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District reports slight enrollment dip; trustees move to executive session on personnel, legal and safety
Summary
Board received an enrollment report showing 1,003 students on March 1 (1,027 same date last year) and 1,005 at the time of the meeting; year-to-date revenue receipts were 63.3% of budget and expenditures/encumbrances 79.7%. Trustees voted to accept the financial report and to enter executive session for personnel, legal and safety reasons.
The Laramie County School District #2 board received its enrollment and financial reports and voted to enter executive session on personnel, legal and safety matters.
Thomas presented the enrollment and finance figures: as of March 1 the district had 1,003 students (compared with 1,027 on the same date last year). Thomas also said the district had since gained two students, bringing enrollment to 1,005 as of the meeting. On revenues he reported the district had received 63.3% of budgeted revenues year to date, down from 67.9% the previous year; expenditures and encumbrances were 79.7% of budget compared with 88.2% the prior year. Thomas also referenced a recapture payment and a revenue decrease, but did not quantify the payment amount during the presentation.
Julianne moved to accept the financial report and Tanzi seconded; the motion was approved by voice vote. Later in the meeting Michael moved and Billy seconded a motion to go into executive session for personnel, legal and safety reasons; the board voted to enter executive session. The chair instructed attendees to meet in the library and noted that Mr. Bowles would be invited into the session but that Natasha would not be brought in because she was not a family member.
Votes at a glance: Consent agenda approved (moved by Billy; seconded by Kendra); financial report accepted (moved by Julianne; seconded by Tanzi); calendars approved (moved by Michael; seconded by Kendra); motion to enter executive session approved (moved by Michael; seconded by Billy). All recorded motions in the transcript were carried by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
What was not specified: the transcript did not provide dollar amounts for the recapture payment or the total budget, the board size and exact vote counts were not recorded, and the transcript did not disclose the specific personnel or legal matters to be discussed in executive session.
