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Votes and actions at a glance: Vernonia School Board meeting, July 10, 2025
Summary
The board approved committee assignments, set substitute pay to $221.02/day, adopted the 2025–26 meeting schedule (adding an 8/14 workshop), approved the fee schedule, accepted a staff retirement, and adopted the consent agenda including designations and a $150,000 borrowing limit; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Vernonia School District Board took several formal actions at its July 10 meeting. Key approvals included committee appointments, setting substitute teacher pay at $221.02 per day for 2025–26, approving the 2025–26 board meeting schedule (adding an August 14 workshop at 4:30 p.m.), adopting the 2025–26 fee schedule (meal price increases only), and accepting the retirement of staff member Karen Roberts effective August 1, 2025. All motions listed below passed unanimously.
The board also approved the consent agenda covering June 12, 2025 minutes and administrative designations: Chief Administrative & Budget Officer/Clerk (James Helmen), Custodian of Funds/authorized signatures (James Helmen), Representative for federal/state funds and grant applications (James Helmen), depository of funds (US Bank & Government Pool), auditors (Clear Trail CPAs, LLC), insurance agent of record (Brown & Brown Northwest), attorney of record (Garrett, Hemann, Robertson, Jennings, Comstock & Trethewy, P.C.), newspaper of record (Vernonia's Voice), and a borrowing limit of $150,000.
Motions and outcomes (selected): - 8.1 Appoint board members to Negotiations Team and Scholarship Committee. Moved by Joanie Jones, seconded by Lisa Curry. Outcome: approved (7–0). - 8.2 Set 2025–26 substitute teacher pay at $221.02 per day. Moved by Lisa Curry, seconded by Joanie Jones. Outcome: approved (7–0). - 8.3 Approve 2025–26 meeting schedule as amended. Moved by Tony Holmes, seconded by Amy Cieloha. Outcome: approved (7–0). - 8.4 Approve 2025–26 fee schedule. Moved by Alicia Mahoney, seconded by Amy Cieloha. Outcome: approved (7–0). - 8.5 Accept retirement of Karen Roberts effective August 1, 2025. Moved by Joanie Jones, seconded by Tony Holmes. Outcome: accepted (7–0).
The consent agenda motion was moved by Amy Cieloha, seconded by Tony Holmes and passed unanimously.
