Lyons‑Decatur Northeast board approves van purchase, disposes surplus property and sets budget hearings

The Lyons‑Decatur Northeast School District No. 20 Board of Education met in special session Aug. 25, 2025, and approved routine and capital items while scheduling its budget and tax hearings for Sept. 8.

President Christiansen opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. and the board approved the consent agenda on a motion by Evan Myers, seconded by James Vlach; the roll call showed eight ayes, zero nays and one member absent (Troutman).

The board then approved the purchase of a 2025 10‑person van from Woodhouse after a motion by Corey Petersen, seconded by Leah Miller. The motion passed on roll call (Aye: 8; Nay: 0; Absent: 1). The minutes do not specify the purchase price.

The board also approved the sale and disposal of excess tangible personal property on a motion by James Vlach, seconded by Chad Brehmer; the motion carried by the same roll‑call tally (eight ayes, zero nays, one absent).

Members discussed the 2025–2026 budget and the district’s tax request; no final budget vote was taken during the special session. The board set its next regular meeting for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in the Media Center and said it will begin with the budget and tax request hearings.

The meeting closed at 7:44 p.m. The minutes include a clerk’s certification that public notice was published in the Burt County Independent, posted at the superintendent’s office and on lyonsdecaturschools.org on Aug. 7, 2025, and that minutes were prepared and made available prior to the next convened meeting.