January 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

This agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution.  A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection during normal business hours in the District Office.  Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be altered later than twenty-four hours before the meeting.  The Board reserves the right to alter the order of items, as it deems necessary.

Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the meeting room.

Current Officers:
Dave Welsch - President
Tony Roth - Vice President
OPEN - Secretary
Jessica Dunlap - Treasurer

Options for this Item:

Option #1

1. Retain the Same Officers
   1. A board member has the option of making a motion to suspend the rules and retain current officers.  (The motion can retain current officers and recommend a change.)
   2. Once this motion is made, a second would be needed and then discussion and then voting could take place.  
2. If a second is not received, the motion would die for lack of a second or supporting motion.

Option #2

1. The vote to elect board officers may be taken by secret ballot, but the total number of votes for each candidate shall be recorded in the minutes.

2. In the event any officer cannot be elected by a majority after 10 votes; no votes occur after ten motions fail for lack of a "second,"; or no member volunteers to serve as an officer for a particular position, the tie will be broken by the applicable method:

   1. If the board is split between two members, the officer will be determined by coin flip.  The winning member will be the officer for the upcoming year unless the position changes by action of the board.

   2. If the board is split between more than two members who wish to serve as the officer, any member wanting to serve as the officer will put his or her name into a drawing.  The name drawn out will be the officer for the upcoming year unless the position changes by action of the board.

   3. If no member is willing to serve as an officer for a position which is required to be a member of the board, all non-officers’ names will be put into a drawing.  The name drawn out will be the officer for the upcoming year unless the position changes by action of the board.

This is the public’s opportunity to speak to items on the agenda. This is also the public’s opportunity to speak to other non-agenda topics concerning the school district - since it is not an agenda item the board cannot discuss or take action on the matter at this time. To be recognized, all participants must complete the Request to Address the Milford Board of Education Form.  The District has established separate complaint procedures for any complaints, including complaints and concerns against individual employees.  As such, the Board requests that this complaint process be followed before discussion with the Board takes place.  Thank you for your participation.

General Fund for $182,192
Payroll for $873,727
Total $1,055,919

Building Fund for $7,454 for the interest payment for the lease purchase for the elementary addition.

$6,900 to Apptegy is the annual fee for the district website hosting and services.
$2,989 to Davisson Furniture is for appliances for the life skills classroom.
$136 to Occupational Health Centers of Nebraska for physicals for bus drivers.  This is a new vendor.  The previous company we had been using is no longer in business.
$11,250 to Porter and Company is for the school audit.

There are several $100 reimbursements for dual credit courses.  These are anonymous donation funds to help reduce the cost of dual credit courses for our students.

We currently have $1,811,761 cash on hand after expenditures and payroll, which is approximately 2 months of expenditures.  At this time last year, we had $963,683 cash on hand.
 

• The legislative session calendar has the dates the unicameral will be in session.  Bills are introduced during the first 10 days of the session.
• Commissioner Maher/NDE has listed Foundational Literacy, Educator Workforce, and School Engagement as their legislative priorities.
• The committee chairs are listed.  There are multiple senators interested in serving as chair of the Education Committee and of the Revenue Committee.
• Governor Pillen has listed several topics as his legislative priorities.  They include guidelines for athletic activities, tax relief, school funding, food labeling, winner-take-all electoral voting.
• Open Sky has provided an overview of the state budget and fiscal outlook for 2025.

Open discussion as needed.

• Policy 2008 Meetings - If the newspaper fails to include the meeting notice in the publication, the district can post the notice online to meet the requirements.
• Policy 3004.1 Purchases with Federal Funds - Slight changes for clarity when making purchases with federal funds based on technical assistant guides from the federal government and from results of "findings" from school audits.

The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Closed/Executive Session for 1) the protection of the public interest, or 2) the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and/or the individual has not requested a public meeting. When making a motion to enter into Closed/Executive Session, the member making the motion should be as specific as possible as to the reason(s) for executive session.

The Board President will restate the reason for Closed/Executive Session after the motion has been acted on.