Board of Education Minutes
September 10, 2007
September 15, 2007
Fillmore County School District #25
Fillmore Central Middle
School – Fairmont
Minutes of Budget Hearing
September 10, 2007
The Board of Education of Fillmore County School District 0025 (Fillmore Central Public Schools held a public hearing on the 10th day of September, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Middle School for the purpose of hearing support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to the 2007-08 proposed budget and to consider amendments relative thereto. Immediately following the budget hearing a hearing on the 2007-08 property tax requests for the system-wide general fund, special building fund, and the quality capital purpose undertaking fund was held.
Fillmore County School District #25
Fillmore Central Middle
School – Fairmont
Hearing on Tax Requests
September 10, 2007
The Board of Education of Fillmore County School District 0025 (Fillmore Central Public Schools) held a public hearing on the 10th day of September, 2007 at 7:31 p.m. at the Middle School to discuss the 2007-08 property tax requests for the system-wide general fund, special building fund, and the quality capital purpose undertaking fund.
Fillmore County School District #25
Fillmore Central Middle School –
Fairmont
Minutes of Regular Meeting
September 10, 2007
Call
to Order
President Dave
Biba called the regular board meeting of Fillmore County School
District #25 to order at 7:34 p.m. on Monday, September 10, 2007,
at the Fillmore Central Middle School in Fairmont. Other
members present were Dennis Domeier, Rod Ehmen, Bobby Hoeft, Roger
Jacobsen, Dave Ochsner, Bob Webb. Also present were
Superintendent Mark Norvell, Principal Jim Rose, Principal Jeremy
Klein, Principal Mark Wragge, and a representative from the
Nebraska Signal.
Declaration of Legal Meeting
Webb moved and
Ehmen seconded that the September 10, 2007, regular meeting be
declared a legal meeting.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ochsner, Webb, Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft,
Jacobsen, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Excuse
Absences
Ochsner moved and
Webb seconded that the Board excuse the absence of members
Lightwine and Pribyl from the September 10, 2007 regular
meeting.
Roll Call: Ayes: Webb, Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft, Jacobsen,
Ochsner, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Welcome Visitors, Public Input and
Recognition of Correspondence
President Biba
asked if there was any correspondence or public input. There
was none at this time.
Comments from Superintendent, Principals, and
A.D.
Superintendent
Mark Norvell, Principal Jim Rose, Principal Jeremy Klein, and
Principal Mark Wragge presented their reports.
Minutes
Webb moved and Ehmen seconded that the Board
approve the minutes of the August 13, 2007, Hearing to Amend the
2006-07 School District Budget, Student Fees Hearing, Hearing to
Exceed Basic Allowable Growth and regular Board of Education
meeting.
Roll Call: Ayes: Webb, Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft, Jacobsen,
Ochsner, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Financial Reports
Hoeft moved
and Webb seconded that the Board approve the financial reports as
presented.
Roll Call: Ayes: Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft, Jacobsen,
Ochsner, Webb, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Claims
Webb moved
and Ochsner seconded that the Board approve the General Fund Claims
in the amount of $218,355.61.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ehmen, Hoeft, Jacobsen, Ochsner, Webb,
Domeier, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Building Fund Claims
Ehmen moved
and Webb seconded that the Board approve Building Fund Claims in
the amount of $3,918.44.
Roll Call: Ayes: Hoeft, Jacobsen, Ochsner, Webb,
Domeier, Ehmen, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Nebraska Energy Efficiency Loan Payment
Domeier
moved and Ehmen seconded that the Board approve the Nebraska Energy
Efficiency Loan payment from the Building Fund in the amount of
$2,046.50.
Roll Call: Ayes: Jacobsen, Ochsner, Webb, Domeier,
Ehmen, Hoeft, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
2007-2008 Budget
Ochsner
moved and Webb seconded that the Board approve the 2007-2008
General Fund Budget in the amount of $6,360,000 (plus a necessary
cash reserve of $1,041,000); Special Building Fund Budget in the
amount of $218,000; Depreciation Fund Budget in the amount of
$230,000; Employee Benefit Fund Budget in the amount of $200,000;
Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund Budget in the amount of
$280,000; School Lunch Fund Budget in the amount of $300,000;
Activity Fund Budget in the amount of $400,000; and Student Fee
Fund Budget in the amount of $20,000.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ochsner, Webb, Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft,
Jacobsen, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
2007-2008 Tax Request
Ehmen moved
and Webb seconded that (1) the tax request for the Fillmore County
School District #25 General Fund should be, and hereby is set at
$3,985,353.95 for the 2007-2008 school fiscal year; (2) the tax
request for the District Special Building Fund should be, and
hereby is set at $56,560.00 for the 2007-2008 school fiscal
year; (3) the tax request for the Quality Capital Purpose
Undertaking Fund should be, and hereby is set at $92,920.00 for the
2007-2008 school fiscal year.
Roll Call: Ayes: Ochsner, Webb, Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft,
Jacobsen, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Authorize Representative to Receive/Disburse Federal Funds and to Approve Interfund Transfers
Domeier
moved and Ocshner seconded that the Board approve Mark Norvell as
the Fillmore Central Public Schools Authorized Representative to
receive and disburse Federal funds and to approve interfund
transfers.
Roll Call: Ayes: Webb, Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft, Jacobsen,
Ochsner, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Discussion Items
1. Board Policies #4000.H, #5240, #5242
Adjournment
Jacobsen
moved and Webb seconded that this regular meeting of September 10,
2007, be adjourned at 8:23
p.m.
Roll Call: Ayes: Webb, Domeier, Ehmen, Hoeft, Jacobsen,
Ochsner, Biba. Nayes: None. Absent:
Lightwine, Pribyl. Motion Carried.
Roger Jacobsen, Secretary
