001that's going on there. If you don't have any of ballots, obviously this year we did. Um, and then December, we have to certify the final levy [clears throat] after we do this meeting. Um, in the next month, month and a half, I'll start working on the, um, revised budget for fiscal 26. So, we'll see where where things shake out there. Um, and pretty much right after I finish that, I start working on the budget for the next year. And then we wash, rinse, and repeat. Keep right on going. So, this is looking at where we're at in our 26 adopted budget. These are strictly budget numbers. Okay. Um what I did is I took our our unassigned or restricted and our non-spendable from our um report that we got here at the beginning of the
002month. Uh plugged in the revenues and expenditures and how those fit into those groups. You see the unassigned ending balance there is 755. [clears throat] Um which represents a nice 43ish,000 increase from where we started this year. Um, as noted at the end of 24, that was an audited number. The unassigned percentage of expenditures was.08%. So that's literally just taking the ending balance in the unassigned fund, dividing that by our expenditures. Okay. Um, the end of 25, that's actual again, is 2.55%. So a nice increase there. Um, and then the 26 budget, if everything hits exactly as it is in the budget, we'll end at 2.92%. And this is the same number like when we talk about our unassigned fund balance, right? >> This is the numbers. >> This is the number. >> So, we've
003got some graphical Google did not translate that very well. I'm sorry. Um I did I did this in PowerPoint and then loaded into into Google and uh Wow. did not did not translate that very well at all. Good thing they got the numbers here. This is just the budget um showing the revenues by source. Um state aids and grants, that big Pac-Man looking chunk there is about 72%. You can't really see it there because of the uh way that that went through. Um special education is 12%, levy is 11, federal is is 1% and then local revenue is four. The next one which is adopted budget by program again elementary and secondary education that big green piece there um special ed is 16%. Most of these actually compared to last year are pretty much right
004in line with with where they were at last year. Then of course the adopted budget by object series is the next one. Um Again, very topable to where we were at last year on these percentages. Any questions? I don't have any questions. >> As a comment, I'm glad to see the unassigned fund balance growing as we planned. >> Yeah, that's huge. >> That's huge. [snorts] >> Okay, thank you. >> All right, we'll uh turn it over uh to our visitors. We do have one gentleman signed up to speak, uh Gil Sherik. Uh Gil, you'll have three minutes to speak and I'll give you a signal when you got one minute left. Okay. >> You [clears throat] can come up here and have a seat if you'd like or stand, whatever you prefer. >> All right.
005Sir, I guess my questions are on the um on the property taxes. Um when we were going for the referendum, we were talking about how much it would cost somebody with a $300,000 house, how much it would cost a month. Look around. There's not too many $300,000 houses around. Just about everybody's in the $500,000 range. Every every levy referendum that we have here, I have $140 a month increase and $87 a month increase. None of those were anywhere relative to the what was promised me when we were going through the through the voting procedure. So, that's what the that's what us as taxpayers see. We all work with a budget. From the day I was born, I had a budget. I wor I knew how much money I had coming in, how much money I
006had going out, how much money I owed, and when that was due. So, uh, first in reference to the first levy, it just says voter approved levies, but it doesn't say what the levy was for, when it's due, when it's going to expire. And how am I supposed to do a budget around something like that when I'm about to ask to be voted for another excess levy referendum? And then the other one is other levies. That's the only description I have. It also doesn't tell me when it's due, how much how much is left to pay on it, how much is uh when when it's going to be expired. And then uh the last one, it's not even on here. And I don't know why it couldn't be because this is all an estimate anyway
007because when we voted November 4th, November 5th, we all knew it passed. So this could have been all transferred to Homestead County and we should be able to know. So, I don't know how much I'm going to be paying for the excess levy referendum that just passed. So, I don't even know what my bottom line number is. And so, there's three outstanding levy referendums that all the taxpayers are going through the same thing. Your your tax statement looks just like this. It's going to have the the three slots there. And I don't know why nobody cares. Obviously, nobody does because I'm the only one here. And it really frustrates me, especially when I don't know that bottom number. And I've been to Mick County Truth and Taxation meetings, too. And I've asked the same thing,
008why that can't be itemized or some a little bit more information put on that. And then at the bottom, it it calls for a special taxing districts. What is that? Does anybody know? I'd like to know. And I asked folks that count in the same thing and they had to go dig in the archives to see what that actually even is. Why isn't anybody else asking those questions? So, absolutely nobody is doing a budget that I can see. So, where is that? And if the school district's doing the same thing, no wonder we're in trouble and we're asking for more money. And I know there's going to be three years from now, you're going to be asking for more money and it's going to be for improvements on facilities because you let go of your
009groundskeeper or your facilities engineer or whoever. Who's who's who's doing that? Is there somebody that's a maintenance person that knows all the buildings and what's going on in all the buildings and what needs to be done and put that on some kind of a schedule that needs to be looked at every once in a while. And I know one of the biggest questions is when Walls was running for governor and I know distinctly he says I promise that when I'm elected I will fully fund education and I have yet to see anybody challenge that man or the state of Minnesota to that statement. They not only don't fund fully education but they keep ending mandates. this what you're doing right now here is a mandate that I think is the biggest waste of time and
010money that you do in a in a workday because there's nobody here to listen to this. You folks already know this. You don't need to sit in on this. And if you're doing it just for me, let's put that money in the bank and do something else with our time. And I know I asked a few questions there and I know you can't answer them now, but I do want them answered. And and as far as the truth and taxation thing goes, if somebody's that interested in asking a question, they can call him or anybody at the school district, you start somewhere. But this isn't getting it done. >> I can actually answer his question. I I I'm not sure. >> Yes, I can. That's part of the truth of taxation. Yes. I should answer
011some of his question. >> So, I like it. >> So, your statement that you've got there, sir, is your proposed that was what was done when we certified a preliminary levy in September. >> Right. Now that we do, now that we're certify our final levy, um, as soon as I send the sheet of paper to the counties, you'll get another one of those statements that will have what you're actually going to be paying based on this referendum that passed. >> But the first two numbers won't change, >> right? Those are those are probably, if I had to see it without even looking at it, those would be the existing um death service numbers that we've got, >> right? But they're they're referring them to as a voter approved levy for one and double levies for
012the second one. Yes. Like I say, for my purpose of budgeting or knowing whether I should even vote for another tax increase is I want to know when one of these is going to expire so I can justify another what you call $40 a month, which turns out to be $140 a month. >> Right. Yeah. Because what's on there isn't the isn't the new referendum. Those are the existing debt. >> So, you're telling me about what the new referendum number is going to be? Let's say my estimated value is 600,000. >> You got it. >> Let's see. on the It's on the right. Go down. Go down. >> Impact table. >> Sorry. How much did you say your property value is worth? >> 595,000. >> 600. >> Yeah. Probably going to be Total >> $6570.
013>> Where's the >> Where's that right here? I I think my issue with this whole thing is the transparency part. Just the not knowing >> Sure. as where these numbers are coming from, where they're going to end, and what the what the uh what the deadline is on them. And and like I says, the special taxation districts is costing me $103 a year, >> right? And we don't have anything to do with actually printing those notices. So we don't have any say in what gets put on there for >> again like I said >> understandable that you'd want to know an end date on yeah on those voters >> and I did go to Homestead County meeting and ask these same questions and they nobody in that room could answer that and so my question
014goes on deaf ears because I still haven't heard back from them and their meeting was December 4th. So, and again, I was in in uh not a good company. So, it makes it's it's hard for people to get involved with how you plan your school district and how how you budget your when they sit back and relax and let somebody else do this. So, I I applaud the board members that ran because this is not an easy job and I sat in your chair so I know the difference. But I would really like to know what those levies are when they're ending. >> Fall off. Sure >> because I'm thinking one of them was the auditorium. I think >> that that one's just getting started. >> Really? The pay repayment on that just getting started.
015>> But this $140 $140 a month hurts pretty good. You get his information? >> Yes. Yes. >> So, I'll get your information from Alicia and then I'll send you what the desk looks like. >> I'll give you a call and tell you what the death schedule looks like. >> Okay. Is that all right with you? >> Who are you then? I'm the finance director. >> I think Sean will be able to address the rest of your questions too, but at the end of your conversation, if you haven't, tell me and then I'll call you too. Well, that that was always my other problem with the board that I sat on is that I was the only voice that wanted to go to the capital to debate these issues with our representatives there and try to
016whittle down some of the state funded mandates that we don't get anything more than starting money with. It's always been a problem. It always will be. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. We appreciate you. >> I appreciate the direction and thank you for your service. >> All right, we'll uh move on to the superintendent report. >> Okay. Um couple items to highlight. Um you know, obviously the events in um Stewartville on Friday. Um hopefully we all you're able to take some time. I know that these things unfortunately come across the news super frequently and are just kind of a I hate to call it a regular part of our society at this point. Um but I would really uh push and advise you to take a moment to let yourself be angry and sad
017and disappointed about this every time it happens. Um because the moment that we all accept this as normal is um is the is a really lost day for our civilization. So, um I do want to um just thank, you know, specifically Carrie for for letting me know that that she had heard something because then that allowed me to mobilize and try and confirm the details so that then I could gather information I needed to make a decision about school for that day. Um, and like I said in my report to you on Friday, um, that cooperation between the school district and our county service providers and law enforcement allows us to get information quickly so that we can make the best choice um, for our district. So um, so in the event that you end
018up hearing things like that, I hope you never um, you never think it's sheepish. I don't want you to dismiss it. I want you to um, if nobody else, you can always let me know. Um, um because it could end up turning out to be something really important um to keep us safe. So um and to that end, you know, the district office staff um here that are stationed in the district office and the leadership team, we continue to um enhance our plans and train and do tabletop exercises and scenarios for those moments. Um and I'm not saying that we'll you'll ever be ready for that, but um even this morning as we did a in a scenario. I was really impressed with our district office team about their how much they have grown in
019their ability to think about how to respond in situations like this decisively and in a in a procedure to be able to provide um safety and security for our students, our staff and their families. So um I think the um the only other big thing that I wanted to highlight today well two parts I guess is the first is um just again to highlight that um we have reached uh tenative agreements with our two largest employment groups um namely the teachers and the pair professionals. Um those negotiations went really well. Um, I think all sides were able to have their concerns heard and I think we're able to solve quite a few problems um with the contracts and and um hoping that this helps to satisfy uh some of those issues that end up getting
020brought up every time you negotiate a contract. And then the second um item is that Sean and I are beginning the process to collect proposals about uh districtwide facility assessments. Um, as Gil pointed out, um, it's been a it's been a while since Byron's had a long-term plan to address the maintenance needs of the facilities. And the first step in that, at least in a strategic long-term way, is to evaluate where is each building at right now and what are the most critical needs so that we can prioritize what those look like. So, um, my goal is to try and have, um, these assessments completed over the summer when the students aren't when there are fewer students in our buildings. um just so that that work can go unimpeded and not necessarily interrupt um student
021class time and student learning. So anyway, that's a couple highlights from my report. >> Hey, is there anything we can do to help support Steuartville, their school district? I saw some schools were offering um like counseling support or offering I know we don't have a lot of extra I mean our students can be a priority obviously but if there's anything that we or we as a board can do to help support their district please let us know. Yes, absolutely. Well, I I don't um there's a delicate balance between like trying to be supportive and then just being another thing that >> their team has to manage. And so I'm I'm trying desperately to kind of just uh keep things at our arms length >> just to respect them and make sure that they have their
022focus where it belongs. But absolutely there there probably will be a moment where we can reach out to them and express our condolences and um and just do that in a sensitive and timely manner. So yes, if there isn't if there ends up being something, I'll absolutely wrap around >> and I'll speak with Will on Thursday. So see if there's anything immediate there, too. >> All right, financial update. Okay. So, as I like to refer to this as our wonderful wall of tax. Uh we dug into this a little bit the uh u budget committee here before we met. Um and uh again everything is tracking uh actuals compared to our budget really right where we right where we want to be. um made the comment when I was when we were in the budget
023committee that uh as it stands right now, I don't know that there's going to be hugely significant adjustments to the revised budget because of how this is tracking. Um I'm sure there will be some, but uh at this point things are looking really really good. So we're doing I feel like what we're supposed to be doing as far as staying on top of the budget and not spending [snorts] what we're not supposed to. Sean, I have one question for you just at the bottom. So like total expenditures. Am I looking at this right? Where it says um percent of budget under 2026 30.81%. So that's we we've spent 30% of our budget up to this point this year. Correct. That's okay. Y wasn't sure if I was reading that correctly. [clears throat] Oh, that's exactly
024what that's saying. >> Okay. >> Um, if you scroll down just a little bit. >> Sure. >> Um, with, you know, I'm looking at salaries and and wages and then employee benefits, those are tracking really well right now since those are such a huge percentage of our budget. That's really a good indicator of where our budget is. Um, a lot of the other things can happen, you know, based on timing and things like that. I've got a nice robust conversation at the budget committee about the debt service just the uh interest on the um loan anticipation. So that means the general fund uses up the whole budget looks kind of squirly. It's 99% at this point but it's the only thing that's going to go in there. So >> and will the food service number
025change at all after after Christmas? >> Sort of. There's still some [snorts] um still a little bit muddy how exactly that's going to look when I guess back into the high school program. >> Okay. Is it the national school lunch program or the federal >> same thing? >> Is that true? >> You usually see it abbreviated the national school. >> Okay. Any questions or discussion on the financial aid? Well, thank you. Any old or unfinished business? All right, we'll move into new business. So, action on the final levy 25 for pay of 26. That was information presented on the taxation. >> So, we're taking action to approve what you've presented. Okay. >> Any questions or discussion on that? Look for a motion. Um, I give my a motion to approve the final levy as presented.
026Is that enough information? Okay. >> Motion and a second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. All oppose. Motion carries. We'll move on to taking action on the resolution of the petition to detach. >> Um so I have linked a resolution here. Um and I have a couple of documents to consider. So, this first one is a petition that has been given to us. Um, and uh I've sent this your way. Um, and this is basically a an individual who lives at kind of the north end of our district who is asking to um to detach his property from Byron public schools and instead join his um his property to Pine Island public schools. Um in um just in summary of a couple of the points that he brings up um that his his
027family has attended Pine Island uh an open enrollment uh basis and that um recently uh change in transportation practices um at Pine Island has changed the nature in which his students are transported to and from school. I don't know the specific details surrounding that beyond what what he shared in the letter. Um and so um he is petitioning um officially he ends up petitioning Homestead County Board um to redraw the lines, but part of the process involves asking the um school district that is um where you reside in that you're looking to detach from for consent to move from one to another. Um, generally speaking, um, the county board, uh, considers whatever the school board decides in terms of either providing or denying consent as as sort of the voice of whether or not they
028approve move to detach. Um so anyways the first link the letter that I have up here um was approved by this citizen to share with you so that you and you've already looked through it. Um but this ends up being the official petition which is one of the um one of the steps in our process to consider. Um the second step is just a very brief analysis from our financial advisors at Ellers. um and they uh they take a look at the property and talk through the tax impact or the tax paid from that property directly to the school district. Um and this is one of the considerations that we should evaluate um on this uh over the course of a year. Um this resident ends up contributing a little less than $1,900 um to
029the district's tax levy. Um obviously when you consider that amount of tax compared to the breadth of all of the property um there's a negligible impact you know if this if this property were to detach from the district um and so that's that's essentially what our financial advisor um says. Uh there ends up being a little bit more impact on the new capital project levy that we've uh that we've already been talking about. Um, and then, uh, from my side, I think, uh, my biggest concern, which I would consider a pretty big one, is just, um, providing consent to detach, um, absolutely sets precedent for the district's properties all over. We not only border Pine Island, but we order Rochester, Casem, Maranville, Hayfield, and Steuartville. and that um providing consent uh to detach without a
030without an obvious benefit to the district um definitely um sets sets the stage for some concerning um detachment petitions in the future. Um, so, um, the other side is if if this citizen's main concern is as a transportation question with Pine Island, um, being a resident of a district, um, which is what he's petitioning to do, doesn't necessarily solve that concern. So, a district has the authority and the power to determine where the bus stops and picks people up and where the bus doesn't stop and pick people up. And just because you're a citizen of a of a particular district, that doesn't necessarily entitle you to any enhanced rights. So, >> has he checked into that? Do you know >> that part? I don't know. Um, I'm really just going off of the petition that
031he sent our way in that there was a there's been a consistent disagreement between him and the the transportation department at Pine Island and that that was that is one of his motivations for asking for detachment. And so what um I absolutely want to be open for for questions and comments and debate. Um I also want to just let you know kind of the next steps of the process. Um is that since it is a resolution, there ends up being a roll call vote. um if you want to take that up tonight. And essentially, if you vote yay, you're consenting, you're you're casting your vote to consent for detachment, meaning you're saying it's okay that this property leaves Byron and goes to Pine Island. If when it's your turn to vote, if again, if you
032take that up today and you vote nay, you're saying that you do not consent for detachment, meaning you do not approve of this piece of property leaving Byron going to Pine. Okay. So, um you as the school board obviously have a lot of options here. Option uh one is you can take up the resolution tonight and we can um after of course the discussion and question time um you can decide to take up the resolution tonight um and vote and then um if you you also have the option if you wanted to to um to table this agenda item um for another evening if you end up feeling like for whatever reason you needed another you needed more information um and I would be happy to collect whatever addition information we could as long as
033it was within my power. So, >> we have questions or discussion. >> Yeah. I'm wondering so if if we vote yes that they can be part of Pine Island, is that forever then? So, let's say that family moves next year, whoever buys that property would be in Pine Island School District. >> Correct. >> Okay. So, that's forever. >> Okay. >> Yeah. again assuming that when we consent and it goes to the Homestead County Board that they they allow the boundary change to happen. So just >> just because we say yes doesn't mean >> correct. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Or vice versa. Right. If we said no, it doesn't mean that >> it it the message I got from the Homestead County clerk was that um not consenting to detachment basically this petition ends up
034being done. Like the Homestead County Board more likely than not would not even consider if we do not consent. >> I certainly understand why they're asking. Um, and I, you know, as a community member wish I could just say yes, but I don't think there's any benefit to our district. Um, so I intend to vote now and I would like to vote on the resolution tonight unless anyone is opposed. >> I'm with you. >> But does it have to b I mean why does it have to benefit us? because it's been we do this as a goodwill gesture [laughter] >> gesture >> negligible >> is is only the start of a a ripple effect >> I don't know there are there are people that live in our district that are closer to Steuartville school there
035are people closer to Hayfield there are people closer to Cassen school we we start one precedent And it goes that way pretty quick. >> I also think then that um if we set precedent then there might be legal ramifications. We may not have a choice in the future if people want to detach. >> I don't know. >> I guess I'd like to know if that's if that's actually true or not because I feel like just because we say yes to this one person who's been petitioning for how long? It's been a long time. just this once. >> Okay. >> Yeah. It >> sounded like from his letter, his initial letter, that it had been going on for a while. But >> well, I think the from what I gathered was that the the issue with
036Pine Island's transportation has been going on for at least two or three years. >> Okay. So, I don't know. I just don't feel like if we say yes to this guy that it means that we have to do it for everybody. But if it's a legal thing, I would like to know. No, that that part is true in that anybody who would seek to detach, they they would have to follow a similar petition sequence, namely, you know, they create a document. They they list out their, you know, where they live or their parcel number. >> Um, and that um they have to fit within. It's not just like one person, you know, like David who lives in the middle of Byron, he can't just decide like you have to live within a certain distance of
037the boundary. >> Um but um and so there's not like precedent just because you know one person goes that that then sets up a case where anybody who wants to can always go. But at the same time, the precedent that is established is that um the school board under is at least entertaining detachment petitions in in a broad sense and that potentially, you know, other people who are interested in detaching knows that there's at least a there's a good chance that the district might approve the might approve the detachment. And the issue that ends up happening on our end is that to your point earlier, Lisa, is that once once detached, that that piece of land is no longer part of our district anymore. >> Do we know what that population is of all the
038people that are on that edge? >> Outliers. >> What's that? >> Outliers. >> No, that part I don't know. But hypothetically, if it were to be a ripple effect, that could be a good chunk of property that would be forever. >> Okay. >> So, people will be able to shop around with a better tax rate [clears throat] >> and just Yeah. Well, and I I should add that if you do if you were to approve or if you were to consent to detachment, >> um there is one more step that in addition to approving consent for detachment, you can also um decide that even though they detach and go to Pine Island, you can still hang any any outstanding bond or levy issues on that property that belong right now to B to Byron. And
039so in a sense, you know, the person can attempt to detach to escape a tax impact, but the school board can continue to decide to keep their keep that tax impact um being paid to the district at least until the issue has been paid. >> So in this case, it's like 10 years. It's brand new levy. Well, it's not just the living, but it's all the outstanding bondage, >> right? >> I think I also would be concerned about I I don't disagree that it would be nice to be able to do this nice thing for this family that they're asking for. Um, I am concerned about the message it sends to the rest of our taxpayers that we just asked to give us more money and now we're >> saying, "Okay, but we don't need
040this person. Um, >> somebody has to absorb that." >> Well, unless we just do what we >> Yeah. But eventually without um I just I don't >> if I was a community member and I heard about it I don't think that would sit well with me. Also it looks like the petition is primarily about this person the family is not getting the bus services right and the hope is that with this change they would be able to get the bus services. So, and we don't know if that's the case or not. >> We don't we just don't know if that has been brought off with the school district. So, it would be nice to do this next thing, but we don't know if it's going to have to that's needed. I would hope that he
041would have checked that. You know, I would think that he would have checked that to see if he was able to detach from us that the benefit would be to be on the bus route. I mean, I I've only assumed. >> Well, I I think the the part that I am aware of is that there is a there is a bus route from Pine Island that goes by there. Um, and it picks up some neighbors. Um and there are some neighbors of his that are districted to Pine Island. It's just um his family is hoping for a different a different bus route or a different bus stop. And that like I said before that districts even for residents that live inside their districts still get wide latitude in determining where the buses run, where they
042don't run, where they stop, and where they don't stop. It can change from year to year. >> One other question too. So hypothetically if um we consented and we had them incur the the fees and kept the fees then they now would owe Byron and Pine Island because they would be considered Pine in Pine Island District as well. >> So they would would that cause for property taxes levies all that kind? It it would just be until until our until the levies that were paid that were part of that were in a sense assigned to them. >> When those issues were paid off, then that's when they would start paying the Pine Island, you know, whatever Pine Island, >> whatever issues Pine Island has. >> So, it's not like they get double, they aren't going
043to be double whammy. But Pine Island has no gain either. >> Not officially. >> Okay. >> My my thought would be that um I I feel the same way you had thought like sure it would be nice to do this, but I think in my opinion we open a huge can of worms and we draw a new border or a new boundary. It just creates the ultimate chaos. Maybe not tomorrow, but down the line. And that's what I'm scared of. You drew it for them. Why would you drew it for me? And like Alicia said, like how Oh, they got out. Let's get out, too. Have you seen Have you seen other petitions like this? Is this like the go [clears throat] a letter? Um I know that you said that or mentioned that um
044you would hope that they did their research, but we don't have that. It was there. I would I mean I think it was attached but I don't know. Um but then if we don't ask for that confirmation with this one down the road are we just going to get a letter and then it's almost like well we didn't confirm with the first one and then >> I guess my question to that would be does it impact our decision- making power whether they've done their research or not. >> For me individually no um other board members maybe. I just throw that out there to brainstor >> and um no petitions like to detach like this are not common. Um I checked in with four neighboring school districts and none of those superintendents I saw those [clears
045throat] who have been in who've been doing the job a lot longer than I have. Um none of them have ever encountered a petition to detach. >> Just seems very I don't know. >> Yeah. So I think the question is do we need more time or are we ready to vote and then that would be our discussion. Correct. >> Yeah. It doesn't even feel like they need more information. >> Is there a task of like how would you go about making this decision? Like is it just comparing the okay when we lose this much in revenue uh versus maybe considering you know everything that has been discussed that it there is a prospect like how is there something that >> yeah there's not um there's not necessarily a litmus test um because uh you know
046when you're dealing with a with a relatively small property um in terms of like the financial impact to the district >> um but you as a school board are you're able to consider you're able to consider all these factors. Some of those you where you can assign a specific number to and some of those that might be a little bit more abstract andor hypothetical. Um but as is true to your call and charge as a school board um you are charged with maintaining the health and the the good standing of the schools that you serve um and make decisions for. >> So that that really is the ultimate test is [snorts] is this is this of a benefit to the to the district? code of ethics specifically states that must do what's best for the
047students. >> So if we do want to vote tonight, we would need a motion in a second. If we do want to table it, we need to That's not a vote, right? That's just a discussion to table. Is that correct? >> I'm looking over at >> I looked at you and I was like, that's dumb. I need to look at >> Don't look at me on that one. If you don't take any action, the motion would just >> you would have to um have the dis somebody would probably have to make a motion to move the item or to table it >> so that otherwise the item's just >> got okay. Thank you. >> All right, sir. >> I'd like to make a motion to table it then. I think I want a little bit
048more. I I want to know if the bus will pick them up if they've figured that out. Um, but Kelly, you said that would change your mind if they the bus came or not? >> Not mine. Um, no, not mine personally. >> We don't even really know if the bus is currently. Maybe just an inconvenient location. >> Let's see. It doesn't look like there's a lot of reasons it couldn't be. It could be not physically possible or you know there might be a lot of reasons. >> I just says the current transportation director has refused to provide transportation to our resident despite the fact that Pine Island buses have provided pickup and drop off service on our road for over 35 years >> to our residents. So >> what does it mean? >> Yeah. This
049request arises due to to recent issues with Pine Islands Transportation Services. >> I just like all the students that come in from Rochester that live on the border and we're not hearing any petition to >> join join our district because of busing or anything of that nature. >> They're finding a way to make things work. I I mean I said at the robotics meet and it's one of the parents there has been telling me their kids been on the wait list for four years and and trying to get busted in like if you're willing to go to the other school district. You you need to be like the school district doesn't need to bend over backwards for you. You need to I don't know. I just I don't see the benefit of it um at
050all. So >> yeah, that actually makes sense to me. All the Rochester people that get bust in here >> or that have to drive their kids here. >> You know, when I tried to little different, but when I tried to open and roll in Byron, I wasn't able to. So I sold my house and I moved here. >> So >> we do have a motion on the floor to table discussion. Can I revoke that motion now that we've talked a little bit more? [snorts] >> I believe that's possibility that I res my motion would be something like that. >> So, can I resend my motion? I would like to resend my motion to table it. >> It's just with that. >> Okay. So, now we do not have a motion on the floor. I'd like
051to make a motion to vote on the resolution of any detachment of the land that we were just discussing. >> Okay, we do a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Uh any further discussion or we'll take a roll call vote. >> I just want to clarify before we vote. A no vote means you are voting to not allow the attachments >> not provide consent. >> Yes. Yep. >> Okay. >> And yay vote is provided consent. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> And then um Ann is the correct order. Carrie should read this now. >> Um she wouldn't have to read the whole thing. >> Okay. >> She could just read I mean she could read part of it if she do you want me to start from now. Therefore would like
052her to >> Okay. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Byron School District Board 531. The board has weighed the evidence presented and determined that the benefit to the detachment clearly out. Sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> I think um as I'm reading this, I forgot that this resolution was built in the positive. >> Okay. >> So, >> could we not just make a motion to deny the claim? >> The resolution. Well, it's supposed to vote. >> Yeah, it's supposed to be a resolution vote. So, I think what we should do is we should do the resolution vote >> and then in the event that that passes, then we would read this and then that would be the resolution. >> Everybody okay with that? >> So, we're voting on the to to make a resolution
053tonight. So, the yay vote means that we will then vote again whether we A a yay vote is that there's a consent to detach. >> Um a nay vote is um not providing consent. And so if a yay vote passes, then we end up reading this and um and then we sign it and send it off. And if a nay vote prevails, um, then nothing happens to this. >> We would still fill it out. And it'll say at the bottom, it'll say, um, can you go down to that >> line? It'll say who how who voted and how you all voted. And then it'll say where upon said resolution was. And then it'll say if it was failed or like not proceeding forward or if it was approved. So, we should still read the resolution
054and then have and uh reading items. Sorry. One the the thing that's tr is difficult about it is that it's written in the positive. That's the part that's throwing me out. >> Um anyway, read these four items. >> Okay. >> And then we make a motion. We second it. And then we roll call. >> Read them as Yes. >> Okay. Okay. So now therefore okay now therefore be it resolved by the Byron school district 531. The board has weighed the evidence presented and determine that the benefit to the detachment clearly outweighs the resulting uh detment to Byron public schools and the community as a whole. The board consents to the detachment of the property described in the petition on the condition that all taxable property in the area so detached and annex remains taxable for
055payment of any school purpose obligations already authorized by or outstanding on the effective date of the Mstead County Board order granting sorry the Mstead County Board order granting the detachment. Further, the order does not rel re relieve such property from the obligation of any bonded debt already incurred to which it was subject prior to the order of detachment. All property or all taxable property in the area so detached and annex is taxable for a payment of any Pine Island School District obligation authorized on or subsequent to the effective date of the order granting the petition for detachment. Superintendent Nate Walrich is authorized to endorse a petition with the consent of fire school districts to the proposed detachment. >> Okay. And we do have a motion in a second. All right. I believe we are ready.
056>> Okay. Jeremy >> Lisa. Carrie. David. >> Nay. >> Nadia. >> Kelly. >> And Nadia. You said sorry. And Alicia. >> Nay. else. >> Okay. Well, do we have a Z? Z is this Thursday, right? >> Uh, actually, I do have an update for you. I kind of want to give you um what's coming up. Um, they did just have their holiday um donations and there that was a big success there. Um, they've been able to fill their food bank there which has been awesome. We do have gifted and talented dates coming up for the 25 26 year. Byron's um are on February 13th and March 13th. Um the Zed traveling art show um many of you are familiar with February February 3rd and April 10th. Um and then also I wanted to share just
057this slide is sideways but I took a picture of it earlier. We have the creative writing um um contest that just happened and we had um total writers and out of the um out of our our district we had a total of um well okay so there were 10 from high school there was a total number here now I can't read the pie chart I think I better sideways Um I wanted to just share what that number was. Total writers Byron had 43 out of the 243. So that was pretty good out of our six. Yeah. And so um if you want to see the p the the chart, it goes by the grouping of grades 9 to 12, 7, 8, 5, 6, all the way down. >> Okay. >> Great. >> How about a
058city council update? >> We do. Yep. Just looking at something. Okay. Couple things. Let's see. They are accepting bids right now for uh fireh hall expansion and renovation project. Um Brennan Construction, I believe, got the the bid and they will begin construction in spring of 2026. So that's pretty exciting because the fire hall has not been renovated or updated for a very long time. Yeah. And um they did their truth and taxation also, which was riveting. Um but under the So if you go to the Byronmn uh.com and then city council, you can see all of their slides, I believe, for the for the meeting. And it's interesting because the Byron tax rate is much lower than surrounding areas. And so I know that was a huge thing on Facebook. People are like, "Byron taxes
059are so high." And that's a lie. And that's not right. And um it was great how how Justin Blum explained it in in the I think it was spotted environment or something. Um yeah, but if you if you want the information from city council, go to the um the city council page. I think that's >> any questions or discussion on the consent agenda? If not, we'll look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. All oppose. Motion carries. That is approved. Mr. Treasurer, would you be so kind to read us the donations? >> You bet. Uh Kelly Peterson, $1,000 to the food pantry. Mary Shotzel, $100 to the food pantry. Don Hearnstead, $100 for the
060food pantry. Kayla King, $50 to the food pantry. Byron Lions Club, $400 for Bearpacks and $384 for third grade dictionaries. Mount Mariah Lutheran Church, $427 for Bearpacks. Harvey Berg, $100 for Bearpat and Novels Doorf. Um, 150 books for K reading trade operation awareness. Okay, cool. >> I'd make a motion to approve the donations. >> I second that. >> Motion and a second. Roll call vote, please. >> Okay. Jeremy. Hi. >> Lisa. Hi. >> Nadia. Hi. >> David. Hi. >> Kelly. Hi. >> Gary. Hi. >> Alicia. Hi. Okay. Schoolboard work session and organizational meeting Monday, January 5th at 6 p.m. Uh budget committee meeting Tuesday, January 20th at uh 4:30 and then a schoolboard meeting on Tuesday, January 20th at 6. So yeah, make sure that we all correct our calendars to say the 20th. Anything
061further from you? Okay, that brings us to the final item on the agenda. >> Make motion to adjurnn. >> So move. >> All right, motion second. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. We are ajourned.