The Brandon Valley School District 49-2 board on Monday approved invoices and claims that district finance staff said totaled roughly $5.2 million and accepted the district’s November financial report.

Mr. Lundberg, presenting bills and claims, said invoices submitted for approval totaled about $5,200,000 and later referenced a figure of $5,226,000. He highlighted a $756,000 transfer to the food-service fund described as accumulated credit-card sales, a project payment for Burkeman/Birkman Elementary (payment number 151271000) with total paid-to-date around $16,800,000, and construction payments and bond obligations including a $1,900,000 bond payment linked to Fred Assam Elementary and a high school addition. He also noted a $292,347 invoice to "t12" for various services and Visions Construction work with $632,000 paid-to-date and a project total paid-to-date of $3,280,000. The board moved, seconded and approved the bills and claims by voice vote.

Mr. Lambert reviewed the district’s November financial report, saying the month began with about $25.7 million in cash, receipts of about $15.33 million and disbursements of about $7.886 million, leaving roughly $33.13 million on hand. He broke balances into funds: approximately $11.5 million in the general fund, $4.5 million in the capital fund, $1.8 million in special education, $1.7 million in the bond redemption fund and $13.483 million in capital projects. Investment holdings were reported at about $27.871 million and November payroll was about $3.846 million, which included a $750,000 staff salary enhancement. Mr. Lambert reported the food-service program showed a fully accrued net loss of $175,000 through November. The board approved the financial report by voice vote.

Items approved during the meeting included the consent agenda, personnel items 1–13, and the previously mentioned minutes from Nov. 10 and Nov. 24. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; approvals were made by voice vote and the chair announced motions passed.

The board also heard that the district will put furniture for the new school out to bid next month with an estimated budget near $1,000,000. The board was informed that the district’s capital projects and bond-related expenditures are ongoing; specific project totals and payment histories were provided in the finance presentation.

Votes at a glance: approval of minutes (motion approved by voice), approval of bills and claims (motion approved by voice), approval of the financial report (motion approved by voice), approval of consent agenda (motion approved by voice), approval of personnel items 1–13 (motion approved by voice), adjournment (motion approved by voice).

The board took no public comment at the start of the meeting and adjourned with plans to reconvene after the new year.