>> Oh >> um so I don't know it's from A2 AC I guess. >> Okay. >> I don't know if we're not affiliated that well with them are we? I guess I'm not sure. Well, we are the Ann Arbor Arts Center is works directly with the city of Ann Arbor, with the DDA. They've been helping to um usher some of the larger public art projects that the that this some some from the city and some from the DDA. >> Yeah. If this commission is interested, what we can do is we can invite them to our next meeting to talk a little bit about what this project encompasses and to see if they have any updates uh at the time. But we can so all to say if there's ever any program or any uh specific uh uh things that you guys are interested about uh you can let me know.
And I think that what I would be willing to say publicly at this point, having no idea what state a look look like, prefacing that is I do believe that we are planning for any potential scenario that will come in with a specific set of district priorities that are in the community and the students best interests. And I believe that we are well positioned or will be well positioned to manage to manage what may or may not happen. But we are doing everything that we can to in a position to present a budget on the 18th that we think is representative of >> so what makes this year more unique or unique is the fact that it is new governor under nor normal circumstances already have had our number. It's because of the change in leadership is why the number is so I just wanted to mention we have uh five wrestlers.
Are there any questions? >> Questions for the club account balances? >> No questions, Miss. >> Okay. Tax credit. And then um I also submitted the calendar year 2025 tax credit information and it's by calendar year because that's how it needs to be reported to the state. >> So as of December 31st, 2025, there was a total of $148,968.50 available in uh tax credit funds across all sites. The primary has 67,4512 available. The intermediate has $16,858.31. Alternative middle school has $3,18182. The alternative high school has $8,460.93. BMS has $31,6506 and BHS has $21,72141 cents available. The total expenditures in calendar year 2025 were $17,68.75 and the total donations received in the same time period was $23,396.
So, if you're not if you don't So, you're going to be 53, you wouldn't be 55. Let's say they set the limit at 55. You wouldn't you wouldn't get uh have to go through the process. You get paid out through uh payroll and you'd pay, as we're going to go through this right now, you'd pay federal, state, and FICA and Medicare taxes. >> So, with this plan, there would be certain parameters in place, and there's no opting in or opting out of this plan. this is the plan and if you meet the parameters you're going this way and if you don't meet the parameters it's going this way. Is that right? >> Yep. >> Okay. >> And we'll and we'll talk we'll talk about why because a big question we get is what about that person who just wants their money now. Similar it's like we'll talk about why we can still do that and why it's going to look a little bit different and there's going to be a tax benefit for that person who meets the plan qualifications.
Got to see them in all school assemblies and uh so I just really enjoy and appreciate their time and it it meant a lot to me. So, and then I got to go to CPAC. I went to the Chicago Tribute and was so impressed with I hadn't been to the performing arts, so it was just wonderful to go see >> and I kept staring at the saxophone player and wondering if Dr. Wyman Moonlights >> because he do you have a paper boy hat that you wear? I mean, he looked exactly like so. Yep. Yep. But anyway, so I'm just so impressed with what's going on with the district, the people that I'm getting to know, and I really look forward to getting to know many of you a little bit more and spending some time in your buildings. So, I appreciate that. Thank you. >> All right.
And so it was an attempt to to maybe ensure access for everybody um and make sure that they had access to the same things and the same you know staff resources um as you know uh a few people in town do. >> Thank you. Michael, does that help with some of the clarification that you were looking for, Julie? Probably not, but >> doing the best we can here. >> I'll talk to if I have to. Oh, >> okay. >> All right. >> Sorry, Cindy. >> That's fine. >> Thank you, Cindy, for your presentation. Thank you very much. Appreciate it, >> guys. >> And I appreciate the the process that you do. I I know we're running a little late and this is not public records, but I just wanted I was chatting with Cindy um just to touch base on you know people can be running you know pulling papers and I just asked if she could give us a quick update on who has not necessarily >> seeing that you're right here you might as well >> but since she's here >> so just I'll do it really really quick.
Um but we need to start sooner than later. So but there isn't such a tight timeline. Um and there is funding for the plans and our purchasing agents looking through the five to six bids for engineering services. And then we'll select a design phase to start with. And the board of selectment has accepted the request.
Any opposed? All right. Motion carries. Feel free to continue, Kelly. Okay. I'm going to bring us back to the agenda. The next one is a little bit of a cleanup. Um, there there is an existing policy, which is 5141.34, which is, uh, TB testing of students and personnel. When we previous We used to have a health services policy and a separate TB policy. It was added on after. Um, when we revised policy 5141, uh, .21, um, which is our health services policy, it incorporated, uh, much more detail on, uh, the tuberculosis testing that is required. Um, and so, right now, that policy, um, it should stand by itself, so there there's not conflicting information, and is the most up-to-date, and and that policy is based on CAB recommendations. So, for that reason, I am recommending that we revoke, uh, this policy 5141.34. Um, but I just want to make sure that everyone understands I'm not saying that we should not have a policy regarding it.
We can reach out. We can invite them as an information item to so you guys can learn a little. >> I think this is an excellent one to invite. So yeah, promote what we can. >> This is perfect. Yeah. >> I >> Well, we want to amplify the message, right? So it would be good if we can come together on things like this. The city of Ann Arbor invites qualified bronze artists or artist teams to submit qualifications to design, fabricate, and install a bronze figure of Kathy Coso in front of Larkham City Hall. >> That's they have an image of it where it sits >> or kind of where Yeah, >> right off of here. I believe >> the deadline is March 8th um for submissions. Um just piggybacking on that to update the elevating history mural series from the living oral history project is has selected um I believe six six finalists to submit proposals now.
My time as a wrestling parent is officially over now. So I get to watch other people's kids for the next few weeks. I think we have five. Is that right? Five. >> Joey Harts, Jeremy Moore, Hunter Naboa, Mattal, >> and four girls. >> Oh wow. I only know Maddie and Emma, but who >> surpris? >> Okay, great. All going to uh regionals that got placed in districts last weekend onto regionals this weekend. So, kudos to them and to the coaches and the girls program is absolutely outstanding. It's really neat to see how much that's grown over the last couple of years. So, follow them on social media and see how they do. Our next meeting will be in two weeks which it sounds like we will have some budget information here then >> no further she's watching that seeing no further board comment I ask for a motion to >> adjourn and Sol.
Are there any questions? Miss Silia, >> I just quick question on the on the tax credit that carries over, right? >> It does carry over from year to year. >> Yes. >> Yeah. It kind of carries. >> Yeah. Um I think that a lot of you can see that the high school and the middle school have the most money available and that's where a lot of the donations do go um for athletics >> um and extracurriculars. And also I know that some teachers have actually reached out to people to for them to make donations to a specific uh sport. So, >> so that the donations are um for specific areas >> there sometimes. I think the majority of the donations are as needed in the area that's needed the most and that gives each site the ability to use it have a site council meeting and use it within the restrictions of the funds.
Um and we'll just go through that here in a second where that's a few slides later. You'll see the goal is to save the employee money. I'm telling you there's a way to save the employee employer money. And so we'll get into Mac will go ahead with if your payout goes through payroll and what the >> district set the perimeter or your company. >> So great question. So all of the um plan documents are customizable. It's going to be all done by the district. I don't I don't want any any place in uh what's going on in your district. We're in a sense just the uh the vendor for this. So we have a bunch of different school districts. So Deer Valley, for example, their age limit is 50 years old and $5,000 or more. Um Tucson is 55. Tucson is 55 and at least a $3,000 payout.
Anyone else? Okay. All right. Um, we'll move on to 6.1. Any public comments? >> No comments. >> All right. So, we'll move on to some um the consent agenda. Any um any comments, questions, concerns about the consent agenda? If not, I will um take a motion. >> I motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> I second. >> All in favor? >> I motion carries five to zero. Okay, so now that brings us to 8.1 discussion and consideration of approval of the ES of the estimate of excess capacity for open enrollment acceptance for two 2627 school year. >> Thank you, Madam President. This is the normal uh excess capacity that we bring to you every year. Uh this is the second reading of it. Just a quick reminder, by law we have to uh establish what our capacity is in our schools. We establish it three different ways.
Yeah. Um I've had papers pulled for every uh position except for um I I just gave you my paper. Um I believe border health one yeah one seat on board health but um and nobody's returned papers yet and I they're not due back until the 31st but I am going even if you're not going to return your papers if you have pulled and um I'm going to send out an email. There is a seminar. It's an online training for town election candidates for um the campaign finance reporting. Um, it's on March 16th at noon and it's by Zoom, but I'm gonna send an email out to all the candidates, even though they're not candidates until I get their papers back. >> That's great. Thank you, Cindy. Great. >> Thanks, Cindy. >> Thank you very much. >> Appreciate that. >> All righty. Um, we have people strolling in um every every three or four minutes here.
>> Any questions? >> Anyone have any questions for Joy? >> Is that project starting for the summer though? You know, are you not sure? You said it was going to be a summer. We're not not necessarily this summer. You just said it needs to be Okay. I was just curious. >> Oh, Bel. I was curious. >> Cool. Very nice. >> The oil tanks this summer though, right? >> That's the one I was not sure. Right. >> Can I come? So, um, so we are we're going to go out to bid for that oil the oil tank project. Um, because the design build plan that we got is about 44 $43,000 over the approved capital funding on that. Um, I did um this is a pre a pre preview to next week's next month's update, but um we I did have a conversation with um Paul Czecho and Josh Flowers from the NBC municipal building committee.
It is already covered in another more comprehensive policy. Thank you, Kelly. Are there any questions about this? Seems pretty straightforward. Um, uh, Kelly, for for our minutes, can you tell me or get back to me and let me know the policy that it's embedded in? I will tell you right now. It's 5141.21, and the title is health services policy. Thank you. Mhm. >> [clears throat] >> So, just to, uh, make sure that folks who are watching understand, um, when we send our policies to the board for a first read, uh, they that means that the board the full board will take a look at those policies once and vote on them, and then it will come back to the board for a second vote. I believe that when we revoke a policy, and we vote to make that recommendation to the board to revoke the policy, that only goes through for a single vote.
Uh and so um our team will be reviewing the proposals within the next few weeks and um artist selection should be coming in the next couple months for that. That's three large murals um one on the back side of the fire station, one on city hall, and the other one at the Maynard parking garage. one. Uh the themes are blackowned businesses and commercial street scenes, residential and community life, incorporating a map, and then finally civic leadership and fair housing ordinance. Those are the three themes that the artists are doing um proposals for right now. I wonder if it makes sense to have like every two to three meetings the DDA and or Hannah from A2D or from the art center come and talk to us about the current projects because I feel like there are a lot of ongoing projects that they could get provide updates on and I get questions all the time and I'm like I don't know I haven't heard from them lately.
>> Yeah. >> But it's it's easier for the schools if it's not in a specific category. >> Okay. Maybe I maybe I overlooked it, but there's usually the the report of what those actual items are. >> Yeah, it's it was attached. >> I just see the memo. Do you want to? >> But um I was we've seen it before and I and only reason I brought it up because I guess that question goes to not to yourself in particular but specifically to the um >> the process if let's say there's a specific >> um directive for that donation or that the where you're supposed to go. What what is the process if that's something that the school doesn't really use it for and it just kind of sits there? So typically it's it's if it's designated, it's designated. That's where it stays. >> But there have been times where I think at the primary there it was designated for something that they didn't really have and so site council was able to move it back into undesated.
So let's go into the taxes. Let's talk about it a little bit because a lot of people will say, "Oh my goodness, I need I need this money." Let's talk about what a a payout looks like. So we're going to use that same 10,000. So, when you get paid out through payroll, um there's no tax deferral advantage. Most people when they're retiring, that's when they're making the most money that they've made in their career. Usually, you've gone through promotions. Um you know, you're making generally the most amount of money you've made. When you get a payout through payroll, that uh amount, whatever it is, becomes taxable in the year that you take it. You're going to pay the federal, you're going to pay the state, you're going to pay the FICA, and Medicare. A a thing that a lot of people don't think about is how am I going to pay for health insurance?