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Board approves consent agenda, budget revision, lease amendment, booster/PTSO partnerships and other routine items
Summary
In a single meeting the Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 Governing Board approved the consent agenda, a revised budget after a public hearing, an extension to a church lease, booster and PTO/ PTSO partnerships, several out-of-state travel requests and a state minimum-wage compliance item; motions were taken and passed as recorded.
The Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 Governing Board took a sequence of routine and programmatic votes: it approved the consent agenda, accepted a revised budget after a public hearing, approved an amendment to a church lease, formalized booster and PTO/PTSO partnerships, approved several personnel hires and granted out-of-state travel requests for district staff and student groups. The board also voted to comply with a state-mandated minimum-wage increase.
The chair introduced the consent agenda and asked whether any items should be removed for separate discussion; none were removed and the board approved the consent agenda by voice vote after a motion from Chuck and a second from Margaret.
The board approved the revised budget as presented in the public hearing after a motion from Jennifer and a second from Chuck.
On a separate agenda item the board approved an amendment to a lease with a local church that extends the lease end date (previously set to mid-2027) as presented by the pastor and district staff. District staff said they had reviewed insurance and lease terms and found them compliant with statute; the motion passed unanimously.
The board also voted to approve the booster clubs and PTO/PTSO organizations as formal district partners, which district staff explained allows those groups to use facilities without vendor fees and to commingle fundraising with student clubs under district oversight.
Personnel actions approved by the board included new hires listed in the meeting packet; the motion to approve new hires passed on a voice vote. Several out-of-state travel requests were approved: Denise (transportation staff) to attend the National Congress on School Transportation as an Arizona delegate, a graphics-team trip to California for a library/museum and industry expo, and the senior trip (covered in a separate article). The board also approved reimbursement/adjustments to comply with a state-mandated minimum-wage increase; staff estimated a modest fiscal impact.
The meeting concluded with routine superintendent announcements, an invitation to public comment (none), and a motion to move into executive session to conduct the superintendent—s annual performance evaluation.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): consent agenda — approved (motion: Chuck; second: Margaret); revised budget — approved (motion: Jennifer; second: Chuck); Indian policies and procedures — approved (motion: Margaret; second: Chuck) ; amendment to church lease — approved (motion: Jennifer; second: Chuck); booster/PTO/PTSO partnerships — approved (motion: Chuck; second: Margaret); new hires — approved (motion: not specified; second: Chuck); out-of-state travel for Denise (transportation) — approved (motion: Jennifer; second: Margaret); graphics team travel — approved (motion: Chuck; second: Margaret); senior trip travel — approved (motion: Jennifer; second: Margaret); state minimum wage compliance — approved (motion: Chuck; second: Jennifer).
