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Board adopts FY26 amended budget; approves hires, contracts and referendum reimbursement resolution
Summary
Ball Chatham CUSD 5 opened and closed the FY26 amended budget hearing with no public testimony, approved the amended FY26 budget, authorized a $75,840 lighting contract for GHS, accepted a $1,250 band grant, approved a SRO contract addendum and a last-minute special-education hire (Amber Hutchinson); all motions passed unanimously by roll call.
The Ball Chatham CUSD 5 board opened a public hearing on the FY26 amended budget, heard no public comment, closed the hearing and approved the amended FY26 budget in a roll-call vote.
Board members then approved several consent and new-business items in a series of unanimous voice/roll-call votes. Notable actions included:
- Approval of the FY26 amended budget (motion moved and seconded; roll-call yes votes recorded).
- Approval of a contract award for replacement of 24 pendant fixtures in the Glenwood High School common area; the low responsive bid from St. Louis LED was accepted at $75,840.
- Approval of Key Club travel to the Key Club International convention in Dallas, Texas; the district noted the students fundraised and that some funding came from a Key Club International grant.
- Approval of renewals for spring coaches, and reestablishment of team leaders and department chairs for the next year following the district’s evaluation processes.
- Acceptance of a $1,250 grant to the Glenwood Middle School band from the Mar Peter Marsh Foundation (proceeds from a community performance), with board approval to accept the funds as district property.
- Approval of a reimbursement resolution connected to the district’s referendum process; administration described the resolution as a mechanism to recoup certain architectural and pre-bond sale expenses under forthcoming referendum funding.
- Approval of an addendum to the school-resource-officer (SRO) contract for 2026–27 presented by the CFO to account for health-insurance escalations and to spread a prior lump-sum payment over five years.
- Approval of a last-minute hire: Amber Hutchinson for a special-education teaching position at Glenwood (BA Step One; salary $50,106 as presented).
All listed motions were moved, seconded and passed by roll call with the recorded yes votes from the board members present. No recorded no votes or abstentions appeared in the meeting record.
Next steps: routine implementation steps (contracts to be executed, hires to be onboarded, and reimbursement-process tracking for referendum-eligible expenses).
