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Webster Area 18-5 board approves routine budget, account changes and surplus items; agrees to begin negotiations
Summary
The Webster Area School Board approved several routine items including a supplemental budget, renaming of a trust account to a custodial account, a title change retroactive to July 1, declared old wrestling mats surplus, and voted to begin negotiations in response to a staff letter of intent while tabling exact dates.
The Webster Area School Board approved a slate of routine actions during its Feb. 3, 2026 meeting, including a supplemental budget, a custodial-account recognition for student activity funds, a personnel title change, surplus declaration for old wrestling mats and authorization to begin negotiations requested in a staff letter of intent.
On a motion that was seconded, trustees approved supplemental budget 01/1926 by voice vote. The board also approved recognizing the BART account as a custodial account after a staff member explained the change was a state nomenclature update: "It's it's a trust and agency account that's just the state changed the name to custodial account," the staff member said, adding the account functions like other activity accounts for athletics or the art department.
Trustees moved and approved a title change to director that one board member said was recommended for financial practice; a board member clarified the change is retroactive to July 1. The board also declared old wrestling mats surplus; members discussed outreach to the local wrestling club, Bristol and Blue Cross to check interest because the mats are roughly 20 years old and suitable only for low-intensity use.
The board considered a letter of intent dated Feb. 3, 2026 from district staff requesting the board select negotiation dates to begin talks for the 02/2027 fiscal year. Trustees noted the letter contained a likely typo requesting dates "on or after 04/01/2024," and they agreed to table selecting a specific negotiation date until their March 9 meeting while authorizing staff to proceed with the negotiations process. "We'll try to get something to the staff here as soon as possible, but right now, we just need a little bit more time for us to get a definite date," the chair said.
All motions referenced at the meeting were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not provide roll-call tallies.
Next steps: staff will proceed with the negotiations process and follow up with the board about scheduling; the board will also follow up on outreach related to surplus property and await a formal quote on building finishing work related to the demolition project.
