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Packet includes draft addendum to MDE Review & Comment proposing new referendum date and revised bond amount; call for election tabled earlier
Summary
The board packet contains a draft resolution to modify the district’s Review & Comment submission to MDE — proposing to move the special election from Nov. 4, 2025 to Feb. 10, 2026 and to adjust the general obligation building bonds amount from $23,690,000 to $24,015,000. An Aug. 11 special meeting recorded a motion to table calling the election.
The Rushford‑Peterson board packet for Aug. 18 includes a draft resolution titled "Approval of the Submission of Modifications to the Minnesota Department of Education Review and Comment Document." The draft resolution, included in the packet, states the proposed modifications in plain language: change the special election date from Nov. 4, 2025 to Feb. 10, 2026 and increase the proposed general obligation building bonds from $23,690,000 to $24,015,000. The document is presented as a formal addendum template with signature lines for board adoption.
The district’s August 11 special meeting minutes show the board moved to table the call for an election (motion passed 6‑0 with one trustee absent). The packet language and the special meeting action together indicate the district is continuing to refine timing and bond amounts while the formal Review & Comment process with the Minnesota Department of Education proceeds. The packet includes explanatory language that the addendum is being submitted because the MDE review of the earlier document had not been completed by the statutory deadline for calling the previously scheduled election.
What the packet shows (paper trail): the draft resolution includes authorizing language for the superintendent or designee to submit the revised materials to MDE and to undertake procedural steps necessary to effect the modifications. The draft also lists the specific changes: election date moved to Feb. 10, 2026 and bond authorization raised to $24,015,000. The packet includes a separate special meeting record that shows the call for election was tabled on Aug. 11 while these items remain under consideration.
Noted limitations: the packet contains the draft resolution text, but the minutes do not show a final board vote adopting that specific addendum in the Aug. 18 portion of the record; any final approval or submission to MDE would be recorded in subsequent board minutes or in a separate adopted resolution.
