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Maple Valley School Board approves 2024–25 budget and mill levy, accepts FMJ bid for weight room
Summary
At its July 10 meeting, the Maple Valley School Board approved a $2.75 million budget and set mill levies to preserve an 85-mill total, accepted a bid to sell the weight-room property, appointed Daniel Larson as district representative for federal and state programs, increased the fitness-center fob fee to $100, and approved coaches' contracts and routine payments.
The Maple Valley School Board on July 10 approved the district’s preliminary 2024–25 budget and set the mill levy at $2.75 million, accepted a bid to sell the district’s weight-room property, designated district staff for federal and compliance duties, and approved a series of routine motions including coaches’ contracts and bills for payment.
Board action on the budget was the meeting’s central outcome. The board voted unanimously to approve the budget framework and the district’s mill-levy plan intended to preserve an overall total of 85 mills. The board recorded the levy total as $2.75 million with a presented allocation described as 70—General, 12—Miscellaneous and 3—Special Reserve. The motion to approve the budget and set the mill levy carried on a 9–0 roll-call vote.
Why it matters: the mill levy determines local property-tax revenue that supports school operations and the board’s allocation decisions set how those dollars are grouped in district budgeting for the coming year.
The board also approved the sale of the former weight-room property after receiving two bids. The board accepted a bid from FMJ Electric (A. Haseleu) for $81,187; an alternate bid of $82,000 from David Peterson—whose stated intent was to operate a bar or rent the facility—was not selected. The board’s acceptance of the FMJ bid passed by roll-call vote, 9–0.
On personnel and compliance matters, the board moved to designate Dan(iel) Larson as the district’s Authorized Representative for federal and state programs and grants, including Title, REAP and School Food Services, and also designated Larson as Section 504 Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator and Institutional Authority for school immunization law under North Dakota Century Code 23-07-17.1. Those designations were approved by board motion.
Other administrative actions included routine approvals and one fee change: the board approved payment of presented bills totaling $230,308.94, approved the Annual Financial Report, and designated the Valley City Times-Record as the district’s official newspaper. The board also approved coaches’ contracts as presented.
On fees, the board voted to raise the annual Fitness Center fob fee from $50 to $100, citing rising costs to secure officials for games and other operating pressures.
The minutes record a motion to move any Special Reserve funds in excess of $200,000 into the General Fund; that motion passed. The board also set the Annual Budget meeting for Sept. 11, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., and confirmed the regular meeting schedule for 2024–25 (all meetings to begin at 6:00 p.m.).
Other business included a building-project update and event planning: the district scheduled a soft opening/open house for new construction on July 11 and a “grand opening” on Aug. 13 tied to back-to-school activities; the board noted plans to review donor-wall spellings and finalize logistics. The board discussed a proposed purchase agreement for four Oriska parcels listed at $25,000 with $5,000 earnest money and an Aug. 30 closing; the attorney is to prepare the documents and the seller will cover closing costs.
The meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m. The board’s next scheduled meetings are a July 24 planning session at 6:00 p.m. and the regular meeting on Aug. 12 at 6:00 p.m.
