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Board approves agenda, consent items, January financials and MSBA policy update
Summary
The Kirkwood R‑VII Board approved the meeting agenda, the consent agenda, January 2025 financial statements and MSBA policy update 24D by voice vote; the financial report included a $90,000 Prop I payment for a cellular antenna project and a recent $20,000,000 property tax receipt.
At the meeting the Kirkwood R‑VII Board of Education approved the meeting agenda and multiple items by voice vote, including the January 2025 financial statements and a second reading and approval of MSBA update 24D policy recommendations.
Financial presentation: Mike Romay (finance staff) reported operating revenues for January were approximately $7,700,000, most of which were current taxes (about $5,800,000). Romay said the district's collection rate was lower than the prior year because St. Louis County was late with some January payments, but the district had received $20,000,000 in property taxes the prior week that put collections where they needed to be. Operating expenditures in January were about $6,600,000, mostly salaries and benefits. Romay said the Prop I Fund paid just over $90,000 toward a cellular antenna system approved to improve safety and security; $258,000 for that work came from the construction fund. The project is ongoing and expected to be completed in June.
Formal motions and outcomes (voice votes; exact tallies not specified):
- Approval of agenda: motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. (Motion text: "Approve agenda")
- Approval of the consent agenda: motion moved by Andrews, seconded by Hepburn; approved by voice vote. (Motion text: "Approve consent agenda")
- Approval of January 2025 financial statements: motion moved by Hepburn, seconded by "Kathy" (per transcript notation); approved by voice vote. (Motion text: "Approve January 2025 financial statements as presented")
- Approval of MSBA update 24D policy recommendations (second reading and approval): motion moved and seconded (second recorded as Hepburn); approved by voice vote. (Motion text: "Approve MSBA update 24D policy recommendations as presented")
The minutes record voice votes and repeated "Aye" responses from board members, but did not provide a roll‑call tally in the transcript excerpt. The board did not record any dissenting roll‑call votes in the public audio provided. The financial presentation and the brief discussion clarified the cellular antenna project funding sources and the planned completion date.
No other formal actions affecting policy or staffing were approved in this segment of the meeting.
