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Crete Monee board approves construction and services contracts, passes personnel slate and debates levy abatement
Summary
The board approved three vendor contracts (flooring and landscaping among them), approved a slate of personnel actions including superintendent evaluation and teacher reemployment, and debated a resolution to abate $503,000 of the 2025 levy; the transcript records roll-call irregularities in the abatement vote.
At its March 16 meeting the Crete Monee School District 201U Board approved multiple contracts and a broad set of personnel actions and debated whether to abate part of the 2025 tax levy.
Contracts and payments: The board voted to award a $364,800 contract to Douglas Floor Covering for flooring replacement at Crete Monee Middle School and approved an annual lawn-care and landscape services contract with Shelton Companies for $118,125 per year (2026-2028, district option for 2028). Earlier in the meeting the consent agenda included listed payments to contractors (examples cited in the consent reading included $407,983.83 to "bear construction" and $1,204,886.50 to Vernon Jones Construction for high school work) which the board approved as part of the consent agenda.
Levy abatement debate and vote: The board discussed a resolution "providing for abatement of the 2025 levy adjustment" (presented as approximately $503,000). A board member summarized the question: an "Aye" vote would abate the funds and return them to taxpayers; a "Nay" vote would keep the money in the district. The transcript records a roll call in which multiple members were recorded as saying "Nay." Despite that roll call record, the chair later declared "Motion carries" and "Motion passed." The transcript contains this inconsistency; the board's recorded votes in the minutes may need cross-checking with the official recorded roll-call minutes to resolve the discrepancy.
Personnel actions: The board approved the superintendent's evaluation for FY 2025-26 and carried a sequence of personnel motions: reemployment of first- and second-year teachers, reemployment and tenure actions for third- and fourth-year teachers, a resolution authorizing notices related to administrator contract renewals/nonrenewals, honorable dismissal resolution for certain educational support staff, approval of a memorandum of agreement for a PBIS coordinator, and a comprehensive personnel report covering employment, reassignments, resignations and salary adjustments. Each item was moved, seconded, and carried on roll-call votes as recorded in the transcript.
What to watch next: The district will continue construction and facilities work tied to the approved contracts and proceed with personnel changes. The levy abatement discrepancy should be verified against the official meeting minutes or audio recording; the transcript shows the board debated returning levy dollars to taxpayers but contains inconsistent vote reporting.
All votes reported here are taken from the meeting transcript provided; for legal or administrative purposes consult the board's certified minutes and payroll/contract records for final tallies and effective dates.
