PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR SESSION
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
The Board of Directors of the Community School District of South Tama County met on April 4, 2022 for a Public Hearing on the 2022-2023 Certified Budget at the Elementary School, Tama, Iowa at 5:00 p.m. with members of the community attending electronically through Google Hangouts.
On call of the roll the following were present: Mandy Lekin, Penny Tyynismaa, Elizabeth Dolezal, and Beth Wiese. Absent: Clint Werner. Quorum Present. Also present were: Superintendent Dr. Jared Smith, Board Secretary Randy Denham and several members of the community.
Motion by Tyynismaa second by Dolezal to approve the agenda. All Ayes.
Public Hearing – President Lekin opened the Public Hearing for the 2022-2023 Certified Budget at 5:00 p.m. President Lekin asked for public comments. Hearing none, President Lekin asked for a motion to close the Public Hearing.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to close the Public Hearing at 5:01 p.m. All Ayes. The motion carried.
The Regular Session was called to order at 5:01 p.m.
On call of the roll the following were present: Mandy Lekin, Penny Tyynismaa, Elizabeth Dolezal, and Beth Wiese. Members Absent: Clint Werner. Quorum Present. Also present were: Superintendent Dr. Jared Smith, Board Secretary Randy Denham, and several members of the community.
Dr. Smith requested to add two resignations to the Personnel Action Item on the Agenda. Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to approve the agenda with the changes presented. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Dolezal, second by Wiese to approve the consent agenda approving the minutes from the March 21, 2022 regular session, March 22, 2022 special session, and March 29, 2022 special session; bills for payment as presented; agreement with Total Rehab for Athletic training services for the April 26 track meet, and a library software agreement with Follett. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Public Comments – None
The Board discussed the current staff openings and different options for filling those positions moving forward. The Board requested that Administration gather some data to bring back to a future Board meeting for further discussion. Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to approve the following personnel requests. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Resignations: Andrea Rutledge – Middle School 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach; Brian Trester – TICU Teacher; Delonda Pushetonequa – High School Special Education Teacher; Heather Wanatee – Middle School 8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach; Abby Swiatly – First Grade Teacher; Anthony Jahr – High School Assistant Principal/Activities Director.
Contracts: Jennifer Gross – Partnership Center Special Education Para; Sidney Barrett – Kindergarten Teacher.
Transfers: Cory Kroeger – From Sub Bus Driver to PM Route Bus Driver; Cody Taylor – From Shared High School/Elementary Custodian to High School Custodian
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to approve the two-year contract for John Cain as Superintendent starting July 1, 2022 with a 2022-2023 salary of $160,000. Roll Call Vote: Lekin-Aye, Tyynismaa-Aye, Dolezal-Aye, Wiese-Aye. The motion carried. Mr. Denham stated that Board member Werner was unable to attend to the meeting due to other commitments but that Board Member Werner had requested that his vote of approval for the new Superintendent Contract be recorded in the minutes.
Mr. Denham presented two bids to repair/replace a sewer line that runs from the high school to Highway 63 that was found to be sagging following a sewer line backup on Highway 63 several weeks ago. Mr. Denham presented a bid from Hardon’s for $7,995 and a bid from Scharnweber’s for $9,200. Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to approve the bid from Hardon’s for $7,995 to repair/replace the sewer line at the High School. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Wiese, second by Dolezal to approve the resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $15,000,000 General Obligation Bonds and levying a tax for the payment thereof. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to approve the engagement letter with Ahlers & Cooney as bond counsel for the issuance of General Obligation Bonds. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to approve the 2022-2023 Certified Budget as presented with a total tax rate of $14.45. Roll Call Vote: Lekin – Aye, Tyynismaa – Aye, Dolezal – Aye, Wiese – Aye. The motion passed.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Wiese to approve the first reading of the following Board Policies: 703.1 Budget Planning; 707.2 Treasurer’s Annual Report. All Ayes. The motion carried.
Motion by Tyynismaa, second by Dolezal to approve the second and final reading of the following Board Policies: 605.4 Technology and Instructional Materials; 606.1 Class Size; and 606.6 Insufficient Classroom Space.
Board President Lekin recapped a meeting that was held on March 30th with representatives from the City of Toledo, ISG Architects, and District Administration on next steps for the Middle School Project. Dr. Smith stated that this group will meet again on April 19th and that the new Superintendent, John Cain, will be participating in the meeting as well.
The Board discussed that the next regularly scheduled Board Meeting is Monday, April 18, 2022. Since this is the day after Easter the Board stated that they would move the next regularly scheduled Board meeting to Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at the Elementary. The Board also looked ahead and will at this time plan to have regular Board meetings on the following dates: May 2, 2022; May 16, 2022; June 6, 2022; June 21, 2022; and July 11, 2022.
Motion by Wiese, second by Tyynismaa to adjourn the meeting at 5:53 p.m. All Ayes.
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Mandy Lekin, Board President Randy Denham, Board Secretary