Board accepts audit, approves polling consolidation and advances bond ballot language
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Summary
The board accepted the FY25 audit, authorized a set of consolidated polling locations for a special election (combination 1), and approved a $139.6 million bond resolution after removing language that suggested land acquisition; votes and roll calls are recorded in the minutes.
At the end of the meeting the Lakeville Area Schools board approved several formal actions including acceptance of the district audit, a polling-location consolidation for a special election, and a bond-resolution language change.
Audit: CLA auditor Chris Knopek reported the FY25 audit is complete and issued; one previously flagged potential material weakness was reduced to a significant deficiency after the district provided additional support. The auditor said revenues and expenditures in the financial statements were unchanged aside from a reclassification in fund-balance categories; unassigned fund balance was reported at roughly $14,000,000 (about 7% of total expenditures). The board voted to accept the FY25 audit report.
Polling-location consolidation: The board considered staff and county recommendations to consolidate precincts into a smaller number of polling sites for operational efficiency and site capacity. Several amendments were proposed and debated; after votes on amendments and a final roll-call, the board approved Combination 1 (four Lakeville-area polling sites). The roll-call on the adopted combination recorded the following votes: Chair Matt Swanson — No; Director Brian Thompson — No; Director Tony Reichenberger — Yes; Director Carly Anderson — Yes; Director Paul Carbone — No; Director Amber Cameron — Yes; Director Kim Baker — Yes. Administration said the selected combination would be incorporated as Exhibit A into the formal resolution to be included with the election paperwork.
Bond ballot language: The board approved a resolution authorizing the issuance of school building bonds up to $139,600,000. Board members agreed to remove the phrase "acquisition and" from the ballot language to avoid implying land purchases; the amended resolution with revised ballot language was approved by roll call.
Next procedural steps: Staff will finalize exhibit maps for the polling-location resolution, post interactive boundary maps for public review, and return on requested attendance-area analyses ahead of the Jan.13 decision date.