Board approves insurance renewals, sick‑leave MOU, wage‑sheet changes and accepts donation

At its meeting the CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT board approved a set of administrative and personnel items, including insurance renewals, a negotiated MOU on excess sick leave for a bargaining unit, adjustments to miscellaneous wages and a recorded donation.

Insurance: S2 summarized the district’s insurance renewals with modest premium increases and larger deductible changes. Property insurance rose about 3%, liability about 6.6% and workers’ compensation about 2.66%. General deductibles are now $25,000 for most claims; wind and hail have a $100,000 deductible, except the high school which carries a $500,000 deductible. S2 said many carriers are moving to percentage deductibles and that the district’s terms were better than early quotes. The board approved the motion to accept the proposed property, liability and workers’ compensation renewals by voice vote.

Donation: The chair reported a donation of $1,836.58 from the transcript reference to 'Taylor’s Falls' (the transcript text reads "Taylor's Falls Transfer Education" and also references parents for education) for a program named 'Corner Corners.' The chair said the district would take the donation by resolution and expressed appreciation; a motion was made on the record to accept the donation (vote not separately recorded in the transcript).

Collective bargaining and sick‑leave MOU: S4 reviewed negotiations with the bargaining unit referenced in the transcript as 'CLEM' (also written 'CLAM' later in the record). The MOU addresses employees who have accumulated leave above the contractual maximum: approximately 33 staff exceed the threshold (transcript figures: 920 hours / about 115 days). The proposed approach moves excess leave into a separate bucket and funds an annual buyback of eight days into employees’ MSRS accounts. The board moved to accept the MOU and approved it by voice vote.

Wages: S4 presented updates to the miscellaneous wage sheet to take effect for the coming fiscal year. Notable changes include adding a gymnastics instructor position (to expand community programming), adjusting step increases for multi‑year associates so long‑service associates receive pay progression, and adding a lifeguard pay step to help recruitment for early‑morning shifts. The board approved the wage‑sheet updates by voice vote.

Adjournment: The board then moved to adjourn the open meeting and enter closed session to evaluate the superintendent; the motion carried by voice vote.

The transcript records the motions and approvals by voice vote but does not show roll‑call tallies for some individual items; motions are recorded in the meeting minutes as moved and seconded on the record.