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Board approves legal counsel, depository banks, designated newspaper and committee representatives
Summary
Board approved law‑firm appointments for FY25, designated banks and the Cedar Rapids Gazette as the district's newspaper of general circulation, set the 2024–25 meeting calendar and appointed representatives to standing committees and advisories.
At the start of new business the board approved a slate of routine organizational items for fiscal year 2024–25. Motions carried to appoint legal counsel across specialties: Pickens, Barnes & Abernathy (general counsel; Terry Abernathy named), Simmons, Perrin, Moyer & Bergman (real estate/copyright), and Ahlers & Cooney (special education, personnel negotiations, construction, real estate and bonding matters).
The board designated Farmer State Bank ($30,000,000 authorized limit), Hills Bank ($30,000,000), Central State Bank ($5,000,000) and the Iowa School Joint Investment Trust (ISJIT) ($20,000,000) as depositories for the fiscal year.
Directors also approved the Cedar Rapids Gazette as the district’s newspaper of general circulation for legal notices, clarifying the designation is for fulfilling statutory notice requirements and not an endorsement. The presented board meeting calendar for 2024–25 was approved, and the board assigned representatives to district committees and advisories (finance & audit, policy, CTE, SIAC/counselors advisory, facilities advisory, DEI, venture/academics, Medco, Linn County Conference Board, legislative liaisons and others). Staff was directed to circulate the finalized committee roster to members.
