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Votes at a glance: Waconia board approves FY26 budget, workers' comp renewal, population estimate and policy updates
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Waconia Public School District board adopted the FY26 budget, approved a workers' compensation insurance renewal, certified an updated population estimate for levy calculations and adopted secondary‑policy revisions; the meeting also approved consent‑agenda donations.
The Waconia Public School District board took several formal votes at its June 9 meeting. Actions included adoption of the fiscal 2025–26 budget, approval of a workers' compensation insurance renewal, certification of the district population estimate for levy calculations, and adoption of routine secondary‑policy updates. The board also approved the consent agenda, which recorded multiple community donations.
Key votes
- FY26 budget adoption: The board adopted the 2025–26 budget as presented in the budget book after remarks from the finance director. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Workers' compensation insurance renewal: The board approved the district's workers' compensation insurance renewal. Director Pam Carman told the board the increase reflected an updated payroll base and a rise in the district's claims modification factor from 0.82 to 1.1 for 2023–24; the board approved the renewal by voice vote.
- Population estimate for levy calculations: The board approved a resolution certifying an updated district population estimate from the Minnesota State Demographer (the transcript records the district population increasing from 22,370 in the 2020 census to 23,876). The resolution was approved by roll‑call vote.
- Secondary board policies: The board adopted minor revisions to secondary policies as part of the regular review cycle; the motion passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (donations and routine items): The board approved the consent agenda after pulling the MSHSL renewal for separate discussion. Among the donations approved were $2,153 from the Waconia Boys Swim and Dive Booster Club (additional coach), $1,134.13 from the Waconia Baseball Boosters (helmets and stickers), $736 from American Family Insurance (high‑school robotics), $1,500 from American Red Cross (scholarship), $3,000 from Backyard Wishes (high‑school scholarships), several vehicle donations to the high‑school industrial tech program (a 1997 Toyota Avalon, a 2013 Nissan and a 2007 Chevy) and 450 art books donated by Roger Ramelli for the high‑school art class. The consent agenda was approved by voice vote.
Vote details, motions and next steps are recorded in the meeting minutes and administrative follow up will proceed as directed by each approved item.
