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Imlay City Board approves $4.4 million in bills, hires three teachers and authorizes bus purchase
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the Imlay City Board of Education approved $4,395,482 in General and Lunch Fund payments, approved bond project disbursements, offered employment contracts to three new teachers, approved multiple contract extensions (with two abstentions for conflicts), and authorized purchases including two buses.
The Imlay City Board of Education on Aug. 25 approved routine but consequential business including large fund disbursements, personnel actions and equipment purchases.
The board voted unanimously to approve payment of June and July General Fund and Lunch Fund bills totaling $4,395,482.00 following a motion from Treasurer Doug Van Dyk and support from Trustee Ashley Wolford. By unanimous vote the board also approved Bond Capital Projects checks and Barton Malow disbursements totaling $39,777.00.
On personnel matters, the board voted to offer employment contracts to three new middle‑school teachers — Brittney Vargas (ELA), Joseph Skiles (Science) and Jennifer Jones (Special Education) — on a motion by Vice President Kaylee Kaeding, seconded by Trustee Alex Lengemann. The vote was unanimous.
Trustee Laura Zelenak moved, and Treasurer Doug Van Dyk supported, one‑year contract extensions for a list of district employees and administrators. Vice President Kaeding and Trustee Wolford abstained from that motion because of family employment ties; the minutes say the abstentions were declared conflicts of interest and that, if required by the revised school code, the vote will be determined by the remaining members. The motion passed with Ayes from Muir, Van Dyk and Zelenak and a Nay from Lengemann.
The board approved the purchase of two buses from Hoekstra Transportation for $175,000.00 (moved by Trustee Wolford, supported by Vice President Kaeding) and authorized an irrigation system change order for $51,445.00 (moved by Vice President Kaeding, supported by Trustee Wolford). Both votes were unanimous.
The board also certified delegates for the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) Delegate Assembly, choosing Vice President Kaeding as delegate and President Muir as alternate.
Votes at a glance: • General and Lunch Fund bills — $4,395,482.00 — Motion: Van Dyk; Second: Wolford — Result: Approved (6–0). • Bond capital projects/Barton Malow — $39,777.00 — Motion: Van Dyk; Second: Kaeding — Result: Approved (6–0). • Offer employment contracts to Vargas, Skiles, Jones — Motion: Kaeding; Second: Lengemann — Result: Approved (6–0). • One‑year contract extensions (listed employees) — Motion: Zelenak; Second: Van Dyk — Result: Approved (3 Ayes, 1 Nay, 2 Abstain). • Bus purchase (2 buses) — $175,000.00 — Motion: Wolford; Second: Kaeding — Result: Approved (6–0). • Irrigation change order — $51,445.00 — Motion: Kaeding; Second: Wolford — Result: Approved (6–0). • MASB delegate certification — Motion: Lengemann; Second: Zelenak — Result: Approved (6–0).
The board adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
The minutes show the abstentions on the contract extensions were disclosed as conflicts of interest; the board recorded the voting members and the reasons for abstention but did not rescind or amend the extensions at the meeting. The district said audit reports will be presented to the board in the coming months.
