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Morrill Public Schools board approves bus lease and three facilities purchases
Summary
At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Morrill Public Schools Board of Education approved a consent agenda and unanimously voted to excuse one member, lease a coach bus at $3,500/month, purchase a $6,000 lift station for the wrestling room sewage line, and buy an elementary heat exchanger for $28,543. The board set its next meeting for Sept. 15, 2025.
The Morrill Public Schools Board of Education met Aug. 18 at the district office and approved routine business, then voted on three facilities-related purchases.
Bill Watson, chair of the Morrill Public Schools Board of Education, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the board through roll call and procedural notices, including a reminder about the Open Meetings Law and a public comment period.
The board voted 4–0, with Joey Muhr recorded as absent, to excuse Muhr after a motion by Rob Martin, board member, and a second by Jim Scott, board member.
The board approved the consent agenda, which listed minutes, claims payable, and financial reports, and specifically included a transfer labeled "ALICAP Payment" for $168,729 and Policy 5045 (Student Fees) among the enumerated consent items.
On separate action items, the board approved three purchases:
Votes at a glance: - Coach bus lease: Approved to lease a coach bus at $3,500 per month. The motion to approve was made by Sue Gompert, board member, and seconded by Rob Martin; the vote was recorded as Sue Gompert: Yea, Rob Martin: Yea, Jim Scott: Yea, Bill Watson: Yea (Yea: 4, Nay: 0, Absent: 1).
- Wrestling room lift station: Approved purchase from S&S Plumbing for $6,000 to install a lift station on the wrestling room sewage line. Jim Scott moved the motion; Sue Gompert seconded. Vote recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0, Absent: 1.
- Elementary heat exchanger: Approved Rasmussen's quote for an elementary heat exchanger at $28,543. The motion was made by Sue Gompert and seconded by Jim Scott; vote recorded Yea: 4, Nay: 0, Absent: 1.
During the meeting the board opened a 30-minute public comment period; the transcript records that members of the public addressed the board but does not list names or comments. The board concluded business and set its next regular meeting for Sept. 15, 2025. Bill Watson adjourned the meeting at 7:37 p.m.
The meeting minutes list procedural language about executive sessions and agenda alteration deadlines, but no executive session was recorded in this transcript.
