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Gordon-Rushville board elects officers, approves bids, raises staff pay and adopts audit
Summary
The Gordon-Rushville Schools Board elected officers for 2026, approved vendor bids for electrical work and equipment, ratified a negotiated pay increase for certified staff, and adopted the 2024-25 audit; all motions passed unanimously.
The Gordon-Rushville Schools Board of Education elected its 2026 officers and moved through a slate of routine business and financial approvals at its Jan. 12 regular meeting.
Carrie Child was selected president, Bobbi Archibald vice president, Ryan Alcorn treasurer and Gary Hoagland secretary in the board’s officer elections. The board also announced committee assignments for civics/americanism, facility/transportation, negotiations/budget and policy.
In consent business, the board approved the minutes of the Dec. 10, 2025 meeting, accepted the resignation of Donna Johnson with appreciation, and appointed Nathan Livingston as the district’s federal and state program designee. The consent agenda included General Fund bills of $897,538.15, Lunch Fund bills of $41,198.35, and transfers from the General Fund to the Investment Fund of $193,800 and from the Building Fund to the Investment Fund of $22,000. The motion to approve the consent items passed unanimously.
On facility and procurement items, the board approved a $26,982 bid from Triangle Electric to replace electrical panels at Gordon Elementary School and authorized trading in a 2011 John Deere 1420 toward purchase of a 2023 John Deere 1575 Tercut from 21st Century for $39,306.89. Both motions passed on unanimous votes.
On personnel and budget matters, the board approved a negotiated agreement with certified staff that raises the base salary by $1,000 to $42,000 and applies a flat salary increase of $1,341 to a separate line to $19,837. The board also reviewed and approved the district’s 2024-25 audit as presented.
The board approved designation of signatories and responsible officers for district accounts at First National Bank (Gordon) and Security First Bank (Rushville), covering general, lunch, investment, scholarship, activity, petty cash and payroll funds, as presented.
A board work session on facility planning was scheduled for Jan. 21, 2026 at 5:30 p.m., and the next regular board meeting was set for Feb. 9, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Votes at a glance: Publication of meeting and agenda acceptance (motion moved by Seth Tausan/Bobbi Archibald and Bobbi Archibald/Nick Sasse respectively) — unanimous; Consent agenda (moved by Bobbi Archibald, seconded by Ryan Alcorn) — unanimous; Electrical panels bid (moved by Nick Sasse, seconded by Seth Tausan) — unanimous; John Deere trade/purchase (moved by Ryan Alcorn, seconded by Seth Tausan) — unanimous; Certified staff agreement (moved by Gary Hoagland, seconded by Seth Tausan) — unanimous; 2024-25 audit (moved by Ryan Alcorn, seconded by Nick Sasse) — unanimous; Designation of bank accounts (moved by Nick Sasse, seconded by Bobbi Archibald) — unanimous.
The agenda listed an executive session; the provided transcript does not include details about the executive session’s subject or actions taken there.
