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Richland R-1 board approves budget revisions, transfers, bids and handbooks; sets tax rate hearing
Summary
The Richland R-1 Board of Education on June 29, 2026, unanimously approved a set of budget revisions and transfers including a $203,806 Fund 4 transfer, awarded food and pest-control bids, approved multiple handbooks and salary schedule changes, and scheduled a tax rate hearing for Aug. 28, 2026.
President Dennis McGarity presided over the Richland R-1 Board of Education meeting on June 29, 2026, in the Board of Education Room. The board recorded six members present and approved a suite of routine and budgetary items by recorded votes of 6–0.
The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes, the meeting agenda, bills and the superintendent’s expense reimbursement. Following that, the board unanimously approved a Local/State/Federal Fund Placement as presented and a bond intercept money transfer.
A Fund 4 transfer of $203,806 was approved after a motion by Jeremy Conner and a second by Chris Porter. The board also approved a budget revision for the 2025–2026 school year and a temporary budget for 2026–2027, each by unanimous recorded votes.
Procurement items approved included Brad Greer’s pest control bid, Prairie Farms’ milk bid and US Foods’ bread bid for the 2026–2027 school year. The board approved the district’s Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) Plan for 2026–2027 and accepted the Professional Development Committee Handbook, the Staff Handbook and the Student Handbook for the coming school year.
The board approved meal prices and the extra milk price for 2026–2027. It approved certified staff step increases, a $400 step for classified staff, extra duty stipends and the coaching salary schedule, which includes granting a step to each returning individual in their former position.
An agenda item to add gutters to the Ag roof was tabled; no final action was taken on that request. The board set the Tax Rate Hearing for Aug. 28, 2026, at 7:30 AM and noted information items including safety and a CSIP update. The next regular meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at 5:30 PM. The meeting adjourned by a 6–0 vote.
Board members recorded as present in the minutes were Dennis McGarity (president), Chris Porter, Hollie Wheeler, Clinton Corlew, Jeremy Conner and Gregg Fowler; Kevin McClung is listed without a present mark in the minutes.
