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Elm River Township School Board approves millage renewal, accepts $25,035 REAP grant and routine budget items
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Elm River Township School Board approved an operating millage renewal, accepted a $25,035 REAP grant, approved prior minutes and a $1,000 indoor recess budget, and adopted the 2024-25 school calendar. Vote tallies were recorded as "motion carried"; individual votes were not listed.
The Elm River Township School Board approved several routine actions at its Aug. 12 meeting in Winona, including an operating millage renewal and acceptance of a REAP grant for $25,035.
The board recorded that the operating millage renewal was approved; the minutes note Joyce Pirhonen seconded the motion and that it "MC" (motion carried). The board also recorded that a REAP grant was approved in the amount of $25,035.00.
Board member Jim Plutchak motioned and Joyce Pirhonen seconded approval of the prior meeting minutes, which were approved as recorded. The board’s financial report showed a "Can drive" total to date of $3,214.20.
Under old business the board approved a $1,000 allocation to purchase indoor recess games and equipment; the minutes state "All in favor." In new business the board approved the 2024-25 school calendar after a motion by Joyce Pirhonen and a second by Linda Lajeunesse; the minutes record the motion as carried. Board and staff also discussed seats that will be up for reelection but no formal action on elections was recorded.
The minutes record motions as seconded and marked "MC" or "All in favor" but do not include roll-call tallies or individual yes/no votes for the items listed. The board set its next meeting for Sept. 16 at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Minutes and any supporting documents (for example, the REAP grant paperwork) were entered in the record; the minutes do not specify additional implementation steps or program timelines for the approved items.
