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Freeman School District board approves up to $3.13 million in stadium financing, delegates $10,000 change-order authority
Summary
The Freeman School District 33-1 board approved a resolution authorizing limited tax capital outlay certificates not to exceed $3,130,000 to fund a stadium project and voted to allow the business manager and superintendent to jointly approve change orders up to $10,000 to keep the project moving.
The Freeman School District 33-1 Board of Education voted April 30 to authorize the issuance of limited tax capital outlay certificates in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,130,000 to fund a planned stadium project.
Board members said the resolution was intended to formalize financing arrangements and to provide transparent language tied to the capital certificates. A motion to adopt the resolution was made by Katie and seconded by Chris; the motion carried by voice vote.
During the same discussion the board approved a separate motion to allow the district’s business manager and superintendent to jointly approve change orders for the stadium project up to $10,000. Board members framed the delegation as a procedural step to avoid delays for relatively small, routine adjustments; past projects were cited as examples where similar thresholds were used.
A motion to grant the joint approval authority was moved by Cody, seconded by Katie, and carried by voice vote. The board noted that contingency funding is already built into the project budget and that larger change orders would return to the full board for action.
No roll-call vote totals were recorded in the meeting transcript; approvals were announced by voice as carried. The board adjourned the special meeting at 7:10 a.m. The next regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting is set for May 11, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the high school library.
