MINUTES
BOARD OF EDUCATION
June 20, 2011
The
meeting was called to order by President Brian Oberlink at 7:00 P.M.
The following members were
present: Teresa Barnick, Danyele Harre,
Kent
Kistler,
Katriena Kroll, Randy Mason, and Laura Willms.
Also present were:
Superintendent
Doug Slover; Principals Adam Bussard and Angela Reeter.
Guests
were Michele Seabaugh,
teacher.
Motion by Mason, seconded by Harre that
the consent agenda be Approve
Consent
approved as follows: Agenda
That the minutes of the Regular
Meeting of the Board of Education
held on Monday, May
16, 2011 be approved as presented.
Further, that the Treasurer’s Report
be approved as presented.
Further, that the list of bills be
approved as presented.
Further, to authorize payment of
building operational costs for OBM Costs
the 2011 – 2012
school year from both the Educational Fund and the
Operations
and Maintenance Fund.
Further, to adopt a resolution
establishing the Imprest Funds Establish
Imprest
(Unit
Office, Jr.-Sr. High School and Elementary School)
for the 2011 -12 Funds
school year as
follows: “WHEREAS, a need exists for an Imprest Fund
for Brownstown
Community Unit School District No. 201 and a resolution
is necessary for
official sanction: THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED by the
Board
of Education of Brownstown Community Unit School District No.
201
that an Imprest Fund shall be established July 1, 2011 through June
30,
2012, at an amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) with the
First
National Bank of Brownstown as depository for such fund; Be It
Further
Resolved that Mrs. Nancy Kistler be, and hereby is, appointed
custodian of said fund and
a bond appropriate for said custodian be
purchased by District No.
201. Be it further resolved that said
Imprest
Fund
shall be used for bills that cannot be conveniently held for the next
Board
Meeting, such as athletic officials’ fees, textbook rental refunds, dues,
entry fees, postage,
trip expenses, etc. Be it further
resolved to authorize
continuance of the Activity
Funds for the Brownstown Junior-Senior High
School
and the Brownstown Elementary School”.
Further, to appoint David Arnold as
the Designated Person for Asbestos
Person
Asbestos
Management for the 2011 – 2012 school year.
Further, to adopt the attached
resolution establishing the Establish
Prevailing
Prevailing
Wage Rate Scale for Fayette County as established by the Wage
Illinois
Department of Labor. Further, to
authorize that proper filing
procedures be followed and
to provide for the publication of the required
notice in the newspaper
with general circulation in the local area.
Further, to retain the legal firm of
Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk and Retain
Law
Guenther,
Ltd. of Monticello, IL for legal counsel during the 2011 – 2012 Firm
school year at a cost of
$100.00 per month.
Further, to approve
registration/textbook/lab fees for the 2011 - Approve
Fees
2012
school year as follows: Elementary (K-6)
- $60.00; Junior High (7-8) -
$75.00; High School (9-12)
- $75.00; Driver Education - $50.00.
Further, that the First National Bank
of Brownstown be designated Designate
Depository
as depository for
school district funds; Further, that the following be
authorized for withdrawals
in the various accounts:
Unit
Office Accounts: N.O.W. Account Nancy Kistler, Bkpr/Treas.
M.M.+ Account Nancy Kistler, Bkpr/Treas.
Imprest Fund Nancy Kistler, Bkpr/Treas.
High
School Account: Activity Fund Adam Bussard, Principal
Elementary
Account: Activity Fund Angela Reeter, Principal
Further, to delegate responsibility
for investment of district funds Investment
Of District
to the School
Treasurer. Barnick, Harre, Kistler, Mason,
Willms, Kroll, Funds
Oberlink,
Yes.
Motion by Kistler, seconded by Barnick
that at 7:15 P.M. a Public Public
Hearing
Hearing
was held on the amended budget for the 2010 – 2011 fiscal year
for the Brownstown
Community Unit School District No. 201.
Barnick, Harre,
Kistler,
Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion
by Kroll, seconded by Barnick that at 7:15 P.M. a Public Public
Hearing
Hearing
was held on the Application Waiver for taking legal holidays.
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Kroll,
seconded by Barnick that a closed session be Into Closed
called at 7:30 P.M. for
the purpose of personnel salaries, staff assignments Session
and needs. This closed session is authorized under the
Open Meeting
Act,
House Bill 411, Public Act 82-78, which allows the Board to consider
such information. Barnick, Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms,
Kroll,
Oberlink,
Yes.
Motion
by Kroll, seconded by Kistler to come out of closed Out of
Closed
session at 9:00 P.M. Barnick, Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms,
Kroll, Session
Oberlink,
Yes.
Motion
by Barnick, seconded by Willms that the minutes of the Approve
Minutes
closed session be
approved. Barnick, Harre, Kistler,
Mason, Willms, Closed
Session
Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion
by Mason, seconded by Kistler that the escalating/de-escalating Accept
Milk
Bid
bid for milk from
Stark Distributing of Pana, Illinois be accepted for
the
2011
– 2012 school year as follows:
Firm Esc/De-Esc.
Whole
½ pint white .3100 .2790
2%
White ½ pint .3000 .2670
1%
White ½ pint .2900 .2580
1%
Chocolate ½ pint .3050 .2731
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Mason, seconded by Barnick
that the bid for bread from Accept
Bread Bid
Interstate
Brands Corporation of St. Louis, MO be accepted for the 2011-
2012
school year as follows:
Variety Size Price
Wonder
White Sandwich 24 oz. 1.37
Wonder
Wheat Sandwich 24 oz. 1.42
Wonder
Hot Dog Bun 16 pk. 1.67
Wonder
Hamburger Bun 3” 12 pk. 1.22
Wonder
Hamburger 3 7/8” 8 pk. 1.22
Wonder
Hamburger Bun 4” 30 ct. 3.85
Wonder
Steak Bun 24 pk. 3.65
Wonder
Deli Bun 6 pk. 1.37
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Barnick, seconded by Kistler
that the bid for bus main- Accept Bus
Maintenance
tenance from Ron Zimmer
of Brownstown, IL from September 1, 2011 Bid
through August 31, 2012
at the rate of $45.00 per hour be accepted.
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion
by Kroll, seconded by Barnick to approve a base salary of Approve
Sec/Bkpr
$47,250.00
for Nancy Kistler, District
Secretary/Bookkeeper/Treasurer, Treas
Salary
for the 2011 – 2012
school year. Barnick, Kistler, Mason,
Willms,
Kroll,
Oberlink, Yes; Harre, No.
Motion
by Harre, seconded by Kroll to approve a salary of Approve
Asst.
Bkpr
$17.25
per hour for Jacy Schaub,
District Assistant Bookkeeper, Salary
through March 1,
2012. Barnick, Harre, Kistler, Mason,
Willms, Kroll,
Oberlink,
Yes.
Motion by Kroll, seconded by Kistler
to accept the resignation of Resignation
Toby
Toby
Tackett as a bus driver effective May 26, 2011. Barnick, Harre, Tackett
Kistler,
Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Mason, seconded by Barnick
to accept the resignation Resignation
Travis
of Travis Redden as
Junior High Baseball coach for the 2011-2012 Redden;
JHBB
school year. Barnick, Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms,
Kroll, Oberlink, Yes. Coach
Motion by Kistler, seconded by Kroll
to employ Bryant Hale as Employ
JHBB
Junior
High Baseball coach for the 2011 – 2012 school year. Coach
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Kistler, seconded by Harre
to approve the bid from Approve
Property/
Country
Companies in the amount of $26,479.00 for property/casualty Casualty
Bid
insurance for the 2011 –
2012 school year. Barnick, Harre,
Kistler, Mason,
Willms,
Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Kistler, seconded by Kroll
to approve the bid from Approve
Workers
Workers’
Compensation Self-Insurance Trust in the amount of $28,452.00 Comp Bid
for workers’
compensation insurance for the 2011 – 2012 school year.
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Mason, seconded by Barnick to
approve the attached Approve
CMS
resolution for participation
in the State of Illinois Federal Surplus Resolution
Property
Program for the 2011 – 2012 school year. Barnick, Harre, Kistler,
Mason,
Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Kroll, seconded by Barnick
to approve the salary for Approve
Jr/Sr High
Adam
Bussard, Brownstown Junior-Senior High School Principal
at Principal
Salary
$67,000.00
for the 2011-2012 school year. Barnick, Harre, Kistler,
Mason,
Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Kistler, seconded by Oberlink
that the attached fiscal year Approve
Amended
2010
– 2011 amended budget for Brownstown Community Unit School Budget
District
No. 201 be adopted. Barnick, Harre,
Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll,
Oberlink,
Yes.
Motion by Kroll, seconded by Oberlink
to approve the Application Approve
Application
Waiver
for taking the following holidays: Holiday
Waiver
Martin
Luther King (third Monday in January)
Abraham
Lincoln (February 12)
Casimir Pulaski (first
Monday in March)
Columbus
Day (second Monday in October)
Veterans
Day (November 11)
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion
by Oberlink, seconded by Harre to approve continuation of Approve
Egyptian
Egyptian
Trust Insurance as the carrier for the employee health, life, dental Trust
and vision coverage
for the 2011-2012 school year. Barnick,
Harre, Kistler,
Mason,
Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion
by Kroll, seconded by Barnick that the Board review
the Wellness Review
Wellness
Policy
for Brownstown Community Unit School District No. 201. Barnick, Policy
Harre, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes;
Kistler, No.
Motion
by Barnick, seconded by Harre to approve the Brownstown Approve
Elem
Elementary
School Faculty Handbook for the 2011-2012 school year. Faculty
Handbook
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion
by Kistler, seconded by Mason to approve the Brownstown Approve
Jr/Sr High
Junior
Senior High School Faculty Handbook for the 2011-2012 school year. Faculty
Handbook
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion
by Kroll, seconded by Harre to approve the attached resolution Approve
IMRF
to adopt
Amortization Period for IMRF Early Retirement Incentive. Barnick, ERI
Harre,
Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
Motion by Kroll, seconded by Mason to
adjourn at 9:30 P.M. Adjourn
Barnick,
Harre, Kistler, Mason, Willms, Kroll, Oberlink, Yes.
President___________________________
Secretary________________________