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Villisca school board approves vehicle purchase, bus cameras and audit; schedules joint meeting
Summary
At its Oct. 10, 2024 regular session, the Villisca Community School board approved routine consent items, accepted a baseball resignation, authorized purchases (bus/van cameras and a Jeep Compass for $31,013), approved the 2022–2023 audit and waived the third reading on two board policies; a joint board meeting is set for Nov. 13.
The Villisca Community School board met Oct. 10, 2024, in the middle school board room and approved a series of routine actions including equipment purchases and its most recent audit.
President Tom Williams called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. Directors present were Gourley, Williams, Mullen (via phone), Poston (via phone) and Shipley; Superintendent Fenster, Principal Timmerman and Secretary Jessie Forsythe also attended.
The board approved its agenda (with the deletion of the listed new-hire item) and consent items, including the September 2024 minutes and the bills presented for payment. The September financial report was approved and filed for audit.
Secretary Jessie Forsythe presented a PowerPoint on the district’s 2023–2024 Certified Annual Report. Superintendent Fenster updated the board on completion of district projects and notified members that a joint board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 13 at 6:00 p.m.
On motions recorded in the minutes, the board unanimously: - accepted the resignation of Steve McGrew from baseball (motion by Director Mullen, second by Director Gourley); - approved three open-enrollment transfers out to Corning for the 2024–25 school year (motion by Director Gourley, second by Director Poston); - authorized purchase of bus and van cameras from Safe Fleet (motion by Director Shipley, second by Director Gourley); - authorized purchase of a school vehicle, a Jeep Compass, from Shores Motor Co. for $31,013 (motion by Director Gourley, second by Director Shipley); - approved the 2022–2023 audit (motion by Director Shipley, second by Director Mullen).
Later in the meeting the board voted to waive the third reading and approve the second reading of Board Policies 503.8 and 501.09; the roll call vote was recorded as unanimous. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 a.m.
No public comments or dissenting votes are recorded in the minutes.
