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Wausau board approves preliminary budget, handbook updates and several policy changes; contractor named for HVAC and roofing work
Summary
The board approved the preliminary 2026–27 budget, updates to the employee handbook, meal price changes, revisions to activities code and two policies, and named Myron Construction Corporation as general contractor for a roofing and HVAC project; all motions were declared carried.
The Wausau School District board moved through a series of consent and committee recommendations and approved multiple items to prepare operations for the 2026–27 school year.
Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Channel asked the board to approve the preliminary 2026–27 budget as presented at the May committee meeting so the district may proceed with expenditures before final budget adoption; the motion was moved, seconded and the chair declared the motion carries.
The board also approved recommended employee handbook updates for 2026–27 (presented by Tabitha Gundrum), changes to paid meal prices (presented by Karen Fox), revisions to the activities and athletics code (presented by Dr. John Tomsky and BJ Brandt), and proposed updates to policy 9270 (home-based private or tribal schooling) and policy 2431.01 (High School Activities Code), each on motion and approved as presented.
On facilities business, Ryan Armansky, director of buildings and grounds, presented the rearview HVAC and roofing project and the board approved moving forward with Myron Construction Corporation, Incorporated as the general contractor.
Each item was presented as coming from committee review; the meeting record reflects motions were made and seconded and the chair declared each motion carried. The transcript does not record named movers or a roll-call vote tally for these items.
Votes at a glance: - Preliminary 2026–27 budget: motion approved (mover/second not specified in transcript). - Employee handbook updates 2026–27: motion approved. - Paid meal price updates 2026–27: motion approved. - Activities & athletics code revisions: motion approved. - Policy 9270 changes: motion approved. - Policy 2431.01 changes: motion approved. - Rearview HVAC & roofing project — general contractor selection (Myron Construction Corporation, Inc.): motion approved.
The board moved next to a detailed presentation on debt defeasance and later accepted a strategy to target long-term maturities for prepayment to maximize taxpayer savings.
