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Boyne City Board approves $498,819.31 in monthly bills, retains auditors and law firms, and authorizes banking controls
Summary
At its July 20 meeting the Boyne City Board of Education approved a consent agenda that included $498,819.31 in monthly bills, appointed UHY, LLP as auditors for 2026–27, retained Thrun Law Firm, P.C. and Jack Turner for legal services, and authorized banking, electronic-transaction and signature facsimile procedures.
The Boyne City Board of Education on July 20 approved a consent agenda that bundled routine business and multiple finance authorizations, including payment of monthly bills totaling $498,819.31 and retention of auditors and legal counsel.
The consent agenda motion—"Move that Consent Agenda items for the be adopted, as presented"—was moved by Jill Towne-Patton and seconded by Sara Ward; the motion passed unanimously, 6-0. The minutes record votes in favor from Riley Cope, Savannah Hrenko, Joel Schraw, Mary Towne, Jill Towne-Patton and Sara Ward.
Why it matters: the approvals set near-term cash flows and administrative authorities for the district as it begins the 2026–27 fiscal year. The monthly-bills package was itemized in the minutes as: General Fund $231,803.47; Food Service Fund $12,473.90; Capital Improvement Fund $163,827.40; Bond Fund $58,304.28; and Bond 2026 Fund $32,410.26, for a total of $498,819.31.
Supporting details in the consent package included the appointment of UHY, LLP as the district's auditors for 2026–27 and retention of Thrun Law Firm, P.C., and Jack Turner as the district's law firms for the 2026–27 school year. The board also set the board-member compensation rate at $35 per regular and special board meeting and established the mileage reimbursement rate for approved district travel at the current IRS rate for 2026–27.
The board approved several operational and banking authorizations designed to streamline transactions: designation of Huntington Bank, Charlevoix State Bank and the Michigan School District Liquid Asset Fund (MILAF) as depositories; authorization to use facsimile signatures of the President and Treasurer on specified accounts; and approval to conduct electronic transactions with designated signatories. The minutes name Chief Financial Officer Irene Byrne, Finance Assistant Lynn Sparks and Superintendent Patrick Little as authorized to sign paperwork and agreements to transfer or deposit district funds at those institutions. The board also authorized the use of U.S. Bank for purchase-card services and named authorized administrators.
No separate discussion items or objections were recorded in the minutes for these items. The meeting later went into closed session and reconvened; the board adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
