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Marion School Board approves referendum financing plan, names Baird as underwriter and designates Troy Edwards as construction point person
Summary
At a Dec. 18 meeting, the Marion School Board approved Robert W. Baird & Company as underwriter for a proposed referendum financing plan and authorized Troy Edwards to make day-to-day construction decisions within policy thresholds, with higher-level items returned to the board.
Marion, Wis. — The Marion School District Board on Dec. 18 approved a referendum financing strategy and named Robert W. Baird & Company as the underwriter or placement agent for the proposal.
George Graper moved to approve Baird as underwriter and to proceed with the proposed referendum financing strategy and timeline; Lynn Tober-Steinke seconded. The motion carried.
The board also voted to designate Troy Edwards as the district’s point person for referendum-related construction work. Lynn Tober-Steinke moved to authorize Edwards to make day-to-day decisions — such as approving change orders and expenses that fall under policy thresholds — with Melissa Stuhr seconding. The motion specified that major decisions, including overall design, contracts exceeding the purchasing threshold and change orders above policy limits, would be returned to the board for approval. The board record notes that "Troy intends to keep the Board updated regularly." The motion carried.
Board members present at the meeting included President John Schwartz, Nikki Bonikowske, George Graper, Dawn Papendorf, Melissa Stuhr, Lynn Tober-Steinke and Bruce Zillmer. Ronnie Faehling and Tiffany Krueger were listed as absent in the roll call.
The actions set the district on a path toward a formal referendum-financing process and delegated day-to-day construction supervision to staff, while reserving major contractual and design decisions for board approval. No timelines or dollar amounts for the referendum were specified in the meeting record.
Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes include engaging financing and legal advisers and continuing to bring high-level contract approvals back to the board for votes.
