Lake Stevens board unanimously approves levy resolutions, payroll and consent items; one abstention on prior minutes

The Lake Stevens School District Board of Directors approved a package of fiscal and procedural items during its Oct. 22 regular session, including multiple levy resolutions, payroll and vouchers, donations and personnel actions.

Director Paul Lund moved to approve the meeting agenda; Director David Iseminger seconded the motion, which passed. Director Iseminger later moved to approve the Oct. 8, 2025 meeting minutes; the motion was seconded by Director Vildan Kirby and approved with Director Nina Hanson recorded as abstaining because she had not attended the Oct. 8 meeting.

On the consent agenda, the board approved payroll and voucher listings (the minutes list a payroll/voucher total of $2,624,435.30 among other listed sums), several donations (including $2,300 from the Stevens Creek Elementary PTA and $1,200 from the LSHS Purple & Gold club), personnel reports, and the final acceptance of several public works projects following Facilities review. Director Iseminger moved the consent agenda; Director Lund seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.

The board also moved and approved, by roll call, a set of levy resolutions: Resolution No. 17-25 (Proposition No. 1 — replacement of expiring education programs and operations), No. 18-25 (Proposition No. 2 — replacement capital levy for instructional technology improvements), No. 19-25 (replacement-in-lieu of modernization option for Skyline Elementary), No. 20-25 and No. 21-25 addressing avoidance of racial imbalance in new/modernized elementary configurations. Each resolution was moved, seconded and recorded as approved by roll call vote in the minutes.

Separately, the board authorized solicitation of bids for portable relocations associated with capital projects. The minutes state that all motions and listed resolutions were approved as recorded; where the minutes specify a roll call, they note the action was unanimously approved.