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Grandville Board approves City of Walker tax waiver, affirms superintendents evaluation
Summary
The Grandville Board of Education approved a waiver letting the City of Walker strike delinquent personal property taxes from 2020 and earlier and approved Superintendent Roger Bierkes 2025-26 evaluation, which rated him "effective." No public commenters spoke and a special meeting was set for March 3, 2026, at 7 p.m.
The Grandville Board of Education on Tuesday approved a waiver permitting the City of Walker to remove delinquent personal property taxes from 2020 and earlier from the tax rolls and unanimously approved Superintendent Roger Bierkes 2025-26 performance evaluations, which the board recorded as "effective."
Board Chair (speaker S1) read the recommendation to approve the delinquent-tax waiver, saying the forms would allow the city to strike 2020 and prior delinquent personal property taxes from the tax rolls. The Chair moved the item and a second was voiced; the board passed the motion by voice vote.
The board then considered the superintendents evaluation. The agenda language presented to the board recommended approval of the 2025-26 performance evaluations for Superintendent Roger Bierke, including his annual evaluation and an additional-duties evaluation. The Chair noted the board had spent substantial time reviewing the evaluations. After the motion to approve, the Chair stated that Bierke had received the highest rating, "effective," on both evaluations.
Superintendent Roger Bierke (speaker S2) responded briefly: "I appreciate that," and credited staff and past board members, saying the districts work is a team effort. Board members offered words of thanks and noted the superintendents upcoming transition; no board member raised objections before the voice vote that approved the evaluations.
During the meeting the board also confirmed that a previously scheduled presentation from Oakstown Intermediate would not take place that night; board members relayed apologies from Oakstown and noted students are preparing for an event in Southfield, Michigan.
No members of the public signed up to speak during the public-comment period. The board set a special meeting for March 3, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building and then adjourned.
Votes at a glance: the board approved the delinquent-tax waiver for the City of Walker (motion moved from the dais and passed by voice vote) and approved the superintendents 2025-26 performance evaluations (motion passed by voice vote).
