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2021_09_13 September Board of Education Meeting Minutes

NIOBRARA PUBLIC SCHOOL

MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING

September 13, 2021

This agenda was published in the Niobrara Tribune September 9, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

PRESENT                                                                                                                                                                               

PRESENT                                                                                                                   

Matt Moody

Ward Adema

Leon Klug                                                                

Susan Bolling                                                      

Diane Teadtke                                           

Matt Paulsen

Margaret Sandoz, Superintendent

Adrian Bowen, Principal-absent

 

Visitors: Wanda DeKay

 

Chairman Moody opened the Budget Hearing at 5:30 p.m. Chairman Moody closed the Budget Hearing at 5:50 p.m. and opened the Tax Request Hearing at 5:50 p.m. and closed the Tax Request Hearing at 6:00 p.m. Chairman Moody called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. It was noted that LB898 dealing with Open Meeting Laws was duly posted. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.

 

Motion by Teatke and seconded by Bolling to approve the minutes from the regular meeting held on August 10, 2020. RCV: Adema-aye, Bolling-aye, Teadtke-aye, Paulsen-aye, Klug-aye, Moody-aye. Motion carried.

The following bills were presented.

Check Number

To

Description

Amount

11277

Arts Garbage Service

Property Service

$488.49

11278

Avera - St. Anthonys Hospital

School Age

$101.11

11279

Blick Art Materials

Supply

$26.10

11280

Candlewood Suites

NPBG Travel

$1,739.45

11281

Cornhusker International Trucks, Inc

Maint. and Repair

$10,630.76

11282

Curriculum Associates LLC

Texts

$714.00

11283

Curriculum Leadership Institute

NPBG Travel Exp

$2,287.90

11284

Eakes Office Solutions

Supply

$1,589.46

11285

Ecolab Pest Elimination Div.

Property Service

$69.82

11286

EMC Insurance Co

Property and Auto Ins.

$65,686.00

11287

Environmental Air Technology

Supply

$640.54

11288

ESU #1

Sped Contracted services

$7,664.06

11289

ESU #2

DG Contracted service

$82,938.00

11290

ESU#7

Pro. Dev.

$75.00

11291

ESU#8

Contracted service

$40.00

11292

Feather Hill Express

Fuel

$118.00

11293

First Bankcard

Sped- Texts-Supply-Furniture-Hardware

$3,016.25

11294

First Bankcard DG

DG Supply and travel

$5,859.99

11295

First Bankcard NPBG

SPED Software/NPBG Contracted Service

$386.00

11296

Flinn Scientific

Supply

$954.02

11297

Gopher Sport

Supply

$318.70

11298

Great Plains

Phone and Internet

$443.26

11299

Hanzlik, Sharla R

Bd Pd Ded.

$1,050.00

11300

Heermann, Emily A

DG Travel

$1,226.40

11301

Heggerty

Texts

$87.99

11302

Hillman, Ted M

Transportation other

$90.87

11303

Hrbek Construction LLC

Property Service

$400.00

11304

Implementation Consulting Group

NPBG Contracted Service

$17,000.00

11305

J & K Auto

Fuel

$223.27

11306

J.W. Pepper & Son Inc.

Supply

$1,231.64

11307

Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP

Property service

$7,219.37

11308

Kasik, Jacob M

DG Travel exp

$565.60

11309

KSB Law School

Legal fee

$96.00

11310

Madison National Life Insurance Co., Inc.

Dis. Ins.

$595.90

11311

Marco

Supply

$844.96

11312

Marco Inc. 2

Inv: 29915805

$747.00

11313

Mark Reynolds

MIleage pd to parents

$168.00

11314

Menards Yankton

Supply

$153.04

11315

Michael Pujado

DG Contracted Service

$1,000.00

11316

Midwest Technology Products

Supply

$164.26

11317

Moody Motor Co.

School Age Maint. and Repair

$3,358.01

11318

Niobrara Petty Cash Fund

Fee

$394.04

11319

Niobrara Public School Activity Fund

DG Contracted Service

$700.00

11320

Niobrara Trading Post

School age/ Fuel

$1,050.40

11321

Niobrara Tribune

Ads

$169.03

11322

Novel Ideas Inc.

Inv: 958

$2,318.13

11323

One Source One Solution

Supply

$1,789.78

11324

Pease General Store

Supply

$275.82

11325

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

DG Contracted Service

$3,295.96

11326

Precision IT

Property Service

$203.25

11327

S&S Worldwide

Supply

$23.02

11328

School Health Corporation

Sped supply

$459.74

11329

School Mate

Supply

$635.00

11330

School Specialty/Classroom Direct

Inv: September 2021

$41.98

11331

Schuurmans Farm Supply

Supply

$161.23

11332

SFM

Workman's comp

$11,832.00

11333

Simplified Online Communication Systems

Web Hosting

$1,900.00

11334

Tessiers Inc.

Property Service

$6,258.27

11335

The Art of Education, LLC

Software

$499.00

11336

University of Nebraska High School

online instruction

$1,050.00

11337

Vics Service

School age / Fuel/ Supply

$750.51

11338

Village Of Niobrara

Sewer and Water

$340.32

11339

Worthington Direct

NPBG Supply

$2,837.75

 

Sub Total

 

$258,994.45

       
 

September Payroll

 

$318,808.37

       
 

Total General Fund Bills

 

$577,802.82

 

 

Motion by Adema and seconded by Teadtke to approve the bills as presented: RCV: Bolling-aye, Teadtke-aye, Paulsen-aye, Klug-aye, Moody-aye, Adema-aye. Motion carried.

 

The financial report was presented.  Motion by Bolling and seconded by Paulsen to approve the financial report. RCV: Teadtke-aye, Paulsen-aye, Klug-aye, Moody-aye, Adema-aye, Bolling-aye. Motion carried.

 

 

Motion by Paulsen and seconded by Klug to adopt and approve the 2021-2022 Budget for Niobrara Public Schools as published. RCV: Paulsen-aye, Klug-aye, Moody-aye, Adema-aye, Bolling-aye, Teadtke-aye. Motion carried.

 

RESOLUTION SETTING THE PROPERTY TAX REQUEST                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

RESOLUTION NO. 2021 Tax                                                                                                                                         

WHEREAS Nebraska Revised Statute 77-1601.02 provides that the Governing Body of Niobrara Public Schools passes by a majority vote a resolution or ordinance setting the tax request; and

WHEREAS a special public hearing was held as required by law to hear and consider comments concerning the property tax request;                                                                                                                    

NOW, THEREFORE, the Governing Body of Niobrara Public Schools resolves that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

1.            The 2021-2022 property tax request be set at:                                                                                                                                   

                                General Fund:     $1,868,687.00                                                                 

                                Bond Fund:          $-                                                                          

                                Special Building Fund:     $-                                                                          

                Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund:                        $-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

2.            The total assessed value of property differs from last year’s total assessed value by 1.09 percent.                                                                                                                                                              

3.            The tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property would be 0.943779 per $100 of assessed value.                                                                                                                                                                                                

4.            Niobrara Public Schools proposes to adopt a property tax request that will cause its tax rate to be 0.928719 per $100 of assessed value.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

5.            Based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Niobrara Public Schools will increase or decrease last year’s budget by 22.21 percent.                                                                                                                                                     

6.            A copy of this resolution be certified and forwarded to the County Clerk on or before October 13, 2021.                                                                                                                                                                                  

Motion by Teadtke, seconded by Bolling to adopt Resolution #2021 Tax.                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Voting yes were: Klug, Paulsen,                                                  Voting no were:                                                                Moody, Adema, Bolling, Teadtke                                                              

                                                                                                                               

Dated this 13 day of September, 2021    

 

Motion by Teadtke and seconded by Bolling to recognize NEA as a bargaining agent for the 23-24 school year. RCV: Paulsen-aye, Moody-aye, Adema-aye, Bolling-aye, Teadtke-aye. Klug-aye. Motion approved.

 

Mrs. Sandoz gave the Superintendent report.

 

It was the consensus of the board to proceed with the recommendation of the transportation committee.

 

The next meeting is scheduled for October 11, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

                                                                 Susan Hillman, Recording Secretary