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Pillager board approves behind‑the‑wheel fee increase and clarifies facility‑use insurance rules
Summary
The board approved raising the behind‑the‑wheel driver education fee to $300 and reiterated policy changes requiring non‑school‑sponsored groups to provide liability coverage for paid events; the $300 fee covers facility use, not insurance.
The Pillager Public School District board approved two related items affecting activities and community use of district facilities.
First, after reviewing driver education revenues and expenses (staff reported roughly $30,000 in revenue and about $32,000 in expenses for the driver‑education program), the board voted to set the behind‑the‑wheel fee at $300. Staff noted that even with the increase the program may not fully cover vehicle costs and fuel, and that the district continues to subsidize portions of the program.
Second, the board reviewed Policy 902 clarifications on insurance and facility use: non‑school‑sponsored tournaments or profit‑making events using district facilities must carry liability coverage; the district will still allow community‑education‑sponsored programs to access facility insurance under a $300 event fee in some circumstances. Staff emphasized the $300 fee covers facility use and related event logistics, not private groups’ liability insurance.
What happens next: staff will notify local clubs and groups of the clarified policy language and the updated Schedule C fee; the driver‑education fee change will appear in activity materials and registration information.
Attribution note: the meeting transcript records the discussion, fee figures and staff explanations; roll‑call vote tallies were not recorded in named numeric form in the transcript.
