Smith‑Green board keeps member pay unchanged, authorizes fund transfers and routine appointments

The Smith‑Green Community Schools Board of Trustees voted on Jan. 6 to keep annual board member compensation at the current $2,000 and approved several routine finance and personnel items, including authorization for a treasurer transfer from the education fund to the operations fund and a Rainy Day Fund transfer.

A committee member moved “I motion to deny the approval of the raise for the board and continue to keep it where it is,” and a second followed. Chair (speaker 1) then called for a voice vote; the meeting record shows the board responded “Aye.” The transcript records a voice vote rather than a roll‑call tally; no roll‑call count was recorded in the meeting transcript.

The board also approved the appointment of the district’s Title IX coordinators. A motion to appoint the coordinators (named in the transcript) passed by voice vote.

On budget items, the board approved a resolution authorizing the treasurer to transfer funds from the education fund to the operations fund “not to exceed $1,300,000 or 15% of the education fund” to meet operational needs. The board also approved a transfer to the Rainy Day Fund not to exceed $50,000; the transcript notes this would be the third such transfer since the practice began two years earlier. The financial presentation to the board included figures the staff described as: an education fund ending balance of roughly $2,000,009 for 2024, curriculum material transfers of about $379,000 and increased student tuition revenue of roughly $250,000; total corporation debt was reported at $7,115,000 with annual interest around $844,008.58, and projected state tuition support for 2025–26 was cited at approximately $9,028,000.

The meeting also covered routine organizational items: approval of Star Financial Bank as the district’s depository for 2026 and the election of officers for the board of finance. The agenda item announcing the board of finance and mention of Indiana Code 5‑13‑7‑6 explained the legal requirement to select officers and conduct the business of the finance board.

The actions taken were presented as routine housekeeping to maintain cash‑flow and compliance; the transcript records voice votes on multiple items and does not provide a roll‑call vote count in the posted segment.

What happens next: the board continues its fiscal planning for the year and auditors will schedule exit interviews; the authorization gives the treasurer flexibility to move funds as needed under the limits approved by the board.