Lapeer Community Schools board approves routine organizational motions, banking designations and meeting schedule

The Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education approved a package of organizational and administrative actions at its meeting, including authorization of signature authority, designation of bank depositories, appointment of local legal counsel and the board meeting schedule for fiscal year 2025–26.

Board members voted to authorize the board president and the assistant superintendent for business to sign checks on behalf of the district, a motion introduced by an unnamed board member and approved by recorded assent from multiple members. The board also designated Choice 1 Bank and the Michigan School District Liquid Assets Fund (and successors) as depositories for district funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

On investments, the board authorized the assistant superintendent for business to invest district funds “in accordance with state law and board of education policy” and to use pooled investment accounts as permitted by law. The motion listed specific banks and pooled funds being considered but stated the list was not intended to limit future options.

The board appointed Julie Nash of Nash Flanders Law as local legal counsel and authorized a set of outside firms to serve as needed for the coming fiscal year. The board also authorized the superintendent and designated management staff to serve on the 2025–26 bargaining team, with the superintendent empowered to modify the team and to contract consultants for bargaining matters.

Other routine approvals included authorizing the board president to appoint building partners for each school for the 2025–26 school year and setting regular board meetings for the fiscal year in the ASC boardroom on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., with exceptions noted for October, April and June. The board voted to place public comment near the beginning of each meeting after recognitions or following the pledge if no recognitions are scheduled.

Votes at a glance - Authorize signature authority for checks: mover Speaker 3; recorded ayes included Doctor Novak, Doctor Watson, Missus LaVar and Missus Putnam; outcome: approved. - Bank depository designation (Choice 1 Bank / Michigan School District Liquid Assets Fund): mover Speaker 5; recorded ayes included Doctor Noga and Doctor Naughton; outcome: approved. - Authorization to invest funds (list of banks/pools): mover Speaker 2; outcome: supported/approved (recorded support in meeting). - Appointment of local legal counsel (Julie Nash) and outside firms: mover Speaker 5; outcome: approved. - Appointment of building partners: mover Speaker 5; outcome: approved. - Regular meeting dates for fiscal year 2025–26: mover Speaker 5; outcome: approved. - Student Advocacy & Communications Committee authority for transportation appeals: mover Speaker 3; outcome: approved. - Placement of public comment on the agenda: mover Speaker 5; outcome: approved. - Consent agenda (minutes of 06/25/2025 and action items): mover Speaker 2; motion put to the board and supported.

The actions recorded were routine organizational items that set administrative authority, schedules and vendor/ counsel relationships for the district. No contested or detailed policy debates were recorded on these items; votes were recorded as affirmative in the transcript. The board did not take up any substantive policy debates or final decisions on instructional programs or detailed budget allocations during the portions of the meeting transcribed here.

Next steps: The items approved are administrative and take effect as the district’s internal processes require; the transcript does not specify implementation dates beyond the fiscal-year references.