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Rushford‑Peterson board records unanimous votes on audit, long‑term facilities plan and school‑linked behavioral health contract
Summary
Minutes from July 21 show the Rushford‑Peterson School Board approved its 10‑year Long‑Term Facilities Maintenance plan, hired Smith Schafer to audit the 2024‑25 year, and approved a School‑Linked Behavioral Health contract; the Aug. 11 special meeting tabled a call for an election on the referendum.
The Rushford‑Peterson School Board’s July 21, 2025 minutes show a series of unanimous formal actions, recorded in the board packet and accepted by roll call.
At the July meeting the board approved the district’s updated 10‑year Long‑Term Facilities Maintenance Plan. The motion was recorded as made by Jeff Michel and seconded by Carl Schollmeier and passed on a roll‑call vote of 7‑0. In the same meeting the board authorized Superintendent Bernard to solicit proposals for snow removal and garbage removal and approved hiring Smith Schafer to complete the 2024‑25 audit. Those motions were recorded in the minutes and carried with all trustees voting in favor.
The board also recorded approval of MSBA model policy updates and the district’s proposed School‑Linked Behavioral Health (SLBH) services contract with Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center for 2025–26; the motion to approve the SLBH contract was made by Nancy Snyder and seconded by Ken Sawle and recorded as passed 7‑0.
A special meeting on Aug. 11, 2025 — convened to address referendum timing — recorded a motion to table the call for election. The motion to table the election passed with six trustees voting in favor and one absent (Yea 6, Nay 0, Absent 1). The special meeting adjourned after taking that action.
What happens next: the packet shows the motions and the board’s approvals as recorded in the official minutes. The board’s agenda for the regular Aug. 18 meeting included an addendum to the district’s Review & Comment submission to the Minnesota Department of Education regarding the building referendum (see separate packet item), but the July and Aug. 11 minutes cited above document the recorded votes referenced here.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in board minutes) • July 21 — Approve agenda as presented: Motion passed (Yea 7, Nay 0). • July 21 — Approve consent agenda (minutes, donations, payables, payroll): Motion passed (Yea 7, Nay 0). • July 21 — Approve 10‑year LTFM Plan: Motion passed (Yea 7, Nay 0). • July 21 — Authorize Superintendent to secure snow/garbage proposals: Motion passed (Yea 7, Nay 0). • July 21 — Hire Smith Schafer to complete FY2024‑25 audit: Motion passed (Yea 7, Nay 0). • July 21 — Approve MSBA model policy updates: Motion passed (Yea 7, Nay 0). • July 21 — Approve proposed SLBH contract with Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center: Motion passed (Yea 7, Nay 0). • Aug. 11 (special meeting) — Move to table the call for election (referendum action): Motion passed (Yea 6, Nay 0, Absent 1).
The minutes are the formal record of each vote and are included in the public packet available to the community. The board will address remaining agenda items at its regular meetings and in subsequent procedural steps documented in future minutes.
