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Board asks staff for fee schedule as it considers reinstating high-school activity fees; moves into closed labor session
Summary
Chair Klatt raised the idea of reinstating high-school sports activity fees to raise revenue; the vice chair requested a proposed fee schedule with a family cap. The board then voted 7-0 to enter a closed session for labor negotiations under Minn. Stat. sec. 13D.03.
Chair Dave Klatt told the board he was discussing the potential reinstatement of high-school sports activity fees as a possible revenue source, saying the effort would help generate additional district revenue. "Chair Klatt discussed the potential reinstatement of high school sports activity fees to generate additional district revenue," the transcript records. The vice chair asked staff to prepare a proposed fee schedule that would include a family cap and return it to the board for consideration.
Later in the meeting, the board approved a motion by Neal Skaar, seconded by Angie Hoffman, to go into closed session at 5:48 p.m. pursuant to Minn. Stat. sec 13D.03 (Labor Negotiations); the motion carried 7-0. The board returned to open session at 6:53 p.m., and a motion by Gary Schindler, second by Davy Villarreal to adjourn carried 7-0.
No fee schedule, specific fee amounts, or implementation timeline were provided in the transcript; the discussion was a directive to staff to develop options for board consideration. The closed-session vote followed standard statutory procedure referenced in the motion.
