Votes at a glance: Shamokin Area board approves tentative budget, homestead resolution and routine motions

The Shamokin Area School District board completed a series of votes at its May 21 meeting, approving the tentative 2026–27 general fund budget, adopting a homestead/farmstead exclusion resolution and passing a slate of routine items by roll call.

Key votes recorded in the meeting transcript include:

- Tentative 2026–27 general fund budget (agenda item 7.02): Adopted on roll call; members identified in the roll call read by the clerk were recorded voting "yes."

- Homestead/farmstead exclusion resolution: Adopted on roll call; recorded "yes" votes from members named during the roll call.

- Election of treasurer (Steve Cook): Motion carried; the transcript records several abstentions during the roll call sequence.

- Extension of counselors' work year: Approved by roll call.

- Personnel agenda (motions 8.01–8.1): Approved by roll call; the transcript notes one numbered subitem recorded as a "no."

- Approvals by roll call included: a law-enforcement memorandum of understanding; an amended lease agreement; the CSIU Keystone purchasing fuel-oil and gasoline bid; printing of tax bills; a veterans exemption request; exoneration request; transportation services (with waived charges); and the GRIP curriculum.

Where roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript, votes were recorded by the clerk and read into the record; most routine motions were approved unanimously or with clear majorities as read. The board announced that the proposed budget materials will be available for 30 days in the business office and on the district website.