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HILLSBORO R-III board approves staff stipend, classroom renovation contract and financing schedule
Summary
The HILLSBORO R-III School Board approved a one-time stipend, a construction contract to convert two high-school classrooms into culinary/kitchen learning spaces, an equipment financing schedule for an HVAC project, and contracts for track timing; minutes from two prior meetings were also approved with one abstention on each set.
The HILLSBORO R-III School Board voted to approve a one-time staff stipend, a construction contract with Brock Miller Construction to convert two high-school classrooms into culinary/kitchen learning spaces, an equipment schedule under the district's master lease-purchase financing with Bank of America for high-school HVAC work, and a timing contract for track events with Championship Timing. The board also approved minutes from its September meeting and the Sept. 25 tax-rate hearing, each with one abstention.
The stipend was described as a one-time payment for full-time and some part-time qualifying employees; the board noted employees would receive the funds prior to Thanksgiving and Black Friday. A board member called for approval of “this year's stipend,” and after a voice vote the presiding board member said, “None opposed. Motion carries.”
The board approved a construction contract with Brock Miller Construction for renovation and remodeling of two high-school classrooms into new culinary/kitchen learning spaces. The contract was included in the board packet; after a motion and second, the presiding board member again announced the approval: “Motion carries.”
The board approved a resolution authorizing execution and delivery of equipment schedule number 2 under the district's existing master equipment lease-purchase agreement with Bank of America for acquisition and leasing of HVAC improvements at the high school. The item was presented in the board packet; no board member raised questions, and the motion passed by voice vote.
The board approved contracts with Championship Timing for track event timing services, following a motion and second and a voice vote of approval.
The board approved the minutes from its regular September meeting and from the Sept. 25 tax-rate hearing. On each set of minutes the board recorded one abstention; no names or roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript.
All approvals were taken by motion and voice vote; the transcript records no roll-call vote counts except the two abstentions on minutes. The presiding board member closed the business portion of the meeting and reviewed upcoming calendar items before adjourning.
