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Britton-Hecla board reorganizes, reelects Knecht as president and approves broad consent agenda
Summary
The board sworn in two new members, elected Troy Knecht president and Kurt Zuehlke vice-president, approved committee assignments and multiple administrative appointments and operational items in a single consent motion, and approved staff/student handbooks as a prior motion.
The Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 Board of Education reorganized for the 2026–27 year at its July 13 meeting, swearing in two new members and electing Troy Knecht as board president and Kurt Zuehlke as vice-president.
Oaths of office were administered to the new members. Superintendent Steve Benson took nominations for president; Kurt Zuehlke nominated Knecht and the board voted unanimously to elect him president. Knecht then presided and Angela Grupe nominated Zuehlke for vice-president; that motion also carried unanimously.
The board approved routine business and a wide-ranging consent agenda in a single motion that reorganized committee assignments (Buildings & Grounds, Negotiations, Title I, School Lunch, Policy/Process Improvement, Technology, Equalization), set regular meeting dates and per diem rates, designated the Marshall County Journal as the official newspaper and Norstar Credit Union and First Savings Bank as official depositories, and appointed administrative representatives for food service and Title programs. The consent agenda also approved vendor relationships with US Foods and CDW, named attorneys and officers (including the truant officer, Title III representative, Title IX officer and asbestos compliance officer), established travel and meal reimbursement rates, authorized advertising for fuel and meal bids, approved a vehicle purchase authorization, set OST and substitute pay rates, and approved three open enrollments from Sisseton School District. The motion to approve the consent agenda carried with all voting aye.
The board earlier approved staff, student and activities handbooks on a second reading by unanimous vote. The meeting also recorded routine business manager financial reports and lists of claims for June and July that were presented to the board.
Two subsequent administrative appointments were made by motion: Troy Knecht as delegate to the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (approved unanimously) and Amy Jo Vietor as the district's NESC representative (approved with Vietor abstaining). A motion to approve annual disclosures of direct benefit under SDCL 3-23-8 for Angela Grupe and Troy Knecht carried with those two abstaining from the vote.
The board received principal and superintendent reports, reviewed Open Meeting Laws per SDCL 1-25-13, and adjourned at 7:58 p.m.
