Board approves consent agenda, 25-26 calendar and routine administrative providers

Central School District 13J board members unanimously approved several routine business items during a regular meeting, including the consent agenda, the 2025-26 board calendar and appointments for audits, insurance, attorneys and financial institutions.

The consent agenda was moved and seconded and passed 4-0. The board adopted the 2025-26 board calendar by a 4-0 vote. The board also approved a resolution continuing existing professional services: an external audit firm (Polly Rogers/firm listed in packet), PACE (Property and Casualty in Education) for property/liability coverage, State Accident Insurance Fund for workers' compensation, Wilson Hergood Associates as insurance broker, Sherman Sherman (general counsel) and Hungerford Law Firm for employment and special education matters.

The board designated the legally elected chair (Byron Schinkel) and vice chair (Susan Graham) as authorized signatories and reconfirmed district administrators as additional authorized signatories. The board likewise approved district banking relationships with Umpqua Bank, US Bank and the Oregon State Treasury investment pool, and confirmed trust and corporate trust arrangements for bond servicing.

During the meeting the business officer raised the annual fidelity/financial-fraud insurance coverage question. The district currently carries $500,000 of coverage with an annual premium of about $4,018; staff presented optional increases (to $750,000 for an incremental premium, or to $1 million with a higher deductible) and recommended consideration, but the board did not change coverage at the meeting.

All votes on the listed administrative items were recorded as unanimous (4-0).