Uh I'm concerned and I just I expressed my concerns uh during the work session regarding the wear and tear uh if we were to follow through on that particular uh agreement. Um, so I would like to have the board consider uh reconsider that that motion. Uh, in addition uh actually I should have done this first. I'd like to make a motion to amend that contract for 11.23 to include an a monthly enrollment reporting to the superintendent. We said yes in the back to that. We already agreed to that. So with regard to that do you have an existing contract that contracted my understand? Yes, that there is an existing contract that uh which is not that program that that contract must please don't interrupt me, Mr. G. Most people don't know what you're talking about. There's a motion on the floor. I'm responding to the motion.
So right there, you'll see that expenditures, that year-toate expenditure column right in the middle, what Mr. Trout's talking about. Look at those amounts. that goes from 292, 299, 313 to 341. That right there is a key um example of how we're investing in our teachers here at Huntington. So in a four-year period, we're talking about $5 million. Yes. And that's what I want you to know. And so in a four-year period, there's been a $5 million additional investment into staff. Exactly. And so sometimes when you're working with legislators or talking to somebody in the community, those are real numbers. Yep. Uh and I didn't want that to get by you this evening without you seeing um we're blessed, you know, uh here. And so Becky's leadership and what she's helped us to do is to make that investment back in our staff. So okay, thank you.
Okay, that is what's happening. Do we need any other clarification? I know what he's talking about. He spoke about resolution 11.23 for the clarification. It's it's not on the agenda. No, it's not. All right. 11.23 is an agenda regarding agenda item regarding the use of the field um by a specific club. Correct, Mr. Focarino. Correct, Mr. Guys. Mr. Moarino had proposed a uh amendment to the resolution asking for a weekly update or some some type of update monthly update with regard to the use uh regarding the field due to concerns for the wear and tear. My response is at this point is there is an existing contract that has been signed by both parties. Obviously, we cannot unilaterally change the terms of that contract. However, after speaking in in work session with the superintendent and having that issue brought up by Mr. Focarino, it is our understanding that that will not be a problem and we will have an addendum for the next meeting signed by both parties.
They're worth it. Yeah, it's it's awesome. Becky, thank you. Well, that is all that I had for our financial reports tonight. If there's any questions, I'd be happy to answer those. So, uh again, because I wasn't here last year uh last meeting, I apologize for that. But one of the reports that I want to question that you included uh was the all funds report. Yes. And I I love this report. I've been asking for this report for a really really long time. And I I it's a great report. But as I start to read this, I have questions. I think I know the answers, but I I just have to ask the questions publicly is as I scroll through this um I see some balances in here sizably in the negative. Can you explain why we have some negative balances in some of these funds?
Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. We apologize for confusion. Yes. And I apologize. I I thought everybody had an agenda. That's why I apologize. So, there's supposed to be a QR code somewhere that we were supposed to scan. I don't know where that's at. Right where? Oh, yeah. So, once again. All right. We we apologize for not thoroughly explaining that. Okay. Well, I apologize. All right. So, uh moving forward, where will we at? So, I'm I'm assuming, Mr. Focarino, based upon that discussion, um you're going to move that remove that request. Well, there nobody seconded it. So, yeah. Okay. So, continuing on. Uh, roll call, please. Mr. Minos. No. For 11.18. I the rest. Mr. Focarino. Uh, no. On 11.23. I on the rest. Mr. Gaba. 11.3. Number two. I Dr. Pivar. Hi, Mr. Mr. Mo. Hi, Mr. Keles. Hi, Mr. Ramos. Hi. All right. Motion to go into facilities 13.1 through 13.2.
Absolutely. I'd be happy to. That goes in line with what I was talking about earlier with our um having our cash balances overall. Our fund cash balances is at the very bottom of that report and you'll you will see those negatives. 99% of those negatives are from reimburseable grants slashdonations anything like that. So for instance we might have um our title one our um special education grant all those uh we have to spend the money first and then we get reimbursed. So that is the lag between months of being able to submit that to the state and then getting that reimbursement back. So all those negatives are um attributed to those reimburseable grants donations or anything from the state or federal level. Cool. And question and then just for me because we don't have food service on here anymore. I'm I know I had found it but I always forget 0800.
I make a motion. Second. Motion by Mr. Mo, second by Mr. Keles. Any discussion? Okay. Mitch, roll call, please. Mr. Minos. Hi Mr. Focarino. Hi Mr. Gaba. Hi Dr. Pivorce. Hi Mr. Mleo. I Mr. Kelesz. I Mr. Ramos I. Motion carries. All right. Lastly, uh motion to go into policy 16.1 through 16.2. Uh yeah, policy 16.1 through 16.2. I apologize. Make a motion. Motion by Miles. Seconded by Mr. Gaba. Roll call, please. Mr. Minos, I. Mr. Focarino. I. Mr. Gaba. Hi. Dr. Pivorc. Mr. Moleo. Hi. Mr. Kelesz. Hi, Mr. Ramos. I. Motion carries. All right. At this time, I'd like to open up the floor for public comment. Um, we already know the procedure. Miss Marina just ran to it. So go a race to the mic to it. Um, can I just ask you a question first? Hold on one moment. Please announce yourself.
What? 0800. See you're great. Uh that's awesome. And then the second question I have related to that is I thought I saw in here. So the the first thing that Pat talked about was the GO solutions uh Medicaid reimbursement stuff that goes into a fund in here as well. So that that money can be contributed for the Medicaid reimbursement comes into there as well. Yes, there's two different Medicaid funds. Um one is um 3250 and one is the state and one is the federal. The federal is 6460. So you'll see both of those funds um for Medicaid and we're blessed to be able to have that. And there's different ways that we get that revenue and then we're able to spend it on anything that we need to for special education. You answered my next question. So that's even beautiful. So I I appreciate it and again I have been asking for this report for a really long time.
Marlene Zawatka 67 Morris Garfield. The board docs. You guys all have to read them before you say stuff, right? Like a yay nay. So these two things, did you guys say yay tola or agatha or here's Celeste or Shannon? That's on. So I just want to know what was the yay agatha. So hold on. So if we could do this properly, if you have a question, just please ask it from the mic so the public could hear. Well, my question is you guys don't read the board docs because you approved that. But um my question is for resolution 9.14 with the Minds Eye Technologies. I'm questioning it because this was a company used in Belleville, but when I Googled it, it says this company is temporarily closed. The phone number does not work. So, I don't know how you guys gave them a contract for $2 million when it seems the company doesn't exist.
So I appreciate having you being in here. Um it's very helpful and we'll get you that 1782 notice right away. Thank you so much. Uh on that note, I I can't make the motion, but uh do we have a motion to accept the February 2025 financial reports? Motion to approve the February 2025 financial report as presented. Thank you, Mr. Meltzer. Do I have a second? Thank you, Mr. M. That is actually helping our electric bill because I guarantee you that's the motion sensor, the occupancy sensor. We've been in here so long that no one's been walking through there to go walk click that offd. No. Right. Any other questions? I I jumped ahead and started asking questions early. Any other questions from Mrs. Smith? On that note, I'll I'll call for the vote. Thank you, Becky. Oh, I lost my screen. What happened? Oh, motion carried five.
And wasn't the owner of the company your running mate for office, Mr. Tomco? Did you run for counsel with the owner of this company? Minds Eye Technologies. Okay. Um, other questions. Um, with the hiring of the new park ranger, will the fields be open to the public as previously promised? Because there is a park ranger hired. Um, with the Vistula encouraging student participation in soccer, would that will that decrease their fees for Garfield students or will it be free for us since I'm assuming field use might be discounted for them? And that's all. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Tom. We just wait till the public start to respond, please. Could I go? Yes. Okay. Arlene Patiri, 184 Midland Avenue, Garfield. Mr. Tomco, as far as re-registration, you're making it sound like this was never done before. We have done this every five years, and it worked out perfectly with two women.
Uh, the vote carried 5-0. Now, moving on to voided stale dated checks, which is a new one for me. Okay, so this I'll explain this. So, per Indiana code 511 um 10 um-10.5, we must present a list of stale dated checks to the board of finance um for all outstanding checks that are two years old each December. We need to do this in the system in February. So, um I got with the the finance team and u made sure with the conversion and everything that we were doing this and we shored anything up that um might not have been um done previous to this. So, each year you will receive this in March and this is for um all of the voids that they did that were two years or more old as of December 31st. Um so this was as of 2024. So, anything from 2022 back um is a list that you'll see in your board docs and the amount is $79648, which is not bad.
one that took a stipen for doing it and the other was a full-time registar. So, let's get that clear. And as far as our guards, they do an excellent job. But I'm wondering why do we need a guard in the board office when the bank doesn't even have a guard and you have to be buzzed in? That's a question. Not that I want to see a guard lose his job. Bring him back to a school. I mean, really, you don't need a guard. Um um and let's see. And as far as you saying about the having the election change, you sat up there and said, "I don't care when it is, but yet you spent close to $40,000 fighting the city." The city was doing that because the taxpayers needed to vote on a budget if the budget went over. Well, you were able to keep it down, but let's see.
Um I can't tell you my dollar amount that we had at the other district was a lot higher. Um so that's good. Everybody cashes their checks around here, so that's that's that's a plus. But um so with this uh for instance, if you have um a check that was voided, the money automatically goes back into the fund that it was written from unless that fund has ended. So that fund could be closed. For instance, if I had something that was a particular grant, a donation, or something else that is non-existent now, um it depends on its purpose. So if it was directly aimed toward education instruction, then it would go back into the education fund. If it was anything like operational, it could be anything parts, anything that could be for um transportation or anything in that that realm, then it would go into the operations fund.
Throughout the year, I'm sure there's going to be a shortfall or an error or whatever you want to call it. Um, where we let me see where I am. That that Oh, and as far as the parking, there is no parking in any city around schools. You've been around apparently because as a truency officer, I went to other schools to train other schools how to be a truency officer. There's no parking anywhere. So, we don't have to go there that the city took it away and what's going to happen. Anywhere you go, there's no parking. Um, and as far as the resolution 11.1, who is the contract with? can't answer that now because if it's with the soccer Oh, okay. Not a problem. But if it's with the soccer, Mr. Munz, I think he belongs to that club and I think he should have recused himself on that and not been able to vote.
So first we're reg we're required to put it back in the original fund unless it's already closed. Then it goes back into either the education fund or the operations fund. So, this we were just asked for the board's approval to accept these um voids as part of Indiana code um that we're required to do. Do I have a motion? Motion to approve the list of outstanding checks voided in February 2025 as presented. And do I have a second? Thank you, Mr. Miller. Uh, any comments?
And then wait, I'm not finished. Um, and then as far as I think it was a little unprofessional, Mr. Tomco, when you had told them in reference to the internet that you feel this should be a unanimous vote, you have to stay impartial. It's up to the board members. And please board members remember he works for you. You don't work for him. And let me see, there's one other thing. Uh Roman St. Superintendent's parking. Oh, and one other thing. Mr. Tomco, I heard you wrote a couple of books. Why don't you donate them to the Garfield library? Because they're not in any library in Garfield, Saddlebrook, Wrington, or Loi. Thank you. Check. Excuse me, Mr. President. Mr. Fino, I'm sorry. I have a question. Um, the first speaker brought up a qu a comment. I understand it's part of public comment. I just want clarification on what the first speaker had said pertaining to Mind's Eye not being an existing company.
Hearing none, I'll move for a vote. And the motion carries 5-0. Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr. Smith. Moving on to H facilities. Uh first one on H1 is the word of the parking lot bid. Yes, Mr. Wall. I'd like to recommend that the board accept the proposal from ENB paving for the summer parking lot work. Um, and I'll let you know that in the capital projects budget, there was $950,000 allotted for uh parking lot repair and replacement uh along with $50,000 for concrete uh work that oftentimes is included in that uh as they're doing the parking lots. And uh with ENB's bid, uh we were able to uh include all of the alternates that were bid along with that project. Um, so that includes uh adding uh Lincoln Elementary that was possibly going to be the odd man out uh if the bids didn't come in.
Can you clarify that for me, please? So, I think Mr. Tomco wants public speaking, Dr. Tomco will respond to all questions and if they're not they're not answered at that time, you can ask that. Okay. Thank you, Mr. D. Uh Richard Derig, 71 Herman Street. Um this is for um Kathy uh Duridge. Um, we had spoke about this a year a year year and a half ago about putting extended guard rails like 60 foot of guardrail around the the benches for the softball on each side of Seml and on the side of Palisade because that's a very busy intersection and I was concerned about the safety of our children that are sitting there waiting to bat or in between innings and that was one of the main things. Also, there was um parents were sitting on the outside of that fence on the sidewalk, which to me is very dangerous, and I called for uh to put a a gate right where the stands are, and it would be a minimal cost to put that gate there, and it would alleviate that that issue.
So we're able to do that along with resurfacing their playground. U the pavement patching and adding on to the staff parking lot uh along with widening the bus lane at Riverview. uh patching of uh the bad spots where they'll actually cut out uh some some areas at Crest View, Riverview, and Salimony. Uh modifying the drop off lanes uh at Crest View. Um and one of the things I did want to mention, the project was originally bid or put out to bid for tennis courts along with that at Crest View and Riverview. um the allocation for the tennis courts uh was not sufficient to handle what needed to be properly done to upgrade those tennis courts. So, we're going to have to uh budget for those replacements and upgrades uh in the future. But none of the contractors were willing to bid the tennis courts for the amount of money that we had allocated in capital projects.