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Saint Croix Central board approves Fund 46 capital plan, names fifth-grade wing for educator Mindy Ramberg and okays contracts
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Summary
The board approved the Fund 46 capital-improvement reporting, awarded a lawn-care contract, and unanimously approved naming the fifth-grade wing for the late educator Mindy Ramberg; the meeting also included a fiscal report and an update on rising legal fees.
The Saint Croix Central School Board approved several administrative and budget actions, including annual proofing for the Fund 46 capital-improvement plan, awarding a grounds-care contract, and naming a school wing in honor of educator Mindy Ramberg.
During the financial report, staff (speaker 9) provided account balances as of March 31, 2026: checking $5,116,121.15; money market $12,297.87; a suicide-prevention account $5,534.91; a referendum balance of $62,261.19; and total account balances of $5,197,232.97. The board moved to approve the financial report and carried the motion on a voice vote.
Staff also updated the board on legal fees (speaker 5), reporting a year-long tracking effort that showed total legal fees at about $261,569 after a recent invoice of $9,576 from law firm Boardman Clark; staff said $38,591 of fees were covered by EMC insurance and identified public-records requests as a primary driver of the increase.
On capital planning, facilities staff described Fund 46 as the district's mechanism for planned maintenance and equipment replacement and outlined the difficulty of budgeting for unexpected major failures. The board voted to approve the Fund 46 report as required.
The board considered bids for grounds and field maintenance and heard a recommendation to award a three-year contract at $24,208 to the incumbent firm to cover mowing and related services. The board voted to approve the contract.
On a naming request submitted under policy 940, the board unanimously approved a motion to name the school’s fifth-grade wing in memory of Mindy Ramberg after a presentation describing her 15 years of service and the family’s request that the wing reflect her legacy.
Why it matters: These actions finalize routine fiscal and facilities business the district uses to maintain buildings and services, ensure required reporting for the capital-improvement fund, and memorialize a local educator in district facilities. Board members also discussed enrollment pressures and staffing timetables tied to budget decisions.
The meeting concluded with first readings of several policy updates (including administering medication to students and Title IX procedures) and a unanimous roll-call vote to enter closed session for personnel and related matters under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) and (f).
