Board Minutes - 2023.05.22

May 22, 2023

The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District Board of Directors met at the district office on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a special board meeting. Visitors in attendance: Ann Ohms and Andy Heinle.

Special Board Meeting: Call to Order – Establish Quorum: President Houk called the regular board meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call: Eric Klyn, absent; Rena Shepherd, absent; Lara Vandello, present; Micah Van Mersbergen, present; Doug Brinegar, present; Mark Haselhuhn, absent; and Curt Houk, present. Quorum established.

Approve Agenda: Vandello motioned and Brinegar seconded to amend agenda and remove item 3a Denovo Contract. Contract has not been approved by the school’s lawyer.  Will bring to the June 19, 2023 board meeting for approval.  Motion carried unanimously.

Contracts & Agreements: Brinegar motioned and Vandello seconded to approve the two-year agreement with Marc & Jessica Nollen for the Fremont land. Small discussion held on benefit of doing one-year agreements.  Motion carried unanimously.   Van Mersbergen motioned and Brinegar seconded to approve the GPAEA Sharing Agreement for Social Worker for the 2023-2024 school year.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Personnel:  Van Mersbergen motioned and Vandello seconded to approve Madysen Wade, 9th Grade Softball Coach.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Capital Projects: Brinegar motioned and Van Mersbergen seconded to approve all of the new proposed capital projects with the cost of each approximately listed: $36,215.00 for 4th Grade Classrooms furniture, $33,000.00 for gymnasium painting, $15,000 for the Wrestling Room Air Exchange, $65,000 for high school athletic lockers, $40,000 for junior high athletic lockers, $25,000 for Jr/Sr High classroom video displays, and unknown for cement work at Fremont Elementary, Jr/Sr High and the District Office’s West wall.  Discussion was held that the junior high athletic lockers were still in respectable shape and could be replaced later since we are uncertain what the amount for the concrete work will actually be.  Brinegar motioned and Van Mersbergen seconded to amend the original motion to excluded the junior high athletic lockers.  Motioned amended unanimously.  Amended motion carried unanimously.    

Adjourn:  Vandello motioned and Brinegar seconded to adjourn board meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.  Meeting adjourned at 7:53 pm.

Curt Houk                                                        Mary McCrea

Board President                                                 Board Secretary