001We got about four minutes to get down there. Shoot. Okay. I was in talking to Cindy. on Monday, September 29th, 2025. Please stand and recite the pledge of allegiance with me. Aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I appreciate everyone uh coming this evening. Uh just a few quick uh comments. This is a meeting of the school wear in public for the purpose of conducting the school corporation's business and it has not to be considered a public community meeting. There will be time for public participation after we uh amend the agenda here in a second. Um our mission is to inspire innovation, empowering potential and enriching our world and our vision go community
002schools Indiana's premier global school district of choice. So we will now go on to item 1.4 approval of the agenda. Do we have any revisions that we need to make to the agenda today? >> Yes, Mr. President. I think we failed to put in the opportunity for public comment. >> Correct. So, we need to make an amendment board members to add uh a public comment section for agenda or non-aggenda items. We'll also have a separate time for public participation on the actual hearing. Um so, I guess my recommendation to a board member, if you would please, is to add is to make an amendment to add public comment. Um we can do it after the public hearing. So, someone would at least make an amendment to say that 3.1 would become a public comment on
003agenda or non-aggenda items and then item 3.2 would become the adjournment. >> That makes sense. >> Can I ask one question before I make >> So since there's going to be public comment inside the public hearing 1.5? >> No, I'm just I'm saying we can make public comment after the budget hearing. >> Okay. >> So you'd have one inside and then another one after. >> Correct. Yes. We could put it either place. It doesn't matter. It's it's to the prerogative of the board. So it can be before the public hearing or it can be after. >> I'll move to add items 3.1 public comment and then change to 3.2 adjournment. >> Second. Then uh the amendments been made by Mr. Glick. It has been seconded by Mr. Goodman. Any questions from the other board members?
004Any issues with that? Okay, we have a amendment second on the floor. All those in favor of the amend agenda uh raise your hand please say I >> I >> opposed. That passes 5-0. All right. So now we will go on to item two which is the 2026 budget hearing. Uh so now the board will open the budget hearing and invite uh Dr. Evans to please review uh the 2026 budget. Sir, >> thank you. So, uh, just going over real quick, you had in your budget binders, just reviewing what the budget was. Tab two was a notice to taxpayers with the following amounts. uh education fund at 52 million81,300 the operations fund at 18,500,000 the operating referendum at 6,700,000 debt service at 13,953,685 referendum debt exempt capital would be 6,358,500 and $1 million in the
005rainy day fund remember the budget gives provides the authority to spend but not the requirement to spend um tab three uh in your binder offers the same budget numbers with the tax rates. These tax rates will be reduced once the current levels with the 1782 budget order in December. So we advertise these amounts high to protect the coastal schools because we cannot increase the amounts. We can only lower the amounts. So we advertise to protect the schools. Um a line by line description. Uh the 2026 appropriation for the education fund is in tab 4. Education fund encompasses most of the budget and finances for instruction of students at schools. Tap five offers detailed appropriations for the operations fund and it is the this is the next biggest budget in the next biggest piece of the
006budget and it encompasses all of the support criteria such as utility bills and projects. Uh, tab six reviews the current structure of debt service and tabs eight and nine contain the capital projects funds that we discussed our last board meeting. And so there there is our budget. >> All right, Mr. President, >> I appreciate uh that review, Dr. Evans. So at this time uh we will open up the hearing to offer members of the public uh to make comments on this. We ask that you do please step forward um and we'll give you an opportunity of three minutes uh to be heard. So shaking heads shaking heads. All right. So with that uh we thank the members of the public for attending and we will officially close. I'm sorry. So there are no public comments.
007Okay. I offered no one gave. So, so with that, um, we will officially close the, uh, the public hearing portion of our budget here tonight. >> If I had a gabble, I would need a >> g sometime. We need a gabble. >> All right. Uh, so then with that, uh, we will now move into our next item, which was the amended part of the agenda, which is 3.1, the opportunity to give general public comment on agenda or non-aggenda items. So, I will offer once again any members of the public that would like to step forward. This is your opportunity to speak about agenda or non-aggenda items to the board this evening. Okay. Still no. So, wonderful. So, then with that, we will now move to item 3.2, which is a motion for adjournment tonight. >>
008So, moved. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor, please say I. >> I. We are adjourned. We appreciate your willingness to come tonight. >> Thank you. Appreciate you guys.