001like ridiculous >> but it was >> Hey Mark, can you hear us? Okay, >> I sure can, boss. >> Interrupt us here. >> Oh my. Oh boy, we didn't know how to turn it on. So we met her. >> They were my client for like five years. So >> this or this company here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> There she is. >> And you you work you you work for a nonprofit. >> No, I work in marketing. >> Okay. What's the company name? >> Um I worked for I recently was acquired, but I worked for a company called Bracketan for 13 years or something. I work advertising. Well, they just still like it a lot. >> I mean, I like it. >> It's a job and good and I get to work at home. So,
002>> check. >> Yeah. >> I get to do stuff with this. >> Oh, really? >> So, look. This is the crowd. So, we're in that tent. >> Oh my goodness. Look at >> You're not moving around very quickly. You okay? >> Oh, I had a partial of new place a couple weeks ago. [laughter] >> So, it's healing. It's getting better. >> Yeah. Wow. >> These are these are all of the >> Is this the thing that you know I don't >> I already read it. I'm good. >> George Stephanopoulos. >> I do. Yes, I printed it out. I don't love physical stuff. >> I do. I've got underline a few things for my own. I really appreciate this is so helpful. >> I have musicians who have the iPad thing and they sit there with
003the pencil and just mark it all up here. >> That makes sense everywhere. >> I still read them. I don't know. It's like depends on what it is. I think it's been like all the >> if it's like documents and things like this. I I'm way better now at cussing like the digital tools for like finding things. >> Oh. Oh, that's wonderful. I have to do a lot of that at work. But >> for me, it's just cluttering, you know, my office desk, whatnot. But if in order for me to make progress or growth on physically, >> I have to keep a physical to-do list. I cannot do a digital to-do list to save my life for some reason. Like I still have to write it like every week. I'm like my shopping as well.
004>> Yeah, same that Costco. She's on paper. My wife is next to me when I need to pick up something. Okay. >> You'd be okay because she knows where to go. See, I it would be so I would be I would not have >> TJ. Can you hear us? Okay. >> Yes. Can you hear me? >> Yeah. If you're right next to your phone. Yeah. You're pretty strong there. >> I'll turn this on. Oh, this is >> We're dead. We don't have >> Oh, is it 91? Turn it on. >> Says she knows how to turn it on. I remember our technological issue this morning trying to get the Zoom working. >> Sorry. So we'll do a bit He came pretty last. >> Yeah, I didn't heard from him. Wait a half second. >> Appreciate
005the hustle. It's not easy. Welcome. >> Hello. >> All right. I'd like to call the meeting to order. We're going to reconvene our budget meeting that began on May 11th. >> Please, can you make the roll call, please? Mike Wac >> here. >> Eddie Drew >> here. >> Braden Ericson >> here. >> Um Emily Sir >> present. >> Um Jan Smer >> here. >> And Ryan Dietrich is not present. >> Oh, and TJ Cox. >> I'm here. >> Hi. >> All right. So, um item 3.0, O, we're going to uh consider the minutes of the May 11th meeting. Are there any uh changes to the minutes? Had a chance to review those. Right. >> Hearing no changes or discussion, I'd like a motion to approve the minutes from May 11th. Oh, Motion to approve. >>
006Thank you. Second. >> Thank you. >> All right. So, approved. Oh, wait. No. >> Mike Wac. >> Yes. >> Patty Drew. >> Braden Ericson. >> Yes. >> Yep. >> Um, Emily Sier. >> Yes. >> Jan Sonner. And TJ Cox. >> Yes. And um are there any changes to our agenda for today, May 27th meeting agenda? And >> do we vote on that? >> So I'll make a motion to accept this. >> Thank you. >> And we have a second for the agenda. >> Second. >> Okay. Thank you, Brighton. >> Mike Wat, >> yes. >> Patty Drew, >> Braden Ericson, >> yes. >> Emily Sie, >> yes. >> Jan Smer, yes. >> And TJ Hox, >> yes. >> Thank you. All right. Item 4.0, review of the proposed 2026 to 2027 budget documents. And have we
007all had a chance to review with all especially with the newest additions from Corey just >> any clarification on that at all or >> No, I think the um I the the capital fund outline I really appreciate. That's exactly what I was um hoping to see. And I hope and I hope my expression the last time didn't come across as off just because it's a challenging >> context to estimate and guess where something small business out there. I get it. >> I hear it. Okay. So, but hopefully that's what you're looking for specifically. >> Absolutely. Um you know, just with a budget item of that size, >> you know, I didn't feel comfortable just signing off without a little bit more detail on what that might entail for next year. So, appreciate it. Um, I
008do have a question though about I know that there's some upgrades needed to the football stadium. Do we have a football team next year? Do you know? >> I mean, I know we use it for other things. I'm just >> I don't I don't want to say because I know athletic director is on here having haven't had that conversation with you. So, I don't want to. >> Yeah. Okay, that's fair. I just wasn't sure if we knew yet not if there was going to be a >> because it's not often. >> We've been boss. Yes, >> it is highly unlikely we will have a middle school football team, but it is moderately certain that we will have our high school team again. >> That's good news. We love to hear that. >> Cool. Cool. I'm
009just curious. I know it's like not really part of it, but >> it was so fun to watch their >> Yeah, it was. Yeah, I enjoyed it. It was great. Cool. All right. >> Thank you, Mark. So, we've this is our second uh review of the budget and we've do we have any other discussion about the newest proposed um fund capital 400 400 fund 400 capital construction fund. Any discussion or questions about that or anything else in the budget? And my again my thought [clears throat] process was trying to put the most critical aspects that we have potentially down the line but to be al also transparent if something catastrophic happens with one of these MA could potentially eat everything up uh in the capital project funds but also I'll make sure I put it
010in that it would come before the school board for approval before move forward with anything. >> Great. >> Just be transparent with that. Well, at this time we can I would like to entertain a motion to approve the budget. Um I think should I just read this whole thing out and then ask for a motion? Okay, I'll read the entire statement to make it easy for making a motion. Uh Jules School District number eight motion to approve the budget. I need a motion to approve the Jules School District number eight budget for 2026 to 2027 as follows. General fund 11,553,63516. Special revenue funds 16,863458 sorry 16,863,458. Capital Project Fund 1,745,32.84 total all funds 30,162,396 uh as presented/ amended with a tax rate of $376.9 per $1,000 of assessed value to be assessed in the support
011of the general fund. May I have a motion? >> I will motion to approve. >> Second. A second. >> Okay. Thank you, Emily. >> Mike Wac, >> yes. >> Patty Drew, >> yes. >> Braden Ericson, >> yes. >> Emily Serier, >> yes. >> Jan Zer, >> yes. >> Jay Eox, [clears throat] >> yes. So moved. Thank you everyone. >> This point we will take any audience clarifications. I'm not seeing any online and there's none in attendance in person. >> All right. I would >> Can I say something really quick? Um, I would be remiss if I didn't bring something up as part of this opportunity, but um, I've read the news about the appeal. >> Um, and in the news it was reported the hourly rate that we're paying um, for our attorney. >> And
012it appears to me that we are paying quite a lot of money for this attorney. And looking over the budget, it seems like we're paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight this. >> Is that accurate? Is that a correct assessment? >> Do you know how much the district is saving by the staff that's been cut? Do you know >> overall it costs? Yeah, >> it's just shy of 100,000 roughly. I think >> 100,000. >> No, excuse me. No, no, excuse me. Uh 900 and something,000. I'm so sorry. Just shy of a million. I'm thinking of >> And so that's pretty close to what we paid in legal fees. >> Correct. >> Um and so I just I'm really concerned. >> Yeah. I I I'm going to jump a little bit also on that and
013say I've been fighting this with the school board for almost four years. It's a 70-year plan that will eat up millions and I mean millions of dollars for the districts. Um so I know exactly I know what you're expressing and I can't go into the logistics board have discussions about >> I I wanted to express like I I know that >> and I'll say your superintendent your school board is very much aware. >> Okay. We're very much aware >> because it like one hour we pay this guy one hour what a stack member makes in a week. >> Yep. We're very much aware. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Well, I wanted to just make that concern known that as I was I was reviewing the budget that gave me great pause. Um particularly
014because the we the outcome of this case even if we win we don't know exactly um what the financial there's a lot of lot of variables out there. Correct. So, um I know that's like this is strictly an oversight position. Um but you know, given my this opportunity to be, you know, working with the board and reviewing the budget, I just wanted to express that concern um that that was like a red flag for me um with reviewing uh just the financials. So, >> thank you. >> No, entirely valid comment. I appreciate that. Thank you. Well, if there are any other audience clarifications online, not seeing any. >> All right. And then I would like to entertain a motion to adjourn. >> I'll motion to adjurnn. >> I'll second. >> Yes. >> Patty Drew. >>
015Yes. >> Ericson. >> Yes. Am I ser? >> Hi. >> And we are [laughter] >> sure. Thank you.