Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Board Decisions topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Lake Benton board approves staff maternity leaves, summer maintenance and service contracts
Summary
At its April 23 meeting the Lake Benton Public School District board approved two maternity leave requests, accepted the monthly financial report, authorized a $3,000 parking-lot crack-filling project, continued a tractor lease and approved 2025–26 service cooperative contracts. All motions passed by voice vote.
The Lake Benton Public School District Board of Education met April 23, 2025, in the school library. Chairperson Schwing called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. The board approved routine business and several personnel and operations items by voice vote.
Board actions at a glance: Osland moved to approve the meeting agenda; Houselog seconded and the motion passed. DeVries moved to approve the previous meeting minutes; Osland seconded and the motion passed. The board approved the monthly financial report showing a balance of $232,136.01 (motion by Suiter, second by Hurd). The board recognized LBVE for donations to the district’s “Muffins for Mom” program (motion by Osland; second Houselog).
On personnel matters the board approved two maternity-leave requests: for Melinda Pahl (motion by Houselog; second Hurd) and for Dianne Hurd (motion by DeVries; second Suiter). Both motions passed by voice vote. The meeting record does not include vote tallies; motions were recorded as passed.
On operations and facilities the board recorded a planned parking-lot crack-filling project to be performed after July 1 at an estimated cost of $3,000. The board also voted to continue the tractor lease with Christianson Farm Machinery (motion Osland; second Hurd). Service cooperative contracts for the 2025–26 school year were approved (motion Houselog; second Hurd). The minutes note legal counsel advised the district it could not make a donation to the Elkton Booster Club toward new scoreboards, and the board did not proceed with such a donation.
The meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m. (motion Osland; second Houselog).
