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Board approves consent agenda, ratifies AFSCME Local 1468 contract with $500 retention stipend and votes to enter closed session
Summary
The Madison District Public Schools Board on Nov. 4 approved the consent agenda (minutes, personnel report and expenditures listed in the packet), ratified an AFSCME Local 1468 agreement that includes a $500 retention stipend for returning members, and voted to enter closed session to review counsel's written opinion under the Open Meetings Act.
The Madison District Public Schools Board approved routine business and labor action during its Nov. 4 meeting.
Consent agenda: Trustee Gloria Thompson moved and Trustee Mary Harp supported approval of the consent agenda, which the board said included the Oct. 7 minutes, a personnel report submitted Oct. 29, 2024, and expenditures for Oct. 1'30, 2024 as listed in the board packet. The roll-call vote recorded trustees Crystal Beaver, Rebecca Chamblas, Mary Harp, Cindy Holder, Mark Kimbell and Gloria Thompson voting yes; Mary Bush was absent. The transcript lists the expenditure figure in the packet but the numeric formatting in the transcript is unclear; the packet was referenced for the exact amount.
AFSCME Local 1468 contract: The board considered ratifying the AFSCME Local 1468 agreement covering custodial and cafeteria staff. The contract motion, moved by Trustee Gloria Thompson and seconded by Trustee Mary Harp, passed by roll call with all present trustees voting yes. The board said all returning members from the 2023'24 school year covered by the agreement will receive a $500 retention stipend as part of the ratification.
Closed session: After those actions, a motion was made and seconded to enter a closed session pursuant to Section 8(h) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act to review a written opinion of counsel. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all present trustees voting yes.
Procedural notes: Board members offered closing comments congratulating students and staff, urged community members to vote in the upcoming election, and noted athletics and fundraising activities. The meeting adjourned at about 8:34 p.m.
No board-recorded dissent or nay votes on the recorded rolls appeared in the transcript for the motions taken.
