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Votes at a glance: Elkhorn board approves minutes, bills, personnel, gifts and parking‑lot requests
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Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Elkhorn Area School District board approved prior meeting minutes, accepted general and other fund bills totaling $745,369.07, approved personnel recommendations (including retirements and hires), accepted donated equipment valued at $6,132.66 and approved annual parking‑lot use requests.
The Elkhorn Area School District board took several routine but consequential votes at its Feb. 9 regular meeting.
Minutes and bills: The board moved and approved the minutes of the Jan. 26 regular session and the Jan. 27 closed session. The business office presented payment details (US Bank checks, EMO check, wire and ACH numbers) and reported a combined total of $745,369.07 for general and other fund bills; the board voted to approve the bills as presented.
Personnel: The board approved the personnel recommendation sheet for Feb. 9, 2026, which included the retirement of Don Davey after 26 years of service, several transfers and conditional employment offers pending background checks and district‑mandated drug screening.
Gifts and facility use: The board accepted two school donations — a piano for the middle school valued at $1,200 (donor: Lloyd Brown) and pool equipment for the high school valued at $4,932.66 (Elkhorn Penguin Swim Team) — and voted to approve annual parking‑lot use requests for community events.
Procedural votes: The board also moved and recorded a roll‑call vote when returning from a brief recess/closed session, with the following named members recorded as voting yes: Mister Andre, Eric Gordon, Missus Ingersoll, Mister Skerra (recorded as Scarab in roll call), Missus Martin and Mister Benjamin. Motions were described and seconded as noted in the meeting record.
