Board Minutes - 2024.02.26 - Special Meeting

February 26, 2024

The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District Board of Directors met at the District Office on Monday, February 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm for a regular board meeting. Visitors in attendance: Ann Ohms, Nick Batterson, Melissa Reed-Appel, Nathan Hinton, and others not signed in. 

Call to Order: President Houk called to order the meeting of the EBF Board of Directors at 8:03 pm. Roll call: Ed Glenn, present; Eric Klyn, present; Lara Vandello, present; Micah Van Mersbergen, present; Tom Judy, present; Tyrone Lobberecht, present and Curt Houk, present.  Quorum established.

Action Items: Glenn moved and Vandello seconded to change the date for the first budget hearing from Tuesday, March 26, 2024 to Monday, March 25, 2024. Motion carried unanimously.  Van Mersbergen moved and Klyn seconded to accept the proposal of $37,525.00 from Miller’s Roof Coatings for the roof repair at the Blakesburg elementary.  Motion carried unanimously.  President Houk re-stated the tabled motion on acceptance or denial of the alternate bids from the February 19th board meeting. Vandello moved and Glenn seconded to remove motion from the table.  Motion carried unanimously.  Van Mersbergen moved and Vandello seconded to deny the alternate bids for the Blakesburg Kitchen addition.  Discussion held.  Motion carried 6-1 with President Houk voting no.  Vandello moved and Van Mersbergen seconded to deny air conditioning project for the Jr/Sr High gym.  Motion carried unanimously.  Van Mersbergen moved and Vandello seconded to approve Board Resolution FY24-03 SAE Scholarships for $250.00 Scholarship to Lylah Houk – Rabbit; $250.00 Scholarship to Payge Kerby – Rabbit; $250.00 Scholarship to Maddie Bahr – Poultry; $500.00 Scholarship to Kason Appel – Registered Breeding Sheep (Ewe); $500.00 Scholarship to Trace Hol – Registered Breeding Sheep (Ram) and $500.00 Scholarship to Even Tague – Registered/Grade Dairy Goat.  Roll call vote: Glenn – yes; Klyn – yes; Vandello – yes; Van Mersbergen – yes; Judy – yes; Lobberecht – yes; and Houk – yes. Motion carried unanimously.  Van Mersbergen moved and Vandello seconded the recommendation to hire Donald Mitchell, Girls Head Golf Coach.  Motion carried unanimously.   

Adjourn:  Van Mersbergen moved and Klyn seconded to adjourn board meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.  Meeting adjourned at 8:38 pm.  

Curt Houk                                                        Mary McCrea

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