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Board approves monthly bills after failing to separate Bear Construction payment

Mokena School District 159 Board of Education · March 18, 2026
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Summary

A motion to separate the Bear Construction payment failed 1–6, and the board approved the full set of monthly bills 6–1, with Mrs. MacMillan the lone dissent on the final vote.

During the March 18 meeting, Board member Lisa Zielinski moved to approve the district's monthly bills as presented. Before the board voted on the full docket, Mrs. Kelli MacMillan moved to separate the Bear Construction payment for a separate vote; that separation motion failed on roll call, 1–6–0. The board then approved the original motion to accept the monthly bills by a 6–1 vote, with Mrs. MacMillan voting no.

Board discussion preceding the vote referenced the cooperative and the Bear Construction payment specifically, but the minutes record no amendment to the bills themselves. The board proceeded with a single roll call to approve the monthly bills, and the district will process payments in accordance with the approved consent.

The minutes do not specify the dollar amount tied to the Bear Construction payment; that detail is not provided in the meeting record and is listed as not specified in the district financial detail.