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Board hears facilities safety concerns (fire‑alarm hookup) and votes to enter closed session on personnel
Summary
Trustees discussed building maintenance — including a discovered lack of a phone line on a fire‑alarm panel that would prevent off‑site alarm notification — and later voted to convene a closed session to discuss personnel retirements and resignations.
During new business, the board heard multiple facilities updates and safety concerns from district staff and then approved a motion to move into closed session for personnel matters.
Facilities and safety: Maintenance supervisor Dan reported that repair work this winter addressed an odor in the elementary school, and he said service work found the fire‑alarm box lacked an active phone line, so an alarm would not automatically notify off‑site personnel. Board members discussed short‑term fixes such as linking alarms to email or cell‑phone notifications and whether the security company or the fire‑alarm vendor should handle the connection.
Equipment: Dan also reported a replacement brush for the district’s skid‑steer would cost about $2,100 and noted a CO alarm caused one boiler to be shut down until service could be completed.
Closed session motion: Later in the meeting the chair asked for a motion to convene in closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c),(e),(f),(g) to discuss employment, promotion, compensation, performance and legal consultation. Jamie moved and Amy seconded; the board conducted a roll call and entered closed session to consider retirements and resignations of multiple teachers.
