001board meeting of the Laurel School District. Today is March 9th, 2026. We'll move now to our public comment section of our meeting. Public's participation is encouraged in the Laurel School District. All meetings of the board will be open to the public except as provided by law. Scheduled meetings of the board may be recorded. Audience members may address the board during public comment for non-aggenda interests or during the discussion of the relevant printed agenda item. Your attendance is welcome. If you plan to speak to the board, please look over the information on the agenda and complete the public comment section on the back side of the cards in the back of the room and please give that to Superintendent Torx or myself. Public participation is a right that carries certain responsibilities such as informing oneself in
002advance of the issues being discussed. Voluntarily being as brief and gerine as possible, not unduly repeating remarks others or you have already made and showing respect at all times for the rights and opinions of others, whether citizens, board members, school district employees, or students. Is there any public comment for non-aggenda items? Hearing none, we'll move on to our next on the agenda. So, >> I mean, you are you are >> Oh, yeah. >> Could you and you don't have to do it this second, but if you would fill out a card, you can comment first and then just so we have it for the record. Absolutely. You just come to the podium here. >> Just tell them we can't respond. And just remember that we since you're not on the agenda, we can't you can
003comment, but we can't comment back. Sounds good. >> Okay. Thanks. I >> sure Matt can, but we can. >> Okay, perfect. Uh Casey Bieber, Laurel Fire Department. Um I've had the opportunity recently to work with Mr. Torx and Devin. Um, as we discussed at the last meeting you guys had of getting a map drawn up with safety distances and marking out our potential area for fireworks. Um, I would like to extend a great thank you to Evan and his technological prowess. Um, he did give us a grade map with from what uh Wayne informed us of very very accurate measurements. Um, I do have a go-ahehead for my shop team that that is a doable location. Um, I have contact out with the little league and the Dodgers to get them into the loop now
004and then we are continuing to move forward. Um, if you would like a copy of this map so you can look it over. Um, if you have a pen and paper handy, I'll give you my email. It's B I E B E R K the number 8gmail.com and then just shoot me an email. let me know you'd like a copy of it and then um I can pass that on to you so you can email and I can forward it on to the board. >> Perfect. >> That's all I have. Thank you for your time. Appreciate it. Thank you. >> Yeah, you just make sure the comment card goes to Julie so that we can uh get that recorded. Appreciate that. So we'll move then to our next um section which is presentation and uh
005the presenter is not present. So >> can I can I ask to have it moved to the next meeting? >> Absolutely. That was going to be what? Yep. So we're going to move the presentation to the next meeting just as an FYI to you all. So, next we'll move to correspondence. >> Deon. >> Oh, De. Yes. Go ahead. Right. >> What's that? >> Christine won't be at that meeting. >> She won't be at that meeting either. >> Correct. >> It's convention. I think that's you me. >> I'll I'll uh I'll talk to her when she's back. >> We'll make sure it's on the next >> available agenda. She's available. test. >> Yeah, we might be done. I might be done with that one, too, but I'll be on. >> Okay, next we'll move to correspondence.
006Thank you to CHS for their generosity. Um, it's truly appreciated by the district. Next, moving to the consent agenda. Do I have a motion? I move to approve the consent agenda. A >> motion to approve the consent agenda by Jenny. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Can I comment, >> Donnie? Yes, please. >> I know we're not supposed to comment on these, but on the high school list of checks, pages 2, four, and six were missing. 1, three, and five are there. Looks like it was the backside and they didn't get posted. So we could just >> Oh, the evens. I bet you they did >> comment on that though. >> You have every right to comment on that. >> Yeah, >> you can ask anything about those. >> Don't ever think you
007can. >> So that would be odd pages. >> Even pages are missing. >> Yeah, that makes sense cuz >> Which ones were they high school? >> High school. High school. Oh. >> Um, C2. >> So, the the even pages would have to be brought >> the next meeting. >> Yeah. >> Or just the whole thing. >> We better just >> probably need to amend the motion, >> right? Should we should we just have the whole thing come back when it's instead of trying to bring in the other? probably just yeah scanned it scanned one-sided two and two sided. >> Sure. I'll amend the motion to approve the consent agenda except for the high school list of checks. >> So I will second that. So we have a motion to approve the consent agenda with the
008exception of C2, the high school checks. Do we have any other discussion on the consent agenda? Audience discussion on the consent agenda. Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Jenny to approve the consent agenda with the exception of C2, the high school checks, seconded by myself. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Next now to section six action items. Number APA approval recommendation Garbanzo Spanish curriculum. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve the Garbanzo Spanish curriculum. >> Motion by Kayla to approve the DPA. Is there a second? >> Second. Seconded by Donnie. Any board discussion? Audience discussion? >> Sorry, Chris. >> Yes, >> we we have this. This is just a reoccurring. Correct. This is the reigning >> expanded our uh licenses. Is that >>
009I know we did quite a few. >> This is I I think this is something different. This is not the Spanish is I don't think it's a curriculum. I think it's an app like a a supplementary resource >> that's different >> for the Spanish department. Um I I'm not familiar with this one, but just because it's a DPA in my experience working with the DPAs, those are more for like apps and resources that actually >> maybe a Spanish teacher. Yeah, it is the just the app of the curriculum and so the kids just have to create a login and a sign in system which is why we have >> and so that's why the EPA has to go through. So it's the same it's just the curriculum put into an app form that they can
010>> and this is kind of like dueling the one that we were just >> okay cuz I know that we had a ton that we had what a couple months ago we had that whole laundry list of >> our Okay, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Is we renew DPAs annually? >> Yeah. No, not all of them are three years coming up because we have done them all five years ago. They're all coming up. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Any other discussion? Audience discussion hearing? None. I will move to vote on the motion by Kayla to approve action item A the DPA for Garban Garbanzo Spanish curriculum seconded by Donnie. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item B job description recommendation for groundskeeper uh seasonal groundskeeper. Do I have
011a motion? I'll move to approve the groundskeeper seasonal job description as recommended. >> Motion to approve the groundskeeper position as presented. Is there a second? >> Seconded by Kelly. Any more discussion? Yes, D. >> I just wanted to comment because I didn't say it in the either this script or this recommendation or the next one, but they did go through committee. So, >> okay. Well, great. uh the groundskeeper we had by our groundskeeper that was here full-time resigned and took another job in December and one of our thoughts in talking with Wayne was maybe we could do somebody just in the summer kind of the warmer months April 1st to the end of September so we are looking at that as a possible option as opposed to hiring someone full-time so uh we may be
012able to get someone part-time who only want to work in those that time frame Right. So, that may be an option as well. So, this just opens it up. We've had the We've been advertising for the uh full-time one for a couple months now or Yeah. And gotten nothing. We're just going to look at this as a possible summer help kind of a six month thing. Ricky, >> so the things that are being crossed off, is that because somebody else is taking on those duties? >> Wayne? >> Yes. >> Okay. Yes, >> this will be an addition to another staff that's working on the exterior. So, who does those duties? Pest control methods, build wooden frames, inspection, repair of playground areas. >> Our existing staff will take care of that, including myself. >> So, are
013you taking more duties on because we're eliminating this off of this position? >> Something that we can handle very confident that we can do that. Okay, >> Donnie. >> Yes, >> we actually have both job descriptions still. Correct. This is just an option because of our current. >> That's correct. >> We just took off some of those duties that require like uh lensure. You have to be licensed in order to spray um in a school district and public areas. So, those are the kinds of things that we removed. This person will do primarily mowing and etching and we wrapping that kind of stuff. >> Great. Anything else? Uh any other board discussion audience? We had boy my head is slipping today. That was >> Donot. Motion by Don. >> Seconded by Kelly. That's right. >>
014Monday after daylight savings. >> I know. I'm wrecked. The car said 4:00 still and I was like, "Oh." So, we do have a motion to approve the action item B, which is a job description recommendation for seasonal groundskeeper by Donnie, seconded by Kelly. All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item C, job description recommendation for librarian. Do I have a motion? >> I'll move to approve the librarian job description as recommended. >> Motion by Donnie to approve the library job description as presented. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Kelly. Make it easy on me. Two in a row. Okay. Any any board discussion on that >> audience? >> Question. >> Britney. Yes. >> Did we run this by our librarians as well? I mean, are we cuz I
015mean the old one looks like ancient old. It looks like it was on a typewriter. >> Yeah. So, I actually ran it by Lori last year. Okay. >> And then it got stuck in my file and I totally spaced it out and I was doing an audit and I saw it sitting there and I went, "Oh, okay." >> And so that's why. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And I believe Lori, she's here. She ran it through the to the other librarians. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Great. >> So, any other discussion by the board? >> Audience? >> Hearing? None. We'll move to vote on the motion by Donnie to approve the job description for the librarian as recommended, seconded by Kelly. All in favor say I. >> I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item
016D, bus approval recommendation. Do I have a motion? >> I move to approve the purchase of the 2728 Thomas rear engine bus for the amount listed on the recommendation. A motion to approve the purchase of the bus listed in the recommendation by Jenny. Is there a second? >> Seconded by Donnie >> Britney. Yes. Which one are we taking out of our fleet? >> Bus number six. >> Yeah. I didn't put it on there just because it's, you know, some 9 to 10 months out. So if something was to happen, you know, family wrote it, that's why I didn't put it on this particular one. But we'll run it through disposal at that time. But six is our oldest class. >> Okay. Um, so just to reiterate that, we're going to hold six until this one
017comes in. You said 10 months on this. >> 9 and 10 months. Yes. 10 months. >> That was going to be my question. >> Better than the 18. >> It's getting better than it was because I remember we waiting and waiting and waiting for those other buses. >> Sorry, one last question. And this is just a regular transportation. This does >> It's a yellow. It's a yellow. It's a yellow, but it's a rear engine yellow, >> which will have AC and the ability to use it as a kind of an additional activity bus. >> Also, it'll have that underneath, >> right? It'll have Yeah, they all have a little bit of storage. >> They all have a little bit of storage. It'll be used on activities, especially for like middle school and stuff because we
018have two yellow buses. This will be the second one that we just purchased that we >> we won't wrap this one like we do with like >> we hope >> it's a yellow >> but but it has dual purpose and is a rear engine for that reason. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> Great. >> Any other discussion? >> Audience discussion >> hearing none. We'll move to vote on the motion by Jenny to approve the purchase of the bus as quoted, seconded by Donnie. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries. >> Almost doubled the price the last five years. A quarter of a million bucks for a thing like that. >> Action item E, protest tax recommendation. Do I have a motion? I'll move to approve the resolution for protested
019tax. >> Have a motion to approve. >> Action item E. Protested the mot uh the tax resolution for protested taxes as presented by Donnie. Is there a second? >> Seconded by Kayla. Any board discussion? >> I'm just full of them today. Sorry. Um, so the resolution the verbage that says including the principal tax amount and required interest. So that total is already added with the required interest. Am I understanding that correctly? Yes, the total is what the interest is in there for April the because it was 376 71341 and then the interest they charged was like 1600. >> No, it was like a,000. So yeah. >> So that 378 is with the interest. >> Okay. Just to be clear, Julie, this isn't this is for what year? This is for >> This is for the
0202024 25 year, right? We have another >> not settled on the ones from November. I can't we can't do anything about it till they settle on it, >> right? >> So, I think we're always going to be on the in the rear on protested taxes and it's going right now. So it's kind of sad but >> not optimal >> but it's not but >> there is there is a system in place to where we can at least function. >> Yes. Exactly right. So I guess my only question looking at this now looking at those two amounts they don't match the spreadsheet that's below for the initial amount says 376,94145 but then up here it says 37671341 >> with the interest it's 378 369 >> which is that like 1,100 and some bucks. Yeah, it's the
021116224, right? >> What she's saying is the protested tax amounts of 36 match the spreadsheet below. So the spreadsheet below says that it should be 37694 and then 378103, but they don't match what's in the resolution above. >> I see what you're saying. Yeah, it should say 3769 told to permissively levy. >> That is the right number. >> That's what we're we're levying for is the 378 10369 that includes the interest that was charged. >> Well, so do we need to change this other amount though so that it >> screws up cuz otherwise it doesn't >> Yeah. The first section where very line >> the first is without the interest but it doesn't match in this >> but doesn't match your below number. Yeah, >> it's 37671341 and the bottom number is 37694145. >> No
022requested and received though is a 37671341. But then we're adding on the interest in the second section. That 376 at the top on line two doesn't match this number right here. >> Oh, I see. >> It's like a tiny >> small little details. >> I mean, it's only a few hundred, but it might matter. >> It probably matters. Yeah, >> it m don't matter. That it's not that's probably not going to be gooding. >> So, Julie, should it be the 941 with 45 cents or should it be the 71341? I'm just looking to see what's on there. Sorry. >> I think it's supposed to be the 941. >> I think it is the 941. >> Yeah. 94145. >> So, the resolution just needs to be amended at the top, I guess. >> And I can
023do that. >> And then we would just amend our motion, >> right? to include the to include the corrected amount. >> That's only following on that. >> I made the motion. >> Okay. Um I will amend my motion to approve the um protested tax resolution amending the amount on line two to match the number on the spreadsheet. >> Motion to amend. >> Seconded by Kayla. Great. Any other items of discussion on that? Any audience discussion on the protested taxes? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion as amended by Donnie to approve the protested tax resolution, seconded by Kayla. All in favor say I. I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. One thing I'd like to do just briefly is just to circle back to D. I just want to add the comments so
024for the public to be aware those bus money that bus money to pay for that bus is a completely totally and separate fund that is to be only used for depreciated buses. I just wanted to make sure that that the bus depreciation fund. >> Yeah. So that that money cannot be used for any other purpose except for to buy new buses. So if the public is wondering why we're buying a quarter of a million dollar bus while we have protested taxes, that is why cuz they're totally completely separate funds that can't be coming and it's for as Britney pointed out, it's for replacement buses, not to add to the fleet. So we bring one on in 9 or 10 months, then one will come off before the board to get rid of it. Y >>
025probably before that actually uh and then often times they're so old trading that >> so just wanted to make that clear distinction for the public. >> We'll move now then to action item F policy review first reading. We'll just move down through um excuse me number one. But they are they're related. Um >> so single word on both of them, >> right? >> So we can go one by one or we can approve both together as single motion. I'm open to either. >> I make a motion to approve uh policy form 5228 NF2 and policy form 5228 NF3. A motion to approve uh action item F sub one and two by Renee. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Seconded by Jenny. Any board discussion on those? Audience discussion. Hearing none. We'll move to
026vote on the motion by Renee to approve action item F sub one and two. Seconded by Jenny. All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Great. That was nice and quick. Look at that. 25 minutes. >> I know ahead of you. >> We're just getting into it now. Huh. Right. >> All right. Board will read through now in action and uh section seven, the information items. If you'd like me to stop on any, please uh just stop me and we can discuss. Lis books for approval. Board book blast rewards, donated books, department reports, activities, facilities. >> Question. >> Yes. >> Can Wayne kind of explain a little bit more about all these master keys and are we using the key fobs in >> Wayne? If you did come up to the mic.
027I thought we were doing away with real keys >> years ago. >> Yeah. >> How did that process go? >> I would like to take and do that, but it's an expensive process to take and go to electronic locks. >> So, we're going to re key it. I mean, over the years, so many master keys have been uh misplaced, gone uh in other people's pockets. And the high school, we're going to go ahead and re key it. It'll be a hard key, no different than what we have, but it'll be a uh keyway that only that keyway will go through and it's just to prevent the large number of keys we have out there. Uh so like this building for example, we use the old Grandmaster, but that will not get you in the front
028door. We re keyed the front. So it's either going to be a key card if you did have a manual key. is very limited as to who has those uh should should the key card readers not work to get into this building. >> That's correct. >> So, it's trying to limit the access throughout the district. It's a little bit more of a pain is now you might be carrying, you know, five or six keys instead of two. But um but I think for security it's >> something that we need >> and we're doing it all internally, doing it ourselves. It's not >> not having an outside entity come in and spending tens of thousands of dollars to do all that. We have people that can do that. >> Yep. >> Awesome. Thank you, Lane. >>
029Food services. I'd just like to comment on food services. We had a really fun event on Saturday. Britney got to be the judge of um my daughter got to compete in. It was really fun to get to go watch and try all the these uh foods that these uh fifth graders put together and um it was a really cool event. I hope you know that it can be expanded next year. Like we talked about um having more participation in it because it was really a >> a fun thing. Marcy, do you want to even like >> I thought you were going to bring it to the weren't you going to bring something? >> I will put it in March's >> board report. Yes, it happened in March. >> Yeah. >> But I do have a
030video and stuff to you. >> If you guys follow the district page too, I think u >> intermediates. I don't know if it's one of the districts, but you put it on there. I just haven't looked put a bunch of pictures out there. >> It's a neat experience and I think it'll only grow >> as uh more kids see that and have an opportunity. I think it might even get bigger. So, it's kind of cool. It was really fun. I >> I honestly do believe that could be again I know we talk a lot about CTE and that's part of that career. I mean, these are fifth graders. Um, so we're dipping clear down into now the fifth grade, you know, and then into middle school and then into high school. So I think we
031need to also keep our community that is that's that's what we're trying to do because we are trying to build those those programs as well. >> So what was the best taste and item that you guys >> Now I have now I can't remember. Um, >> I was like number one. Yes. >> What was it? The grapes were good. Grapes. All right. >> I personally really like the jalapeno poppers. Like they were like the jalapeno was like so crisp in there. Like it was probably the best popper I've had from cat. I think it was so good. >> One one student did a his own recipe. It was a dessert lasagna. So I was very impressed with that. >> True >> creativity on that. So it was fun. >> I was full. I did not
032encounter. So 20 bites of everything that was there cuz it like 20 kids. I think it was quite >> 14. Oh, it felt like 20. It was just cuz I got so full after I was done. That's great. >> That's good. >> It was really good. >> Yeah. So, thank you for putting that on. >> The technology, it's empty, so if you have any questions, you're going to have to ask Devon himself. Transportation, Student Services, Britain. >> Chris, is there any way that we can move this to another meeting? I I have a ton of questions on this and I'd like Christina to be here. >> Yes, we'll make sure that this is represented on that um the same week that we do the presentation. >> Yeah. And I would like it done in in
033April. If she's not going to be here at the next meeting, I want it done that first meeting of April. >> Absolutely. I agree. We'll move next then to C financial reports, cash report, revenue report, expenditure report, high school activities, middle school activities, bond fund, So, that's winding down. Getting close. Almost done. >> This one's not winding down. This one is. The next one's going to start. >> Well, that's right. Well, yeah, the current one is winding down. The baseball softball field, if you haven't driven by, >> it's really looking awesome. >> Yeah, I love it. >> Yeah, it's looking great. >> Okay, well, we got to go again. You're too softball. We like attractors at my house. So she's >> and that bus is pretty cool, too. >> Principal's report. Elementary, intermediate, middle, high
034school. >> Yes, Britney. >> Um, I just had a chance to go through our buildings uh last week. I do appreciate all of our administrators for taking the time and touring me. Um, you guys have some fabulous things going on. It's it is really nice to see that and I know that we get these reports as well, but boots on the ground and to kind of visually see just how your buildings and I do apprec appreciate all of you guys. So, thank you very much for your time. >> Yeah, thank you. Yeah, it's great. E committee meetings, district operations, February 2nd, leadership and learning. February 5th, capital planning, February 12th, leadership and learning, February 19th, capital planning, February 26th. Number F, superintendent report, resignation report. >> Can we ask Christina in that? >> And I
035know it's tough because we can't dance. We can't dance around it, but we're again once again losing special ed. I'd like to know why. What are we doing? >> Yeah. Number eight, discussion items. Thank you again to everyone who puts those reports together. They're they're a big help to us to help keep us in informed in what's going on. Discussion items. Uh the Mo Homes lease renewal. So, I put the last lease on there just as a reference. uh we can bring it back to the board if the board is okay with that. If there's any changes that this group would want in the lease, I can make those changes prior to uh the the meeting if if there's anything. So everything on there is like I just cut and paste it from last year.
036There's nothing I didn't do anything to change it, >> including change the board chair's name. I have no just no thank to it and that uh but I certainly will we'll do that and probably need these dates and a couple name changes and true but but those those are easy. What does everyone feel about that? How did that win last year? Your thoughts on keeping it there's there was a great >> pretty popular I think the community appreciates it so well just that they could park in our parking lot. >> A much safer spot for it to be. and and he honestly has maintained and kept it in a very, >> you know, I mean, he's actually brought a little life to that section of the >> Oh, for sure. >> parking lot. So, yeah,
037I'm in favor for it. For sure. >> Agreed. Agreed. So, we'll bring this we'll revise it, bring it back then to the board for ratification, copy that next. >> I'll do it the next meeting. Um, I will go ahead and uh make the changes in that uh suggested edits format so you can see them. Um, shouldn't be just just a few date changes, but I turn that over to the board next week. Great. Anything else on that? Anything from the audience on that? No one's going to dispute ice cream. So, >> it's really popular. >> Very popular. Easy. Yes. We'll move then next to the bond campaign. I have some upcoming things that I I think I've invited you to. Uh well, in fact, you go to the Rotary meeting. Yes. >> I mean, just
038just moreformational. Don't need to be there per se. Um I've already met with uh uh A&E and I meet again with A&E tomorrow. They should have their updated uh posters and everything to show me tomorrow. So, if you'd like to come to the Rotary meeting, you're I believe it is out in uh the golf course. >> Golf Course it is. >> And uh you can come out there and and help me present if you would like to. If you want to just come and watch, that's fine, too. But you guys are invited as the board to come out there. And then my next one is I will get back with u the chamber. They have not returned my email, but but they'll they they told me they would put me on theirs. uh the next
039chamber meeting or one chamber meeting here in the next few weeks. If anyone would like that, I'll invite you guys to that too. >> I like that you add us just cuz it's nice to see that it's in the calendar or where you're, you know, like what you're doing in that. So, >> appreciate it. >> Yeah. >> And then tomorrow, is it tomorrow? We have our ministerial meeting. So, we meet with the ministerial group from the churches in town, and I will also uh uh talk a little bit about there, but I I'll also uh ask to be included in any of their community type meetings at the different churches, and I'll include you guys. We went to quite a few of those last time, so uh uh I will talk to them about be
040able to talk to all of them. they have any type of way I can get on some agenda with their meetings, I will do that as well and I'll include you guys. It's a lot of features as well. >> Great. >> Yeah, we were we met with Amy last week last week. >> Yeah, last week, last Tuesday, I believe pair down and simplify some of the boards because there was like seven boards that we had at the high school if you'll remember. So, it's kind of shrinking down that information um so that it's easier to transport to and like simpler to explain and then uh so that some of those could be put out in businesses around town >> because >> so they don't take up a bunch of space maybe kind of a two
041or max board just so that we can it's easier for businesses to feel like they can put them in their lobbies or whatever. >> When are they going to start working on their website. >> Um I got uh we'll talk with Devon about that and and we've included it on our page and all that. So >> and they got the trifold um mocked up. They're getting it mocked up and the door knockers. >> Wonderful. >> Um and yard signs, >> right? >> Um so all that stuff's coming too. >> Okay. And we have a town hall meeting. Would would you be interested in allowing that maybe five minutes? >> Yeah, I saw an email that haven't responded. I was going to I'm fine going to the town hall meeting and presenting if you guys wanted
042anyone else want to present. They >> they asked me to too just in disclosure. So I'll be there. >> Yes. >> For the bond or for something else >> or the forensic facility? Forensic facility. I mean, >> but I'd love to I would love to dovetail this in so I can I can email them and ask. I already responded, so I can ask if they would be okay with a little deviation and add some bond discussion in there, too. >> I think it would be nice for Matt space to be there too, Chris. >> Oh, yeah. If you don't mind, that would be great. >> No, I already Yeah. Well, I'm saying just make sure that that's something that they'll let us talk about in that. >> Yeah, that's all I'm asking. >> Yeah, I
043don't want to assume. So yeah, we definitely have to. >> And speaking of that, unless we have anything else on the bond campaign, anything from the audience, we'll talk a little bit about the forensic detention facility. Um, just some updates. Uh, we did talk with the, uh, attorney. We had a meeting uh last week through Zoom with them or teams and uh they are preparing um a draft letter for us to review. We were hoping to have it by tonight but they just were not able to quite get there. Um I think it's tomorrow probably you should have it. >> So we talked a little bit about >> um timing with getting that done. So we really wanted to read it in tonight. Um but we should have it by tomorrow. >> The draft letter
044is to who? >> The letter should be uh attention to the to the state, the governor, board of investments, DPHHS and the city of Laurel. So that those are the people that we talked about having that put out to. And uh we none of us have reviewed that letter yet cuz we haven't even received a draft. So once we get that, we'll get the input of the board to make sure it's worded the way we want it to be. >> Told me today or tomorrow. >> Yeah. And then we'll push that out. >> I talked to him this morning about it. >> It it I don't know that it will require a special meeting uh on it. Uh if we have too much discussion on it, then we would have to make a sort of
045a short maybe lunchtime meeting this week to make sure that it's everything that we would want. Yeah, Britney, >> I I almost believe it's going to need to be an action item because I mean, we've only put this on as discussion from here on out. We've never actually formally acted. I mean, I know that we've talked about it and we've agreed unanimously to do it, but we will be spending district money. >> That's fair. >> To do this. So, I believe it does need to be an action item. Um, so that's one, we've approved it if that's what the board chooses, and two, then everybody's aware it's it's going to cost the district some money, and it could potentially not just a letter, but it could be a topic of conversation moving forward if it
046chooses to get bigger than that. >> Yeah. So, we may have a special meeting this week depending on when that letter is in our hands. Um, we'll give it to you ahead of time so you can review and make notes. So, it's an efficient meeting. Um, so it may not be, you know, I would say I would say the soonest, well, we'd have to notice it. So, the soonest we could probably do is Friday anyway if we wanted to. >> Thursday if we got it. Yeah. If we got it tomorrow. So, we may if we have it tomorrow in our hand, we may plan for a meeting on th um at the lunch hour. Does that work for agreement? >> On Thursday, capital Plan is meeting at noon. >> Yeah. I'd like to give everyone
047the adequate time to >> Friday at noon. I could >> Friday at noon. >> It's Friday at noon. >> It probably won't. >> Okay. >> Another meeting that I'm attending. >> But if you would relate if you had some critique or anything other than you could pass that to Mel and he can make sure it's >> and potentially I could squeeze out a little time to >> Okay. >> log on. Well, I would hope that we can make if we can do the edits together like see it a few days in advance. Hopefully, we're just coming to in to approve it and so it shouldn't take, you know, more than 10 or 15 minutes. I would hope. >> Well, I think to be clear for the people that were on that call that it was
048um you know, we just kind of talked through like what we think the issues were. Chris Bogley was also on that call because he's done a lot of background work on the facility. Um, so we just kind of talked through what we think the issues are and what information we have and getting that to the attorneys and um, so he kind of outlined a few things that he think could thinks could be um, issues to address in the letter and of course then he'll get it back to us. But yeah, so it was kind of a discussion piece of what how do we get where we want to go? >> Yeah, >> it was a good meeting. I think this will be the initial sort of thing and like to Britney's point if there's more
049then we'll discuss that as a board if there needs to be more after the letter. So anything from the audience on that? Okay, we'll move on then to number D, which is capital improvement plan proposal. >> Is this moving some money around to be a little more efficient? It looks like >> kind of what you're planning ahead really is what it is. >> So, you know, let's let's just use simple math here. So every 10 years the um you know the football field has to be redone at about a half a million dollar a pop. So that's $50,000 a year. So we'd like to budget for that and then be able to move that money into uh the multidist as a savings account and then it's a budgeted item and it's not okay every 10
050years, 12 years, 15 years. You just have to figure out how to pay for it because it's it's just not may not happen. So, this just gives us a chance to try to prepare uh a head for a lot of larger items, not just turf replacement, but track replacement, things like that. So, um Julie, anything to add or Crystal, anything to add to that? Uh, so that gives you a list that uh that he brought up on the board up there, but >> no, it's just a I'd just like to add that it's um if we can start moving some of these funds into the multi-dist like that housing and dorm fund. I don't even know why you guys have it. I mean, >> it's long before us >> anyway. And then the re rental
051revenue if we can just move all the facility rental re revenue into the into the multi- district that helps because it's mainly you know big projects that we're looking at. And then the interest income, you know, long as we keep it under the what was it? A certain amount. Uh it's to do with u something in the base levy. What they levy it's um the district base levy is what it is, which it is always going to be under that. We're never going to make big money off of interest, you know. So basically what this plan leads is there are some resolutions that you'd have to pass. The interest one you'd have to pass every year. It's a yearly one. Um but then if you look at the overall plan the way it's laid out
052unfortunately I can't get all the cost in but I did manage to get most of the facility stuff in there and then replacement of vehicles. anymore. And equipment, you know, for maintenance. We've got some, like I was telling Wayne, computers. >> I asked him if he still had that floor scrubber over in the high school. He said, "Yes, it's like 23 years old, you know." So, this this kind of feeds out and it'll replace equipment every year with the multi-ist. And then unfortunately technology and curriculum are big costs too that to take into consideration but most of some of it would come out of the multi- district from year to year but most of it will come out of your general funds which is really getting you know the state can redo their funding. It's
053just really hard with those two big costs every year, >> you know, trying to get in figure it out. >> So, I have a couple questions. >> Okay. So, what is in the housing and dorm fund right now >> right now? 10,000 each. That's all you're allowed. You can't you can't have over $10,000 in either fund. So like if when it was drawing interest and you had to move the interest to the general accounts at the end of the year that was always one of our transfers at the end of every year but um so it's just a fund that sits there. It's mainly for like if you had teacher teacher housing available then that's what how you would use it. >> Okay. So we've got you you're saying >> 10,000 in each fund. So
05420,000 into multi- district from those two funds and then we we get rid of those two funds. >> Yeah. >> And then what do we use? What do we typically use our facility rental income for? >> Well, it goes into the high school building fund or the elementary building fund. And it's a building fund and um like the facility one we've been ear. It's actually for the stadium. We've been uh project numbering it as it goes in to the building fund and then Andrew's been using it for some of the stadium repairs and stuff like that. >> Oh yeah, those two little rooms off of the crow's nest. That was an example of using some of that money. >> I guess the reason why I'm asking is because if we move all this and everything
055goes into the multi- district, then we're constantly dipping into the multi- district is what I'm understanding. Well, every year you will be >> because right now it's kind of the savings account. >> It's the holding money. It's not the dipping for here and for there. It's the this is the money that we are holding for the big whatifs. >> Well, and that's that's exactly what it's going to be for. But every year you're going to have the big whatifs coming up. >> Well, I know. But right now, but we're just using facility rental income for our small little things. Except you're going to make more interest if it's Well, >> there you're making that multiply. >> I'm just saying, okay, if we're dipping into one account, we keep saying, okay, you know, this count is
056only, let's say, 25,000, but I only did five here and 1,700 here, then we know that that that's that's an account we only have that much money for. And I'm not saying that that's what would happen in the future. But if you have 750,000, well, we're okay to dip in this little bit more. And then we're okay to dip between >> but if you follow the whole plan you won't be you know if you just follow the plan as >> and I'm not saying you're not right Julie my concern is is that when you see a bigger pot your mindset is willing to spend a little bit more. >> It's just naturally how you are. But if you only have 5,000 in an account and you have a $1,700 bill that comes in, you're like,
057"Okay, but we're going to really dip down." You know what I'm saying? So, I just want to be careful that we're not putting all these other funds into multi- district and then dipping in and out because we're like, well, now we're putting that money and we can be able to pop out and what was only maybe 5,000 now is 15 and now we've got it. It's my only concern and that's a future concern. >> It is a constant need to plan ahead and be disciplined about the use of those because it looks like a lot of money in the surface, but it's not. when you know you have these things, you know, I get my paycheck, I think, wow, awesome. >> Wait a minute. I got to pay my mortgage. I got to pay this.
058So, yeah. I mean, am I running out buying, >> you know, something big right away when I No, I know I have to pay those things. So, I I I don't I'm not fearful of that, but I 100% ask what I see you're saying. >> But this plan is also very also good only if we pass that bond, too. I mean, that's a that's a big deal. >> And here's the other thing is that this board >> could be gone in 5 years. >> No, they're actually >> this board was the one who set that up and then that new board be like, "Hey, we've got all this money. >> Crystal's going to be here for the next 20, so she's >> I'm just saying I I want to be very cautious. >> If that's
059the that's the direction of the board, then that's okay. But I just want to be cautious of that. That multid-dist fund was a fight to get and a fight to put that much money in for years. And I know Donnie knows because she was part of that battle to get that multi-dist filled with with the monies that we have. >> And granted, I'm very happy that we won what 1.2 1.3 at one time, Donnie. And we're still at a very good pot in there. I just don't It's been one of those funds that I have tried to protect. >> Yeah. >> So, >> I do like the idea of creating like an intentionality though around saving. >> Where else would we put it? >> Yeah. >> If it was if not the multi, where would
060we put it? Because some of this money is is like, if I understand it right, some of it's like earmarked money, earmarked, it's specific use money that at the end of the year we could roll into multi-use money basically. Am I thinking of that right? >> So if we leave some of this stuff in those line items, it could not be got at for certain directives. That's why I like the idea of sort of like clearing out some of these accumulation accounts every year. They're just like sitting there and then intentionally moving them there. But that like you said, how do you safeguard and I guess that's a future board problem in anyway if we do if this does happen. But what could this board do to implement some safeguards or at least make them
061think before they act? Is there something we can put in place? I don't know. No, I mean >> it's not going to be like a policy. Maybe there's a policy we can put in about use of the multi-distance. >> Well, I'm not saying the housing and dorm funds, we can't just move. I mean, if we're not constantly in that fund, then yeah, let's get rid of it. But the facilities, we're in that fund a lot. We're using it yearly, monthly. So, that's where I'm I'm just cautious. If we're using funds and we're putting money in already and then we're and we're funneling money out, are we are we trying to fix a problem that's not a problem? But you're using funds for small stuff. You know, that's the problem. And then if you moved it
062over into multi- district, then you're looking at your bigger projects that you can actually fund. >> And things add up. I'm just That's my only concern is that the small things turn into bigger things and then the bigger things turn into bigger things and there you are >> that multi-dist fund is >> being dipped in more than the savings account it should be. But anyways, okay, I'm done. >> So any way to like subglac accounted? >> So the multi- district and then we sub account it to say here's the here's our anticipatory funds for >> future curriculum. >> Yeah. Could we could we sub account it? >> So then project recorders out there that set different pots. That's I kind of wonder that might help kind of >> I know that's what we've done with
063>> one collective account right is it says curriculum it says so it's well oh we got all this money let's build a new something wait a minute here that money marked as a curriculum >> you know we see that it's >> takes some on the board's part to move money through so you'd have your rainy day still but then you'd be building these anticipated like the turf You could even make that a sub. >> Well, those are big items. I'm saying like daily facility monies that Wayne and Andrew are dipping into. Is that 20,000 a year that you've been dipping into? What is that like? What is the gross that we've seen in a year? And of course the complete net that we've seen out that need to do that like okay we have 750,000
064but 20,000 is only for those small things of facilities or you know >> I mean cuz again >> or you leave that account I mean another budget technique right is to leave that prime >> and then remove the excess every year into that multi- district and just leave that you know anticip anticipated amount in that facilities, you know, account building account. >> Yeah. And then just siphon out. So, we say the number is 20 grand and at the end of the year when he's got 38,000 in there, 18 grand is going to move to multi-dist but specifically earmarked in that sub account and we just leave it at 20 grand to start the next fiscal year. And then if that ends up being out, then you can move a little bit out. But it takes
065uh board action and intent than takes thought forthought to to do things. So it's a process of slowing us down which when spending money is probably a good thing. >> Well, especially when things are costing $400,000 a pocket. >> Oh yeah, I know. So maybe is that so does that kind of seem like a we could do we could do this proposal but require that we have some sub accounts created as part of that within the multi- district to sort of >> see yeah display our intention that here's the state here's the rainy day money that we that's like the break the glass pull the levers money and then here's this money that we understand will be coming and going and is being built for these expens expenses we know are coming. >> Is that
066possible, Crystal? Julie? >> Yeah. I'm just trying to think about it, you know, cuz I was just looking what we've spent so far out of the high school 260 account this year. We've got some small things that we've gone out of it, you know, that Andrew's done to the stadium and stuff. Um >> cuz when he requests it from you, it's like okay, well this is your budget. >> Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? So >> yeah, I just try to >> I mean I guess it would just be a thought if it if it can happen great. If it needs to be set up something different than >> Yeah. Just trying to So like so like I have resolutions for you know proposed and I you're all for the housing and dorm fun
067closing those out. How about the interest and are you >> Absolutely. We're >> putting it in Yes. >> Putting it in the multi- district. I mean, there's still some funds we have to leave interest in unfortunately because there are funds that just you have to leave them in there. But >> earnings moving into a savings account. Absolutely. >> But then the facilities rebels will just continue as is. >> And like I said, what you're doing in the Florida, I'm I'm with you. I understand what you're attempting to do and I give you high kudos for it. My concern is just I don't want to use it as our everyday account, >> right? That's not what it's supposed to be, >> right? But with this small little thing, it's going to feel like that. And that's
068what I >> and then it just gets lost in the shuffle. So, >> so Julie, are you planning to you put the general fund interest into here >> because you know that's an actual you have to use to fund your budget in the following year. Is that going to be a little >> new debt and scholarship fund? >> Well, she's general she's not going to do it. >> Yeah, I know. You have you have to plan it in your budget that you're you're not getting that interest in, >> you know, as a budgeted I you're >> I just hate to see us pulling money out of the general fund where we educate kids from. >> The only thing is >> you think about the interest that comes in you then you have to this is
069my issue with it. You have to say, "Okay, we get this much interest in every year in the general fund. We're getting $1,500 a year." Well, Dan, what it does, it lowers the amount. It doesn't lower your budget any. It lowers the amount that the taxpayers are paying, >> but it's required by law to record this year's interest earnings as actual revenue ex >> which we still would be. >> Yeah. And it would just it would just flush out. >> I think it would be just because interest is variable and we're in a favorable environment now. I think budgetarily like you wouldn't want to fund a teacher out of interest. >> No. >> Right. Because you know what I'm saying? So it feels like to budget anything with it would be a bit of a
070folly just because interest can vary so heavily. >> And I have one other question. >> So are you saying that throughout the course of the year we'll collect the monies like we normally did but then at year end we pass the resolution every year to move it to flush it every year. Yep. Yeah. >> So, what is the interest on the general fund off the top of your head? Just ballpark. >> I'm not asking for it. I'm not going to hold you to it. I >> mean, what's sitting in there? >> Well, the problem is right now used to be the county would put the interest in the, you know, you had to say >> and they would divide it up between all the funds is what they did. Well, and then but then they
071were always the general the high school general fund was always coming in as a negative when they were dividing it. It's like no, you don't have negative interest. You know, you don't you can't do that. Anyway, so I told him just in Japan >> to take all the interest and put it into two general funds and then I'll divide it up. >> So I've been manually dividing it up every month. >> What do you think? What what's what do you think is the gross amount on the interest? Well, just like what uh what I had on that capital plan. What did I have on that? >> Um >> 25 grand. >> Mhm. Got to look at it. >> That's not nothing. >> That >> Oh, it's more than that. >> Did I miss it? Where's
072it at? >> Every one of them has Most of them have a line item for it. Multi has 142. School buildings five. >> Building it's the last page. >> Oh, >> elementary building reserve is 25. >> Doesn't help that. >> Okay, >> you can flip it. >> So, >> I don't know how to do that on a Mac yet. Don't. Thanks for calling out. >> I'm sorry. I didn't realize you had that. I do apologize. >> So, like, so the multi- district Yeah. looking at adding interest every year like this year be 142,000 for the 26 27 year. Um then I just increased it by 1% a year. I mean it's I don't even know you know that's just kind of a wild guess cuz interest is weird but 140,000 you know somewhere in there
073is what we're making overall for interest. >> Okay. So even if let's say we had to dip into our interest just a and and cookies and M&M >> what? >> Cookies and M&M's back there. >> Um something I made breakfast. >> Okay. So, we dip in. We use some of our interest just to budget >> and we have like $20,000 left over from the interest. You're saying that that's what you would like to then come to the board with and say, "Hey, we had 140,000 of interest this year. We were able to budget, but now we have 120 being used. We want to push 20 into the multi-dist like I said, it's a year-to-year decision. You'd have to do the resolution every year on the >> or is it in your mind that the whole
074140,000?" I was my my my mind is the whole 140 goes over into the multi- district. >> That's a big chunk of money to help with big projects. >> Oh, it is. But at the same time, when we're fairly making budget this year, how would we do that? >> Well, again, I think it's hard to budget on that money because it's so variable. >> Yeah. >> If it's $140,000, Chris, that's that's budgeting quite a bit. Well, what I'm saying is so we so we're at say interest rates are at 3 and a half% or whatever and say lowers the amount and >> if you get the same budgeted amount it don't matter. >> Yeah. >> You get that amount no matter what you say you get $9 million that's all you can budget for $9
075million. >> It don't matter how you bring. >> So we've been we've been dipping into our interest to keep us afloat. I think probably Well, >> no, I wouldn't say that's probably No, >> it's just a revenue stream in the general. >> I know, but if we only get 9 or 9 million and we're only using 9 million, but we're making 140, where's the 140 going? >> It's lowering the tax the amount that the tax >> that's going just a few pennies per person. But it's >> that's what it does. It lowers the tax amount. >> Yeah. But you still need 9 million. It just lowers the >> Yeah. Yeah. But we're accepting it as income as revenue, >> right? Revenue. Income. >> But we're not getting 6,858,000, right? If it's 142, that's not what
076we get in the coffers. >> No. >> Right. We still got 9 million. >> We're only allowed so much every year for, you know, the budget. >> Yeah. Yeah. So this would just flush out and I think I mean yeah interest income would be really hard to budget because again like I said money market's favorable this year so we're getting three and a half if the bottom falls out of stuff and we're at one and a half and you have you have programs budgeting based on interest >> and I okay maybe I'm being dense I apologize but if we have 9 million and we spend 9 million but we've earned in interest 140,000 Where is it going? And if you don't, >> it's going to go to lower next year the following year. What it
077does is you put it in and it lowers the amount that the taxpayer is going to pay by that 140,000. So it funds next year's budget which the taxpayers >> because when you go to you do your budget you put in okay you put in like right now this is might be right with the tuition the tuition comes in okay we we have to on the tuition you know the tuition that we pay out to all the schools comes out of the tuition fund. >> Okay. So we have the levy permissively levy for all that, right? But when we get paid the tuition from the other schools that owe us, it comes into the general fund. So then when you do your budget, they say, "Okay, you're only going to get $99 for this budget."
078But when you're going across, part of your revenue streams is your tuition that comes in, your interest that comes in. These are all little revenue streams that are going to fill that $9 million bucket. And then what's left over is what you levy to the taxpayers. So like I said on this tuition deal, you're you're raising the the mill levies and the taxes on the tuition fund because it's permissive, but you're lowering it over here on the general fund. It's just >> it's probably here. it. Yeah, it's a it's a game that OPI or legislature came up with somewhere which is ridiculous. >> So then if you take that interest and you move it into the multi- district then what happens? >> The raises the taxes >> the taxes the millenn >> is what happens?
079>> Now you're shaking your head. What what do you mean? >> You don't lower what your taxes coming in are. You have to use last year's interest earning as a revenue source in the new year. You can't get around it. You can't not include it and pick it up from the taxpayers in the general fund. That's the only place it happens. Other funds. >> So, you're saying that that money should not move because it has to be >> I'm saying it could have an impact. >> Could have. >> I don't know how big the dollars are. I just want you to be aware of that >> because next year if we >> if we can decide at the end of the year if we get to the end of the year and we've got unspent
080>> general fund $100,000 yeartoyear decision >> I mean you don't have to regardless of how all these cases work >> till the end of the year we have to do it by June 30th that's the only thing >> we spent every penny it would not be smart to move that money it wouldn't be smart >> cuz it's going to happen right cuz then Yeah, cuz next year say if it's 9 million, we'd get $8,852,000 instead. >> Anyway, it's always a revenue, right? >> But if like she's using the tuition is that we have to pay the tuition to Billings, but then Billings pays us the tuition back and then it goes the interest goes into the general fund, then there's no way around it. It's not like we can put it into the tuition fund.
081What goes out of the tuition fund goes into the tuition fund. >> Yeah, it's kind of it's kind of a >> But you're saying, Donnie, that's only this year. >> The tuition's changing again next year. >> Yeah. >> Is it? >> So, what will it be next year then? >> It's going to be more like it was before where tuition that's coming from incoming tuition is going to increase your budget max. >> And so, it's going to be >> like it more like it used to be. It won't be exactly like it used to be, but it'll be beneficial to what your >> maximum budget's going to be. >> Yeah, >> potentially if you have income. >> Okay. >> But you still pay it out. >> Well, that's informative. I think that's a >> I
082just >> It's a tempting pot of money, but if you're spending every nickel, it's not smart to move it. >> Maybe we just simply wait into the year and we do our best to >> right >> to >> Yeah. I mean, if we have money to move and we can move it from general to multi, I don't see that as a problem. But if we are scraping at the bottom of the barrel that ends me and not >> and keep the lights on, no, >> I'm not moving any money into the multi- district. Sorry, >> it's just a year that we're going to have to suffer. And >> that's really the intent of the multi-dist. If you've got leftover budget authority, you don't lose it to move it into the multi- district. and then it
083loses its elementary high school designation. So it's more flexible, >> right? >> And that's why you have it >> was meant to give us more flexibility in the past. >> I mean, we can kind of have a target goal in mind at year end based on the needs over the like she's laid out, >> but I just don't want to. So how do we >> cut anything short just to fund >> how do we articulate in some sort of ongoing document that our directive would be that at the end of the year we want every responsible dollar move to the multif district. How do you articulate that? >> I mean that's what this board want you forecast it you say we want to attempt to save $25,000. Well, I know, but what I'm saying is,
084okay, so this board all agrees on that. Well, to your point, >> how how do we help ensure that the district is on some stable footing? >> We don't >> outside this board. >> I think you'd be removing the authority of the next board to make that decision. So, you don't we have the authority to make that decision this year, whatever you were on the board as a whole, >> but we couldn't >> we couldn't mandate that a future board. >> Yeah. So it's just kind of it's tricky when >> No, but we could formalize >> Yeah. >> our philosophy at our point in time. So it's kind of going forward they could look back and go, "Oh, this is what they were trying to do." >> Yeah. How do we formalize that? That's why
085I think >> I don't know. I don't know how you >> anything beyond that. We can't >> you would lose it somewhere. >> Put it in your strategic plan. >> Yeah. If you do that, >> part of it is the city. Yeah. capital planning. Will we have long range planning? >> Yeah, we can include that in strategic planning. Maybe this year. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. I just think that >> there's some way that some way that we can sort of reflect our our mind on it. Not necessarily our will, but our mind and philosophy that another board would >> at least be able to look at and go, "Okay, I see what they were doing." Yeah. >> Well, okay. That strategic planning isn't new. That strategic plan has been Five, six, seven years now of
086the making and you were not part of this board but you board members have taken that strategic plan from that board's time and forethought to decide which we now have extracurricular because of that strategic plan. We've implemented certain things because of that strategic plan those years. So the I mean Donnie is right that is that is the living document that every year kind of either grows or we say okay maybe we're not directly doing that anymore so then we need to add it take away from it all of that >> right >> so Chris did you catch all that >> well did you use AI to take those notes I did it I just think >> I wanted the eye to build this money, but it took me days. >> I think we could say
087every responsible dollar. That's a good, you know, that we can move. We should move. >> And I think the the layout that we've got here that has >> Yeah. >> put everything together into one document and spread it out over the years. >> Yeah. >> Is a great place to take the annual goal from. >> Yeah. Exactly right. >> Yeah. So that that was great work. Yeah, >> very informative. I did not know that about the interest stuff. So that's I always learn. >> Yeah, it's tricky. >> It's funny that you have to budget off of that because it's just so hit and miss. Like it should not be a source of revenue. It's like an and also >> you know because literally interest could be zero. It could be 3% this year and literally
088zero the next year. We've seen that happen. So how Every legislative needs to be a for a school board trustee before they get voted in. >> Wouldn't they? >> No, I think they need to be a a business manager, >> right? Then they know what how to move dollars around, you know, why they >> what what they're when they're thinking, you know, like tuition fund, you know, that just bugs me >> more than anything this tuition money cuz it goes in one fund and >> you know, and then the other fund you have to raise the mill levies on. So you're just like, >> you know, it's kind of dumb. I mean, >> yeah, >> I can't figure that one out. Well, that made my head hurt enough. Anyone else have any thoughts or suggestions?
089>> Well, I can bring back the one for the housing and dorm fund for sure then the next meeting. >> I would support that. >> Okay. >> I'd say anything you think is Yeah, that wouldn't that's not going to affect that general fund. That's >> and the res and then you guys could think about those other ones. >> Yeah. Think about how you might subhead. >> I'd say just think about how you might sub account it so we would we could display intent >> in those in that in that multi- district. >> Mhm. >> That would be I think really helpful. It's not just a number. >> Yeah. That way it's not just like we have 780,000 in there. Like to your point, we have we have 220,000 in the multi-dist subac account building reserve
090or whatever, right? Or you know maintenance of the football field. that if we ever want to take that money out, it's going to require a movement that would >> Well, it's not just the football field. You now are gonna have a softball field and even though it's new, it's still going to have something to track in addition to just an example. Yeah. Just like, you know, intermediate. So, I mean, >> so we could control that a little better because if we wanted to take it out for something else, it would have to come here and move it from that to another part. I almost I almost think the capital improvement plan should be part of adding into the strategic plan of how does this district save future dollars for future projects >> especially huge projects
091you know >> kind of see where they're at. I think the only one that's not huge is your is your equipment cost, but we haven't done anything with equipment either. We never have the money to do anything with the equipment, the small equipment, you know, >> that's why the bond is so important as well. >> Yeah, it really sets this whole little thing up. I noticed some of your placeholder stuff in there for the bond. So, yeah, it will really set it up. Anything from the audience on that riveting conversation? Yes. >> You have some comments? >> No. >> Oh, >> yes, we agree. >> Yes, you agree. >> Okay. Yes. Moving money sounds. Yes. Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. Is there any discussion items that we'd like to add to the agenda besides the ones
092that we've moved um and talked about tonight? Anything that we should add? Okay, as always, uh, if you have one, please just email Matt and I and Renee. We'll get those things added to the next agenda. Yes, Don. >> I guess I have a thought about the upcoming trustee election and the number of writein candidates and who they are. And >> I just guess just an update for the board. I mean, I had to go digging to find out who was even >> So, board election we'll put on there as a future discussion. >> Is it inappropriate for us to invite those individuals to a board meeting to >> Well, they should start coming if they're going to write their names in. >> You would hope so. >> Yeah. But would it be something that
093we could invite them to a meeting to to talk to them with >> or is that like inappropriate? I don't know. >> As long as you invite them all. >> I mean, it's right and it's a public forum at this. If you invite and they don't show up, then >> that's on them. >> Maybe that's something to think about doing. I mean, would the board find any value in that? >> I think the community would. Yeah. >> And I think the community would too. Yeah. >> Especially since it's a write in and they can't see, >> right? >> Who they are. They got to know, >> right? And as a discussion too, we should describe how a write in works >> and what's different than general. >> Yeah. Yeah, maybe we can >> because if
094they vote for themselves and nobody else want to package two tight works in the next couple >> seems add that as >> I think we have four candidates and five candidates. >> Yeah. So we could add that as a means. >> I don't think the name >> maybe in early I know April closer. Yeah. >> Yeah. And I don't want to pack I don't want to pack an agenda too tight where we have a 5 hour meeting because of that. So, we'll find the best next one to put it in. >> And we missed that. >> And try to get them all here. Give them plenty of time to know. >> We'll put them in the front so they Or maybe we should put them at the back so they can watch the whole meeting.
095>> Then they know it's too Maybe I should do it on a back meeting so they have to wait till 8:00, >> 9:00. >> Will you keep this up? We're going to be here till 8. >> I know. Sorry. If there's nothing else, is that it? Okay. All right.