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Board approves consent agenda, technology purchase and insurance packages
Summary
The Muscatine board unanimously approved a bundled consent agenda and separately approved a $100,352.50 purchase of 49 interactive touch panels, the FY27 fee structure, and several insurance policies including EMC property casualty and Kova workers' compensation.
At its June 8 meeting, the Muscatine Community School District board approved a consent agenda of routine items, followed by separate approvals for a technology purchase, the FY27 general fee structure and multiple insurance policies.
The consent agenda — which included approval of the May 11, 2026 minutes, bills and claims, multiple 2026–27 personnel and handbook items, a $30,500 memorandum of understanding for coordinated services listed between the district and Align Impact / Muscatine County AM, and cooperative agreements with St. Ambrose University and others — passed on a single motion with no dissents. Five directors were present and voted in favor; two directors (Phillips and Snider) were absent.
The board approved the purchase of 49 interactive touch panels for a total of $100,352.50. Board members discussed screen sizes and placement (larger screens for larger rooms) but did not dispute the purchase price; the vendor name was mentioned inconsistently during the discussion and is not specified in the motion.
The FY27 general fee structure was approved on a voice vote with no discussion.
The board also approved insurance renewals and related coverages: property casualty insurance with Employers Mutual Casualty (EMC) for $839,630; workers' compensation with Kova for $379,865; a storm-protection wind/hail buy-down (listed at $129,960) designed to reduce the deductible exposure to $125,000 per occurrence; and equipment maintenance insurance for $188,564. Directors explained the wind/hail buy-down was pursued because storm-related deductibles had risen regionally and could otherwise be a percentage-based deductible representing millions of dollars of exposure.
All motions recorded in the meeting were approved by the directors in attendance. The board then reviewed May financials and noted the debt-service fund decline due to required principal and interest payments on three revenue bonds.
