and seconds as recorded in meeting) - Approve agenda — Motion by Jean; second by Carrie; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Approve minutes (07/14/2025) — Motion by Carrie; second by Jean; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Accept resignations (Item 4.1) — Motion to approve; mover not specified in roll text for that motion beyond standard motion; outcome: accepted (voice vote). - Contract recommendations (personnel) — Motion by Bailey; second by Rochelle; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Authority to purchase fleet vehicles (Item 4.2.1) — Motion by Jean; second by Carrie; outcome: approved (voice vote). Details: 2021 Ford F-350 @ $51,189 (Watertown Ford Chrysler); two additional pickups totaling $50,000 (budgeted FY26). - Lease — Greater Plains Company (CDL training site, 3301 Ninth Ave SW, 7/1/2025–5/31/2026) — Motion by Carrie; second by Jean; outcome: approved (voice vote); price $18,924.04. - Airport hangar leases (three month-to-month) — Motion by Jean; second by Carrie; outcome: approved (voice vote); rents $240/mo, $240/mo and $175/mo. - Surplus property (skid loader) — Motion moved by Carrie; second by Jean; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Approve bills — Motion by Jean; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Contract recommendations and addenda (later, 6.2) — Motion by Rochelle; second by Bailey; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Park & Rec facility agreement ($14,500) — Motion by Carrie; second by Jean; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Change Order No. 1 (Lincoln parking lot: -$29,334) — Motion by Jean; second by Carrie; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Adult meal price change (USDA compliance) — Motion by Carrie; second by Jane; outcome: approved (voice vote). New prices: adult lunch $5.25; adult breakfast $3.25. - Second readings of policies (multiple items) — Each motion moved and seconded as separate votes; outcomes: approved (voice votes). - Fall athletic fundraising (arrow cards) — Motion by Jane; second by Carrie; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Open-enrollment requests (three students) — Motion by Rochelle; second by Carrie; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Adjourn — Motion by Jean; second by (record shows standard second); outcome: approved (voice vote).
Notes on vote records: the meeting transcript records voice approvals (“All in favor, say aye”) for each motion; the minutes did not include a roll-call tally or recorded individual yes/no votes in the transcript. Where the mover and seconder were announced in the transcript, they are listed above. If a motion’s mover/second were not specified in the transcript excerpt, the entry lists the meeting phrasing as recorded.
