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 |
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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