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Board appoints two student representatives and adopts budget; consent agenda approved
Summary
The Lebanon Community School District board voted to appoint Kate Webber and Addie Pickles as student board representatives, adopted the budget recommended by the budget committee, and approved the consent agenda and renewal of the facility advisory committee.
The Lebanon Community School District Board of Directors appointed two student board representatives and adopted the district budget recommended by the budget committee during its June meeting.
Superintendent Meckler recommended appointing Kate Webber and Addie Pickles as student board representatives. A board member moved to approve both appointments; another member seconded, and the board approved the appointments by voice vote. The motion to appoint the students was moved by a board member (speaker 5) and seconded by another board member (speaker 6).
On the budget, finance staff Steven Persosky presented the budget committee's recommendation and projected an ending fund balance of about 8.5 percent. A motion to adopt the approved budget as recommended was made and seconded; the board adopted the budget by voice vote. The board chair declared the budget adopted.
The board also approved the consent agenda in a single motion and renewed the facility advisory committee for another year to help coordinate deferred-maintenance planning and align with information from an Oregon Department of Education FCI grant.
Votes at a glance:
- Appointment: Kate Webber and Addie Pickles — Motion by a board member (S5); second by a board member (S6); outcome: approved by voice vote (members present responded “aye”). - Budget adoption: Adopt approved budget as recommended by the budget committee — Motion by a board member (S5); second by a board member (S6); outcome: approved by voice vote; finance staff projected an ending fund balance near 8.5%. - Consent agenda: Adopt as presented — Motion by a board member (S5); second by a board member (S6); outcome: approved by voice vote. - Facility advisory committee renewal: Motioned and approved to renew the committee for another year to support deferred-maintenance planning and coordination with an ODE FCI grant.
What this means: The board completed routine governance steps that set the district’s fiscal direction for the coming year, added student representatives to the board roster, and retained an advisory committee to help prioritize large facilities decisions.
