Votes at a glance: Chisago Lakes board approves donations, insurance renewals, LTFM plan, MOU on sick leave and wage adjustments; moves to closed session

At its July meeting the Chisago Lakes School District board recorded several motions and voice votes. The board used standard motion and second procedures and approved each of the items below by voice vote (all in favor recorded as "aye" in the public record). The transcript does not record any recorded roll‑call tallies or named no votes.

Votes at a glance

• Agenda acceptance — Motion to accept the meeting agenda. The board moved to accept the agenda by voice vote. Outcome: passed (voice vote). (Transcript evidence: initial motion and second, members said “aye.”)

• Donation acceptance — Motion to accept donations from Taylor’s Falls parents for education in the amount of $1,836.58 (referred to in the meeting as a donation for “Colony Corner Corners”). The board said it would take the donation by resolution and showed appreciation. Outcome: passed (voice vote). Amount: $1,836.58. (Transcript evidence: donation described and motion made to accept.)

• Insurance renewals and deductibles — Staff reported property insurance increased about 3%, liability about 6.6% and workers’ compensation about 2.66%. The board moved and seconded to accept the insurance renewals; the board approved the renewals by voice vote. The staff noted larger deductibles for wind and hail ($100,000 generally; $500,000 for the high school) and said insurers had considered percentage‑based deductibles that could have been larger. Outcome: passed (voice vote). (Transcript evidence: staff insurance summary and motion to accept.)

• Long‑Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) 10‑year plan — Motion to approve the district’s long‑term facilities maintenance 10‑year plan (FY26–FY35 planning / FY27 approval for next summer projects). The board moved and seconded the approval and recorded a voice vote of “aye.” Outcome: passed (voice vote). Key fiscal notes from staff: approx. $1.3M annual LTFM revenue, ~$420K used for existing LTFM debt service, ~$240K set aside for health and safety, leaving roughly ~$640K for other deferred maintenance; a $4.8M FY27 roofing program was added to the FY27 line in the spreadsheet and would be bonded into a construction fund (fund 6). (Transcript evidence: LTFM discussion and approval motion.)

• CLEM (CLEM/CLAM) MOU on sick leave — Motion to accept a memorandum of understanding addressing accumulation and handling of excess sick leave for employees represented under the CLEM agreement. Under the MOU staff described a buyback mechanism that moves eight days per year into an MSRS account for employees above the stated sick‑leave threshold; staff identified 33 employees above the threshold as of the meeting. The board moved and seconded the MOU and approved it by voice vote. Outcome: passed (voice vote). (Transcript evidence: MOU discussion and motion.)

• Miscellaneous wage sheet adjustments — Motion to approve updates to the miscellaneous wage sheet (seasonal/associate positions and step adjustments for long‑tenured associates, addition of a gymnastics instructor position, lifeguard step changes). The board moved and seconded the wage adjustments and approved them by voice vote. Outcome: passed (voice vote). (Transcript evidence: wage sheet discussion and motion.)

• Adjourn to closed session — Motion and second to adjourn the public meeting and enter closed session for the superintendent evaluation with a plan to reopen for a brief public statement. The motion passed by voice vote. Outcome: passed (voice vote). (Transcript evidence: motion to adjourn to closed session.)

Notes on vote recording: The transcript records each item being moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with “aye” from the presiding members; no roll‑call tallies or recorded dissent were reported in the transcript. Where dollar amounts were discussed (insurance increases, donation amount, LTFM figures), the staff provided approximate or specific figures in the meeting; exact Title II holdback dollars were described as not yet specified.

Ending: The board proceeded into a closed session for a superintendent evaluation and said it would return to give a short public statement after that closed session.