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Lyons‑Decatur Northeast board approves 2025–26 budget, tax request and $69,800 equipment purchase
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Lyons‑Decatur Northeast School District No. 20 Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the 2025–26 budget, approve the district’s 2025–26 tax request resolution and authorize purchase of a $69,800 skid loader.
The Board of Education of the Lyons‑Decatur School District No. 20 unanimously approved the 2025–26 school district budget, adopted the district’s 2025–26 tax request resolution and authorized the purchase of a skid loader for $69,800 at its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 8.
Board President Lisa Christiansen presided over the meeting; James Vlach moved to approve the consent agenda and Evan Myers seconded the motion, which passed on a 9–0 roll call. Chad Brehmer moved to approve the 2025–26 budget “as presented,” seconded by Myers; the motion carried on a 9–0 vote. Brehmer later moved the tax request resolution, seconded by Vlach; that vote was also 9–0. The transcript does not specify the total dollar amount of the adopted budget or the levy figures for the tax request resolution.
The board also approved a purchase from Murphy Tractor and Equipment: Corey Petersen moved and Jolene Troutman seconded authorization to buy a skid loader for $69,800, and the motion passed unanimously. The purchase motion listed the vendor and price in the motion language recorded in the minutes.
All formal actions recorded in the minutes were unanimous. The meeting minutes record the board roll call as Archer, Bacon, Brehmer, Christiansen, Miller, Myers, Petersen, Troutman and Vlach — each recorded as voting “Aye.” The minutes do not include any abstentions, amendments to the motions, or additional conditions attached to the votes.
The board announced a P2T Board meeting in West Point on Sept. 15 and set its next regular meeting for Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. President Christiansen adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.
