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Board adopts 2025 tax levy, approves intergovernmental agreement, construction GMP and several consent items
Summary
In a series of roll-call votes Dec. 8, the Moline-Coal Valley School District board adopted the 2025 tax levy, approved a tax abatement for debt service, authorized a 10-year intergovernmental agreement with the City of Moline, accepted construction bids incorporated into a revised Estes Construction GMP of $29,415,321, and engaged Leggett Architects for restroom upgrades (~$270,000), among other consent items.
The Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 Board of Education approved multiple fiscal and construction items during the Dec. 8 regular meeting.
Key votes and outcomes:
- 2025 tax levy resolution: The board moved, seconded and adopted the official 2025 tax levy for Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 by roll call (motion carried). District staff explained a state formula requiring review of a three-year average of operating expenses against cash reserves and said the district remains well below the statutory reserve threshold, with an illustrative maximum allowable reserve of up to $275,000,000 under the calculation.
- 2025 tax abatement resolution (debt service): The board approved a resolution abating property taxes levied for 2025 to pay debt service on the district’s 2018 alternate-revenue-source general obligation school bonds, by roll-call vote.
- Intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the City of Moline (10-year): The board approved a 10-year IGA between the City of Moline and the district by roll call.
- Lincoln Irving construction bids / GMP amendment: The board accepted Estes Construction Company’s recommended lowest compliant bidders and authorized incorporating those amounts into a guaranteed maximum price amendment with Estes, resulting in a revised agreement amount of $29,415,321; the motion passed by roll call.
- Professional services for restroom upgrades (Moline High School EB and EJ wings): The board authorized engaging Leggett Architects, Moline, Illinois, for an estimated $270,000 in professional services for student restroom upgrades; motion carried by roll call.
- Consent agenda: The consent agenda containing routine items was approved by roll call.
- Student expulsion: Following an executive session on student disciplinary matters, the board approved a motion to expel a named student for the remainder of the first semester of 2025–26 with placement in the Aspire program the following semester(s); the motion passed by roll call.
Roll-call tallies in the transcript show unanimous 'aye' responses from board members present on these items; minutes and the posted meeting packet will provide official vote records. Finance staff told the board they will present monthly financial reports going forward following completion of the annual audit.
