November 7, 2017 at 6:15 PM - Business Committee

I. Listed below are the financial and operational items to be reviewed by Business Committee Members with recommendations for action to be made at the next Regular Board Meeting:

I.A. Action Items to be Reviewed at the Regular Board Meeting on November 15, 2017 with recommendations to be made by the Business Committee.

I.A.1. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

I.A.2. Approval of Budget Amendment

I.A.3. Approval of An Order Authorizing the Issuance of United Independent School District Public Property Finance Contractual Obligations, Series 2018; Entering a Bond Purchase Agreement and a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; Delegating to certain District Administrative Staff and Officials the Authority to Approve all Final Terms of the Contractual Obligations; and Other Matters Related Thereto

I.A.4. Approval of a Resolution Declaring Intention to Reimburse certain Expenditures

I.A.5. Approval of Property Tax Refunds for the month of October 2017

I.A.6. Approval of Resolution for the Election of Board of Directors for the Webb County Appraisal District

I.A.7. Approval of Board Member Travel to attend the TASA/TASB Fall Legal Seminar in Austin, Texas for the Month of November 2017

I.A.8. Approval of Memorandum Of Understanding between the United Independent School District Police Department and the Laredo Independent School District Police Department  

I.A.9. Approval of the District's membership in the TASB Energy Cooperative

I.A.10. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

I.A.11. Approval of Request from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Project/Campuses

I.A.12. First and Final Reading of Revised BE (LOCAL) Policy

I.B. Informational Items to be presented to the Business Committee.

I.B.1. Finance Division Monthly Financial Report

I.B.2. Report of Internal Audit Department's External Quality Assessment

II. Public Comments: Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Board Parliamentarian will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select not more than three (3) representatives to speak for them. Comments must address items listed on the agenda. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (LOCAL), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information. When a speaker comes to the podium, please indicate what agenda item you will be addressing. Furthermore, please refrain from mentioning any employee's name and any complaint about any employee's duties or responsibilities should be channeled through the appropriate grievance policy.

III. Adjournment