001One Nation undergrad indivisible, with liberty and justice from Good Evening on behalf of the Board of Education and the student of Athens administration. Absolutely. Good evening. On behalf of the school board and the administration of the school district of Athens, I'd like to welcome you to the 2025 budget hearing and annual meeting. And you have a packet, um, that was at the door. If you have a picked up, a packet, please make sure that you have one of these in front of you. We're gonna follow along in the, uh, packet, and there are multiple agendas. If you'd like to turn to page seven, This Is the agenda for our budget hearing. And I'd like to introduce Beth Stankey, our business office manager. Welcome everyone. I am Beth Steinke, the business office manager for the school
002district. Um, just wanna remind you that the purpose of the budget hearing is to provide a formal opportunity for the public to provide input for the budget before the board officially adapts it in October. So first we're gonna go through a little bit of basics with school finance. Then we'll take a look at our 25 26 proposed budget, and then we'll forecast ahead for the next five years as well. So we're gonna start, um, if you've been attending meetings or you're following along online and the board packets that are posted, a lot of these will look familiar to you, but I think we need to go through it as this is the basics of what really starts the budget process. Um, so what is Rev, the revenue limit and why is it important? The revenue
003limit is the, um, maximum amount of revenue school districts can raise through a combination of state aid and local property tax dollars. The revenue limit is not based on what the district needs or what the district wants, and it is calculated with a formula. The only way the district can go beyond this limit is with voter approved referendum. It also makes up approximately 80% of the overall revenue that the school district operates with. And I also wanna point out too, these are estimates, um, final numbers won't be in until October. So as part of the revenue limit formula, we take into consideration state aid, um, that will not be certified for the district until October 15th. So again, this is an estimate, but an increase or decrease in state aid does not necessarily give the
004district more or less money to spend. Um, it just simply shifts that tax burden. So right now we're projecting approximately 53% of the total revenue limit, um, to be from the state aid. This is the exact same information, just a little bit different, um, visual for you. So the revenue limit essentially determines what size cup the district gets to work with. Um, that's the amount of money we work with. The state aid fills up the first portion of the cup and what's left goes to the local property taxes. So how is the revenue limit calculated? Um, this Friday we are going to take a physical count of the students, we call it headcount. The students that are actually coming into the building learning or buying textbooks for them, providing staffing for them. They're the, we
005call it butts in seats. Um, we're taking that headcount. We subtract out any open enrolled in students, so students that reside in another district but are attending Athens. And then we add in any open enrolled out students. So we're adding in those residents that are attending another school district, and we determine our full-time equivalency or FTE. That then is calculated over a three year rolling average. And the purpose of that three year rolling average is to lessen the impact of any sudden, um, increase or decrease in student enrollment. So that FTE, we then multiply by a per pupil dollar amount, and that is determined by the state. We add in any, um, non-recurring or recurring exemptions. So for example, the district is in year three of a four year, um, non-recurring operational referendum. So we
006would add that in and that's how we determine our revenue limit authority. So our size cup, what size cup the district has to work from. So on the top, it's just putting some estimated numbers. Um, and these are rounded, so if you try to do the exact math there, they are rounded. So the district is, um, projecting 7.3 million for the total revenue limit authority. Then we'll take into consideration the state aid, which will be, um, certified on October 15th to determine what will go to the local property taxes. The, the revenue limit, which is we're projecting three point, approximately 3.4, 3.5 million. So then how does that affect each property? Um, in the district, we take that total levy at 3.4 million. We divide it by the total equalized property value, and that is
007determined by the Department of Revenue and is not released to school districts until October 1st. Um, the projections right now, we are basing on a, an estimated 5% increase that does include new properties or new structures as well as any, um, like reassessed structures as well. We then multiply it by $1,000 to determine the mill rate. And right now we're projecting a mill rate of $7 and 94 cents. So that's a little bit about the basics of school finance. Um, just wanna draw us back to how we start developing the 25 26 budget for the school district. Um, budget process really begins in December of each year. So this has been months in the, in the process, but every decision that's being made right now, we really circled back to the original communications in the
00822 and 23 referendums. And at that point, we determined that these were our top four priorities, um, during that time. So we start with the goal was to attract and retain high quality staff, um, that is being done with those referendum dollars by, um, giving, uh, staff salary increases, but also recognizing the long term impact. So we're following up that up with one time stipends. We're also, um, investing in professional development for the staff as well as providing benefits to them. The second goal was to sustain, um, educational opportunities. So that is being done. Um, the district still offers, um, career technology education courses, which are agriculture courses, technology, education, business education and family consumer science. We also offer fine arts activities and athletics. Um, and we also began the process of updating curriculum and
009we're starting with the reading curriculum at Athens Elementary School. The third priority was to provide essential technology. So through, um, I think it was two years ago, staff and student surveys, the, uh, reliability of wifi was a true concern and true issue. Um, we were able to update that. So that is no longer a concern. We also started cycling and updating students staff devices so that they all work properly and are able to, to get online. And then the last priority was rebuild financial stability. So I do have a slide in here, a few down that, um, we'll go a little more in detail on that. But, um, financial stability is important. We often talk about fund balance and what is fund balance. Um, fund balance doesn't necessarily, um, reflect the district's cash position because
010it's the district's assets minus the liabilities. So, um, it doesn't mean that we're sitting on that amount of cash in the bank accounts. It's important because it will reduce the cost of borrowing, for example, in 23, 24. And you'll see in the slides forward, uh, we posted a negative fund balance and it cost the district approximately $152,000 in interest alone to borrow. However, the good news is is last year we were able to decrease that to the low $60,000. So as that financial stability continues to rebuild, the costs will continue to decrease as well. So I won't go into a whole lot of detail on the next two slides. Um, but the public school districts work with, um, we call it wooer. It's the Wisconsin Uniform Financial Accounting Requirements. It's a chart of accounts that
011we use. Um, and here I have a brief definition of what the, the basic funds that that Athens uses. So we most often talk about fund 10 or the general fund. That's where the majority of revenues and expenses are going through that we're truly operating from that fund. Fund 21. Um, you may often hear us refer to it as a student activity account, but it really is for donations and student fundraising and all that money goes right back to those programs for them. Fund 27 is specific to special education and the excess cost of special education fund 46, um, is it requires a five year waiting period. So we haven't had a whole lot of activity on that yet. Um, we are waiting for the five year period for us. We'll be up in August
012of 2026, but that is for long-term capital improvement and it goes with a 10 year capital improvement plan. And then last is fund 50. It's exactly what it says, food service. That's where, um, we fund all of our staff and our, um, program for the food, the lunch, hot lunch and breakfast programs. So he here is also another definition, um, as we keep going down, um, the line. So, so DPI, the Department of Public Instruction requires school boards to adapt budgets based on the two digit function, and that's the purpose of the funds. What is the purpose of the funds? So I broke down a brief definition of what each of those would mean that you can find in this packet on page eight and nine, in fund 10. So This will all be posted
013online too, so you can definitely circle back if you'd like. So that takes us to the proposed 25 26 budget. Um, please note these numbers will change as final variables are determined by October. Um, the main difference from last year to this year is primarily the charter. Maple Grove Charter School was awarded an implementation grant of over $600,000. So that grant did end in June of 2025. So that is the major decrease in revenues you'll see from last year to this year. Um, other than that, for the most part, things have been pretty stable, um, in the fund 10 area. In this summary, the box, that second box that says special project fund, that is a combination of Fund 21 and fund 27. And then the Capital Projects fund, we're looking at a balance of
014$1,000. That is, um, the one that will not become available to us until August of 2026. So on this page, I'd like to to point out the, um, projected fund balance is at the top there of 1.5 million. And you can see if you look at the last two years, how that has really changed and grown. And that's where that financial stability, you can really see that in fund 10. And then here we have our, um, food service fund as well as a summary of the levee. So that is the local property taxes, the levee. And at this point we're projecting that to decrease by approximately 3%. So while DPI requires us to adapt a budget by the two digit function, I thought it was important to put in the object or the, what are
015we purchasing, where are we receiving these funds from? So approximately 51% of the revenue and fund 10 does come state from state sources. So that's categorical aid. The, um, equalization aid, the local sources is primarily from property taxes, admissions for athletic events, um, things like that. And then the federal and intermediate bring up. The rest. I do wanna point out, this is for fund 10. So the district does receive federal dollars for, um, fund 27 and fund 50 as well. And then here's a breakdown about the, um, projected expenditures for 25 26. So salaries and benefits make up approximately, um, 51% total. The district does contract out for, um, various CSA programs, transportation, special education, um, technology services. So those would be reflected in another bucket. So the district does work with Baird Financial. And
016with that we do have a budget forecast model that we work with. This slide has a lot of information for you, but it gives a five year look back as well as a five year projection. Do keep in mind the projections are truly projections. It's based on what we know now. This is a working document, so it does change. I mean, you've seen it in passport meetings and it, it changes as we know more information. That green box is highlighting the 25, 26. So that's where we're at now. And I wanna point out the fund balance in that orange box, you can see the five year trend in the past, how that has de uh, decreased over time, and then how we're also increasing that. Along with that though, is the, um, in the blue
017box, you can see the four year operational referendum. Um, the board has been in, in conversations of future referendum needs, but we do have to be mindful of what is the plan when that does sunset after 26, 27. So our next steps, um, this Friday, we'll do the headcount. We'll count to all the students in our district in October, we'll receive our final figures for, um, aid and property values. And then at the October 27th meeting, the board will be presented with the budget, um, for hopefully adoption at that time. And then we're also working to renew cash flow borrowing in the near future. So I know this is a lot of information. Um, I do wanna remind everyone that if, if you follow along at board meetings or revenue and expense reports are posted
018on the district website every month, um, budget amendments are posted there as well. But feel free to reach out at any time. But are there any questions with the 25 26 proposed budget? How come? Do you have some of those that you put up on the screen in our handout? There's A lot to see up there on the screen and it was hard to follow you because you were talking and you knew what you were talking about. But I didn't know where you were talking about what was posted on the screen. Yes. Um, so this is published about three or four weeks ago. Um, and these weren't determined yet, but I definitely can make you a copy if you would like that you can take with you. It would be helpful. Yes, it'll be posted
019on our website too, but I will definitely make a copy for you before you leave. Okay. Well, The country, we don't have internet access. You have? Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. I'll make a copy for you. Okay. Great question. We requested to have the copy sent out, not once, but twice. We never receipt it as far as I know You did. I called the police, There was a postcard that was mailed out with the information to invite to the, the, um, budget meeting and the, the annual meeting. Right. And then it was the Written material because we don't get it on the internet. Okay. Two messages, two different times. I didn't get it. Oh, okay. Any questions About the proposed budget Screen here? Here? Yes. Okay. This one. This, this was, she didn't Have those numbers before.
020So this is what she just presented. Any Other Questions? So seeing no, no more questions or discussion. I'm looking for a motion to adjourn the budget hearing so that we can enter into the annual meeting portion. I Motion to Adjourn. Okay. That portion Of the meeting. Thank you. I'll second. All right. All right. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed say nay. All right. We are adjourned. So immediately following that meeting, we are going to begin the annual meeting. And this agenda was on the table over at the entryway as well, which is right under the budget hearing agenda. So we will call the meeting to order for the annual meeting at 5:22 PM And with this meeting, because it is, um, full public participation, I am going to call for nominations for the chairperson
021of the annual meeting. It can, it may be a board member, but it may be somebody who is a member of the public as well. Do I have any nominations for chairperson? I Nominated Angie Ervy. Okay. Angie Ervy has been nominated. That would be me. Any other nominations? Okay. Um, okay. Do I have a second? Second. Okay. Thank You. All right. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed? Nay. All right. Motion carries. Um, at this time I will designate Becky to be the clerk to record the minutes for the meeting. Thank you Becky. And we are going to reference the minutes from the last annual meeting at this point, so everybody can find those minutes on page 12 of your packets. And you may, um, have a couple minutes to read through those.
022That meeting took place on September 16th, 2024. So those are there for you to reference. And the next item is to, um, go over the district's report of revenues and expenditures for the 2024 2025 academic year. And the printed report is going to be on page 13 of your packet. Do you do any discussion of it or anything to note on this, Beth? That, Um, I, I know all the funds that you previously referenced are located here. Um, The, I guess impact is that charter grant, um, charter school grant that was received for 600,000. So that was the largest difference in that budget. And that one, I, I don't understand what you said. In 24 25, the greatest impact to the budget and to the revenues and expense was the charter grant. Um, maple Grove
023Charter School was awarded a grant for approximately 630 some thousand. Um, and they installed their nature scape playground. So that was included in 24 25. So that's the largest impact in that budget. Right. All right. The next agenda item is to approve the district's report of revenues and expenditure for 2020 4 25. So I'm looking for a motion, um, to approve that report of revenues and expenditures for 20 24, 20 25 as printed. Anybody may make that motion. I'll make a motion. Okay. You a second. I have a question. Why wasn't there an honor if We Are, I Can speak, sorry. We are currently going through the audit process. Um, so it's not official. The auditors were here the last week of August and they are working through their paperwork and it will be submitted
024to DPI by December. And in December or January, we do invite our auditors to our board meeting virtually. So I encourage you to attend if you have questions. So they're just at in the limo right now, just waiting for the process to go through. Thank you. Mm-hmm. I second that motion, Pam, second the motion. Thank you. All right. Um, all those in favor of approving the report as printed say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. And I'll opposed a nay. Okay. Motion carries. At this time, um, we are looking for a motion to approve the salaries of district officers. And the suggested motion is this, that I'm looking for, um, be it resolved that the electors of the school district of Athens, that the following salaries be adopted for members of the board of Education. The salaries
025are president 1 75 vice president, 100, clerk 1 75, treasurer 1 25, 80 $5 for each, for other board members. And those are per meeting numbers, all being in accordance with provisions of section one 20.14 of the Wisconsin statute. Is that the paperwork we have? Um, It's on page 10. It's written Page 10. Alright. It's on the bottom Of the bold capital. Yep. It's the last item Number six. Thank You for locating that. Do I have a motion or any questions? I guess before a motion, any discussion or questions? Do I have a motion to, um, approve as stated? I will make a motion to approve, approve It as stated, written on page Time. Okay. Kat, I'll second. And Tucker. All right. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. Okay. The next
026order of business is to approve the tax Le Levy, and this is on page 11 I with you now. Um, the suggested resolution is, uh, it resolved the electors of the school district of Athens to approve a tax levy of 3,000,493 $3,493,848 in accordance with the general fund budget to operate the school district of Athens Marathon County in the state of Wisconsin for the 2020 5 26 school year. As presented, all being in accordance with section one 20 point of the Wisconsin statutes. Do I have a motion? I'll make a motion. Tucker. And is that Cam? Yeah. Okay. I'll second. Okay. Thank you. Sorry, I have a motion by Cam is second by Tucker. Um, all in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed? Nay. Do you have to do a voice vote? 'cause it's
027money. That's the only rule I know. Clearly. That's the only thing I've learned on the school district. Or it doesn't matter. Is it budget? It's Not the actual budget. Got it. Okay. Got it. It's a very preliminary checking before we Do Something. Good point. Because I don't wanna do anything incorrectly. Got it. Uh, okay. And this time we are, we have old business on the agenda. So does anybody have any old business to discuss from a previous annual meeting? Is there any new business Anybody can bring forward a topic for new business. Okay. Alright. Um, not hearing anything. So the next agenda item is to set the date and time of the next annual meeting. And for financial purposes, the next suggested date, uh, would be late September, or by mid-October of 2026. The suggested
028date is September 21st, 2026 at 5:00 PM Motion. Alright, Jess, I'll second. Thank you. Alright. All in favor of the motion, say aye. Aye. All opposed say aye. Okay. Motion carries. And then lastly, I'm looking for a motion to adjourn. I make a motion to adjourn. Yay, joy. Thank you. A second, please. Julie. Um, all in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed, nay. All we have adjourned. All right. So for our third agenda, we are moving into our regular board meeting. I'll Give everybody a minute to shuffle their papers around. Situated. Situated. I believe the agenda for this meeting is also located on that back table. I'm going to call the meeting to order for the regular board meeting for September at 5:33 PM And we're going to again, start with the pledge of
029Allegiance. For this meeting, I pledge allegiance, allegiance To the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. Nation, one Nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. All right, so we're going to start by roll call. Leslie, would you mind calling the roll Steve? Just here. Tom? Here. Angie. Here. Tucker? Here. Ka Here. Kim Here. Thank you. Alright. Uh, we're the next, uh, item is to approve the minutes from the August 18th, 2025 regular board meeting. I'm make motion to approve. I'll second. Okay. Um, all right. I'll in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say aye. Motion carries. Uh, do we have any public comment forms? No. Okay. We do not have any of those. Um, next we have recognitions and commendations. Do we have any of those?
030I don't have anything formal, but if we have any, that would be the time. Okay. What are you asking for? Um, recommendations and commendations. I have a recommendation. Um, I think the administrative, uh, this would, the, that would be, I don't know if you wanna do a public comment form. Um, you may have missed that 'cause these meetings kind of rolled into each other. But there, joy just gave you a form if you wouldn't mind putting your name on there. And then you'll be able to make your public comment. The recommendations and recommendations is like awards, the section that she just said. So this is public comment. Yeah. Yours will fit under public comment. So, uh, you can definitely make that just, um, jot down your name and what you'd like to speak about and
031then we'll take that. I had just like to give a shout out to Fisher Bus and all the bus drivers. So the first couple weeks of school, um, we're still working out a few things, but it's um, it's, it's great. Um, they're just very patient. They're very kind and a big shout out to Jackie Ke. She came and did, um, our bus expectations with the whole school station by station. So just, um, I appreciate them going above and beyond just being patient with our transfers and, um, just everybody getting on. So thank you. Thank you. That is a big piece. And if anybody wants to be a sub driver, they are living for sub driver. So little pr. Thank you sir. When, if you want to bring your, one of us can take your form
032Whenever you're ready to speak, You are ready, we can take it and then you can actually speak. You don't have to write that all on then. Okay. I thought. Yeah. You okay? Yeah. Just to give us a a like a basic, it's for recordkeeping Purposes. Okay. But I'd like to read it off. I'll give what I wrote. Okay. Is that comfortable? That's, that's totally fine. Yeah. Go ahead. Is there some place that I stand? Is that You can stand, you can either sit at your spot or you can stand if you're, whatever you're comfortable with doing, sir. Okay. Whenever you're ready. Okay. I'm gonna read what I wrote. I didn't know that I was supposed to write it down. Uh, my concerns is to the administrator because I feel that she's not living up to
033the district's wishes to live within our means. According to the board, it looked like it was in 2020 2, 23 when the referendum was passed. I was led to believe when that referendum was put forth to the public to vote on that. We could expect probably, I don't know exactly what the prediction was, but I thought like a 40% increase in our taxes. And I don't know if the school board was aware of it or if the administrator is aware of it, but I am here today to talk to you about it, that my increase was over a hundred percent. And I was led to believe that when that referendum was passed, that there was gonna be cuts need to live within the means of the district according to what is put forth on the
034board and the budgets. It's increasing by the calculations that I had the little time to look at it. We requested to have that copy and didn't get it. The little time that I had to look at it now, and my estimation might be wrong of what I'm gonna say, but it looks like the district is spending with an increase of almost a million dollars a year. Am I wrong in saying that? If you Keep wrong with your comments, I couldn't understand what you said. Um, You like to keep going with your comments. I guess I'm unsure of exactly what you're asking me. I am asking am I wrong in looking at the figures that is in that budget request or the papers that we had looked at tonight that the district is increasing the cost
035of almost a million dollars a year in the last three or four years? Two to three years for sure. Mr. Peele, what might be best, if you don't mind, what might be best is if we actually had an opportunity to sit down and go through those numbers with you individually. Because I feel like they can be misconstrued sometimes and I feel like it would be easier and I Didn't have very long chance to look at it. Right. Right. I really didn't because I got it. We got it tonight when we got Here. Right. And like, and like Beth had said, Ms. Mrs. Steinke had said that she just got those numbers. 'cause they just get finalized and they aren't even really finalized right now because again, that comes from the state. So they won't have
036the numbers of the students with the butts in the seats. Remember her mentioning that Right. Until Friday. And then those numbers are dealt with. So like these are just preliminary numbers that we all have to use to base our best decisions off of. Okay. So I think it would be easier if we sat down and actually went through those with you to make sure that I'm understanding what questions you might have and then I can explain it to you so that we make sure to get your questions answered. Would that be fair? Probably would be because I, I would like to have some answers for that. Mm-hmm. Absolutely. I, I agree. I agree with our board member and that's why I don't wanna misrepresent without knowing exactly which numbers that you're referencing. So, um, if
037you wanna finish your comments and then I certainly we could schedule a time where we could get together and go over, uh, both the budget booklet and forecast ahead. I'd be happy to answer those questions. I didn't read for saying what I had here, but that was the gist of it. My main concern is I felt like I was misled with that referendum, that if our taxes were going to increase a hundred percent, the public should have been told that our taxes were gonna increase over a hundred percent doubled of what they were the year prior to this. Can I help address that? Because we had a discussion as we were talking in our facilities meeting about this, um, before, are you in town palsy by any chance? Do you live in town palsy by
038any chance? Correct. So I also live in town of Palsy and something I will say that something that the board and the administration is working on, um, is trying to, in the next month come up with information about how the referendum dollars were actually spent. And then also for people to understand what happened on our property taxes. Because for us in town of Halsey, um, and this is other townships, I think some people experienced this, but it's very much on a township by township basis. Three things happened to us in town of palsy. The first one is that Town of Palsy had not done reevaluation of our property values in over 10 years. And so we were in violation of the state law where you have to reevaluate property. So I am also in Halsy
039and my taxes also went up a hundred percent, but the largest two contributors to the property taxes going up were town of Halsey's reevaluation. So if we had been in Johnson, our taxes wouldn't have gone up as much at barely actually because their, their reassessments had been done on a township level. So that was something that I think a lot of us in Halsey experienced that was unique compared to the other townships. And I think it's really important for the district to actually acknowledge that happened, but also the district had no way of knowing that that was going to happen. The other thing that happened, which I didn't understand until I was on the school board, is that the state rate, which they keep on talking about, the state does a property reevaluation. And they
040had a very large, like jump in how much the state said our properties were worth how much our part of the funding was supposed to be. And that was also independent of our referendum. And so three things happened to us in Halsey. We had a referendum, and that's based on the, the number of thousands of dollars of property you have. But in Halsey, if Halsey probably on your, your property tax, they did on mine, they said, oh, your property was worth $200,000. Now it's worth $375,000. So the amount that the referendum impacted each thousand dollars was so much more because Halsey's Township evaluation was so drastic. 'cause it hadn't happened in a long time. But one thing, and I know we talked about doing this and I know Andrea offered this, um, was to sit
041down with people and also go through their property checks Bill and help them understand because also NTC North Central Technical College went up a very high percentage as well. So in Halsey I would agree with you, it was a completely different experience of what most of us expected, but it is also something in the township. So it's a, it's very frustrating and I totally feel your pain. Um, but also it was something that was independent from the decisions because policy was reevaluating, it was very independent and then you were hit with the state increase and NTC. So it's, it was a bigger, it was a bigger burden on Halsey than anyone else. I would say that that is true in terms of, of shifting the amount, but I know Andrea's like will definitely meet with
042you and go through it. Um, but I think it's really important to understand because it's something that I didn't understand at all, and I think you probably did what I did, which was gasp when you saw your property tax bill because I was expecting another $500. Right. I think it was a perfect storm, unfortunately, that all those things happened at one time and it was unfortunate for the town of policy as far as how to explain that. Right. So should The administrator, no one, No the administrator had nothing to do with that. There's not, the administrator had nothing to do with that. The, the school, the school board had nothing to do with that. That is on a township level and a state level that we have no control over. So it was just unfortunate
043at that time that it all happened at one time and the referendum gets the negative publicity for it. My Understanding was that that referend in the past, the school district, which is her responsibility Administrator, it's all of ours. It's all of ours. You hire Her. Yeah, we do. But it is her responsibility to live within that. The district is living within the means of the District. Right. Ms and Mr. Peel, we cut the budget by $900,000 this year with, with our promise for the referendum. We, there is no fact to be trimmed here, But it all blew up right after, after the referendum passed. It must have, that must have just disappeared because what Do you mean? Well, if, if you cut it 900,000, you said Yes, that's Close to a million. Right? The figures
044that I look at year after year after year, whereas it disappeared to those cuts have just blew away in the wind. I I think they're, they're in, I think you might be misunderstanding the numbers on the paper and I think it would be definitely advantageous for us to sit down and chat through those because we have done everything we possibly can. There is no additional fact to be trimmed here. We are trying to regain our financial stability. We didn't have a savings account. What typically when you, when you plan your budget at home, do you have like a six month savings account to, to account for anything in emergency purposes? Right. And we live within those meetings. Agreed. So in those situations, we were tapping into our savings account because we needed, it was emergency
045situations where we needed to keep our, our teachers. Right. Can I correct you? You Sure. Uh, we you can agree to disagree with me and, and we can still be friends. I wanna disagree with what you just said that you were living, taking outta your savings account. B******t. Excuse my language. I understood that the district had to borrow a million dollars before that referendum passed. Is that correct? Right. We needed to keep the doors open, Mr. Peel. Well that was the threat that was throughout there that the doors are gonna close. Another question I have to the board and for the administrator is if it is that dire that either you gotta rely on a referendum to keep the doors open, why in the heck I want to use a stronger word? Are you spending
046money for playground equipment or any repairs on this building if this is going to crumble? Because you can't move within the means a budget. It should be based on the fundings that has gotten, it shouldn't be. One diagram that you have up there on the board that I didn't have the paper to look at was the three cups. And when I looked at that three cups, it told me that the district can't operate it if it doesn't have The community support, the taxpayer support. You are absolutely. And I forget the percentage of what you know, and that should be coming from our tax dollars, but Our community, Yeah. The only way that you're gonna be able to live and make a livable situation is that you're not gonna have increases that are gonna increase people's
047taxes by over a hundred percent. Again, that was the perfect storm, Mr. Peel. I I, let's sit down and have a meeting about it. Okay. Okay. Thank you for your comments. Your comments. We'll take that form. Thank you. Thank you. Alright. It isn't easy for me to get up here and talk. We do Appreciate your involvement and we look forward to sitting down and, and giving you more details. Thank you. All right. Moving along in the agenda, the board members report from the Marathon County Children with Disabilities Education Board is provided. Are there any, is there any discussion on that? It's been acknowledged. And the next agenda item is the finance facilities and Operations committee, um, meeting, which happened tonight before this meeting at four o'clock. The main item of discussion tonight, um, which I
048think is timely, is, um, the communication and that may be needed going forward, um, regarding referendum and some of the common things that are being said, what questions people are having. Um, so we talked about what those items were that people that are out in the community, we discussed, um, how we should communicate answers to those questions. And we also discussed disseminating a q and a sheet that would have some of those common questions that people have had about the referendum and, um, help answer some of those common questions for the community. So at the next month's meeting, what is going to happen is there'll be a draft brought forward, uh, for that committee to look at and, um, determine a communication plan going forward. So that's Pretty much the, the gist of that. Uh,
049the next agenda item is the administrator's report, starting with the superintendents. Um, on my report I'm gonna highlight, um, different areas in Polaris one, two, and three. Um, this comes from our strategic plan. Our pillar number one is based on student and staff engagement. And in particular, goal number five, providing a climbing culture that encourages high quality staff retention and recruitment. On Wednesday, August 27th, we had an all district per, uh, professional learning day, and in particular in the afternoon when we came together with approximately 100 staff. We focus in on having conversations around pillar number three, which is facilities and operations. As the board and community is aware, um, we've been hosting different business partners over the past six months, uh, to educate us and inform us around the potential to have to return
050to referendum in the next year or two. And in particular, um, we have a CSA 10 facility audit and assessment. Um, this was conducted in February to May of this current past year, this past spring, um, to understand what our deferred maintenance needs are in all of our facilities. So we reviewed that with all of our staff. In addition, we've had two referendum planning meetings with our Baird business partners. We also re uh, went over those reports with our, uh, staff as well. And we asked each staff member to provide individual feedback on a survey. Um, one question was just reflective in nature, what might have resonated with you as you were learning more about our facilities, about our budget and potential in the future? Then we asked two questions more specific, um, one about
051your level of understanding and knowledge around facilities and facilities planning as well as school budget, and then asking for feedback of what else would you like to know. So we have a consistent two-way communication back and forth between our administration, our board, and our employees. So everyone is familiar with what's happening with our facilities, with our budget, and also in the future. So as we gather that information, now we're starting, um, to go through that information and feedback as a central office team to generate some communication plans going forward, again, to keep all of our employees in that communication loop. So, um, I will say overall, um, we just spent last week at the central office team. We were very impressed with the level of knowledge and understanding and the respectful feedback that we received.
052It really is going to drive our future conversations. So we appreciated the engagement with approximately a hundred staff on that day. Um, in addition, um, the last couple of years I have been conducting exit interviews. Um, we typically run these during the summer months. Although someone resigned or retired during the year, we certainly would offer that option. Um, I offer, uh, someone who has, uh, retired or resigned an option to come in and meet with me in person and then also disseminated an online survey with the same 10 questions I would ask if you came to visit with me in person. Um, we did receive feedback from, uh, one employee who did resign in the last several months. So then I take that feedback, um, and go through that feedback and determine how we can
053continue to improve the practices we have in place. Um, certainly there are opportunities then for me to talk to other members of the team if there are some team things that we want to continue to improve to do better. So I will share out of that feedback. One thing I'm gonna be looking at, um, with, um, boards help in the spring is we'll be relooking at, uh, classified staff, um, different levels of, um, pay. So typically every two to three years. Um, we are part of the Marywood conference as well as CS nine, we run comparables. So that time is accurate for us to go into those comparables again. So I'll bring that information to the board in the spring when we are talking about the next year's, um, salaries and benefits packages, um, just
054to share that information with you as well. Um, then pillar two, uh, family and community engagement. Um, we had an absolutely wonderful turnout for open house, um, which was hosted in all three of our buildings on Thursday, August 28th. We had students, parents, grandparents, family members in and out of not only our classrooms, but our schools. It's a beautiful day who are outside as well, but the positivity that you could experience if you two, either as a parent or a board member, was at one of those facilities was a really wonderful way to kick off the start of our new school year. And then we also celebrate, um, this year, um, all three of our schools will be, um, completing monthly school newsletters. And I'll have just a small area in their newsletters thanks to
055the principals, uh, where I'll have a consistent message that we can keep sharing as well, uh, with not only our parents, but our community. Pillar number three, uh, facilities and operations. Um, we've been talking, um, the past couple of months, um, not only about facilities audit and assessment, but the potential to conduct a feasibility study. Uh, last month I brought this concept to the board. Um, the board agreed it was something, um, that we should pursue. I have been in contact with multiple perspective, um, business partners who might have an interest in partnering in conducting a feasibility study. So I'm asking the board. Um, and I did speak with, uh, president Ser about hosting a special board meeting on Wednesday, October 15th, where, um, way through a vetting process, um, bringing a multiple perspective, uh,
056business partners to the board. They would provide you presentations, you would have some q and a and the board would make a decision on partnering with a potential, um, perspective business partner to conduct this feasibility study. Um, another agenda item on that October 15th agenda would be, uh, cash flow borrowing. Um, the timing is upgrade in October. We also have to come back to the board to ask for your approval to do that as well. So there would be two agenda items. Um, and again, we we're looking for a date, um, that we hope that, um, all if not most of the board could accommodate. I'd be happy to answer any questions that go might have. How is that, uh, special board meeting date looking for? I know it's just kind of impromptu here. Does
057anybody have like an immediate, like a no on it? But it's not gonna work Just to get a little feel. We'll have, hopefully have plenty of people there. Looks good. Thank you. All right, next is M Grove Charter School principal. Um, so one of the things that we work on, um, as a charter school is we have something called the work plan. And the work plan is broken up into, um, three different categories, mastery knowledge and skills, and then character traits and then high quality, um, high quality work. So at the end of last year, we looked over our work plan, um, in June with the staff who looked over the work plan from the previous year where we had met goals where we wanna continue to move next. And so with that work plan,
058we brought it back. Um, I took all their feedback and worked, um, throughout a day in June with, um, one of our 69 partners to look at that work plan and reestablish goals. From there, Ben took it back to the staff, um, for their input in August when we came back to school. So we have already, um, started with goals in all three of those areas. And the reason those three areas are all important is, um, the mission vision for Maple Grove is to, um, educate the whole child. And with that, that includes academics and um, the character traits. So, um, we have been working towards new goals, um, in all three of those areas and we'll continue to revisit that as the year progresses. So that work plan is established. Um, and then with
059that I want to just, um, recognize the Athens Chamber for coming out for our ribbon cutting, um, ceremony for our new playgrounds. That was completely funded by the charter school implementation grant. So that was a hundred percent funded through that grant. Um, and we thank the Athens Chamber for coming out and recognizing that as part of the Athens community, so the kids enjoying their new, um, Asia State playground, that really ties into what we do here. Um, and lastly, um, I'd like to show off the honey. Um, so, um, actually we did start bees, as many of you know, um, and had a lot of, um, honey, um, apprentice parents that volunteered to help out throughout the summer. But, um, credit goes to Dr for, um, the Athens area, ve to really, um, help to
060mentor us throughout the summer process. And then, um, her and we actually have a new family member who does these two. So her and Mr. Engle came, um, and showed all of our learners, um, how to extract honey and just such a fascinating process, even learn that the extractor itself, which is a big, um, a big barrel that, um, to clean it afterwards, we just have to send it outside and the bees are attracted to it and take out the honey and take it back to their hide the extra honey. So the barrel now is completely clean without us even having to do anything with it. The students got to taste the honey as well as, um, taste some of the wax, um, which we talked about the different uses. So just they're very fascinating
061insects and um, the students learned so much as well as the staff. So thankful for the community support that, um, Dr. Al has brought and now some of our families are also joining in. Thank you all. Uh, the app elementary joy. Alright, um, I did get recognize Jackie p Select to give a shout out to some our community and wider community for helping, um, get the year after. Great start as well. Um, women at Hope Luther and Edgar donated, um, dozens of backpacks for us and they were already prefilled. Um, they take great pride in doing that for us. And every year the white family brought just heaps of things for staff for back to school, um, during the Athens Fair. Uh, thank you to students and staff who are out there on Friday morning.
062Fridays again Friday morning or Saturday day, Friday morning on garbage after the fair. Um, just did a great job. We have, uh, some really significant youth groups that just did phenomenal but didn't take much time at all. Um, and church brought some back to school for staff. So lots of just really great things happening in our community and we appreciate them going to our student staff. Engagement of teaching and learning, uh, August and beginning of September were definitely months or times of learning for the adults. Um, we did open court, that's our, uh, ELA curriculum that we just adapted at Athens Elementary. And alongside of that, we spent a couple days with a DPI staff with the early reading implementation zone, um, training on interactive read aloud. So we'll be progressing through that. Uh, we
063had a new staff welcome day. I truly enjoyed that because it's the first year that I've gotten to, um, take the staff all three buildings. So they got to see everybody. Um, even uh, Robin and her chicken mom guard there, a famous chicken lady wanna mention back now. Uh, it was great. It was a nice welcome for them. Um, lots of things are happening. Uh, we are a little bit delayed right now at the beginning of the year assessment. We haven't been able to, um, access 'em as quickly, but it is not just a a a need problem, it's a we problem in the state. So we're having several, um, um, behind the scenes companies needing to talk to each other in the computer. So we haven't got up and running, but we're anxious to
064do that. So we had a fantastic open house as well. And for the second year we've done, uh, a 4K meet and greet the teacher. So 4K does not start in the first day of school. Um, we modeled it after Maple Groves kindergarten. So we, we welcome parents of 4K students in, they have a times up, they get to come directly with the teacher and learn about the curriculum, the classroom, and it really helps, um, a lot. Uh, we did have, you know, a few hard goodbye's the first day, but it, it really, it took those down a bit. So I was appreciative. We are really looking forward to next, or this Friday is September 19th. Um, we are having a grandparent day break. We have a little bit as a switch though, instead of
065the morning break. We're gonna do an afternoon parade at two o'clock. And then following that at four o'clock we have grandparents and special friends. Bingo. So we're going to, we'll let you know how that goes. Um, it should be a lot of fun. It should be a lot of fun. So there's lots of pictures there. Our opening, uh, theme this year was, um, bubbles and just the difference of bubbles and how just the creation of bubbles, what they look like, what they feel like, what they, um, do. And we spent a lot of time, I did with new teachers and then with our staff as well. And a couple of the things that came out of that were our overarching goals. Um, in addition to our school goal, um, our teacher goal is to love
066our students and that sense we listen, observe, value, and educate. And because we all love bubbles and kids' goal is to swirl like the bubbles. So their job is to smile, wonder, investigate, read and learn this year. So we have a just a a a brain starts right here. So it's very good. Any questions? Thank you. Alright, middle school and high school, Julie. Alright, so, um, yeah, so we are back. Full course kids are getting feet on the ground, things in gear here. It's um, busy as usual. You'll notice in the hallways when you leave tonight, we've got some students staying this week decorate the halls because that's homecoming. And as is tradition here, we decorate the, the high school hallways so week before. So we've got some kids trying to get their plans in
067place and get some decorations put out this week. So, um, along with that, I guess I just wanna give a big shout out to our booster club. They provide our kids with locker posters. Um, so, and that's completely done by the booster club on our behalf. So based on locker posters to school for all of our students that are involved in a myriad of different things. Um, primarily most of our sports, but when the musical comes they have also sent locker posters for kids in the musical and things of that nature too. So, um, I wanna thank them for that. And also the booster club is, um, doing our painted board challenge again this year for homecoming. So we are looking forward to getting our kids set up with that this coming Friday afternoon. We're
068gonna do a special schedule so we can get to the classes in the morning and then kind of allow and afford our kids some opportunity to, um, to get their boards painted or put together, um, as we've done now the last couple of years. Um, and since we don't have school on Monday because of the, um, district wide in service day. Um, so we're gonna, I think we're actually doing our first dress up day as Friday as well. So we're trying to getting back a day in the absence of our Monday next week. So, um, some great things going on there. I listed a bunch of different things that our students are taking part in already. Um, one thing to take note of and board members I have in that I'm just gonna incorporate in
069today. This is Brewster is our National Honor Society advisor and I am formally inviting you to this year's National Honor Society that's got names on everything I was gonna just hand em at random awkward. Um, so we're all finally invited to join us for the Natural Honor Society Induction Banquet on Sunday, October 5th. Alright, so thank you all for that. Um, and then the other thing of noteworthy mentioned that I know is coming up a little later on the agenda approval of our FFA National Convention down in Indiana here at the end of um, October. So, um, otherwise yeah, kudos to staff and students alike and everyone for put and forth good faith efforts the last few weeks and bearing with us through some Thank you. All right, we're to information and discussion items. The
070first item is NEO a policy 62 35, the policy on fund balance that we began discussion on last Month. Um, It is in the packet for this month. While begin that conversation, um, as Angie indicated last month, um, during our finance facilities and operations co committee, we started to have conversations as a committee of the whole board around, um, the potential fund balance policy that co committee brought the conversation to the whole board as a board. You engaged in conversation around what you felt would be appropriate for a percentage of our overall fund 10 to be held in our fund balance following a very engaging conversation. The board, um, requested 18% be part of our fund balance policy. Um, there are a few other options within this policy that can be chosen, which are good
071accounting practices. For example, in the third paragraph, um, it talks about the fund balance will be reported in categories established by the government accounting standards for statement 54 and in consult in consultation with the district auditors and business managers. We chose both. We think that's a good checks and balances to always have school administration, business office administration, and then the auditors working together when implementing a policy as well. At the end of the policy, we chose, the board discourages the maintenance of unassigned fund balances. This is also a recommendation, um, through best accounting practices. So the draft, um, that you see in front of you represents the conversation that the board had last month. The only thing that I wanted to add is that we as stated as a board, that our goal would be
07225% and I didn't see that in there. And I think is that because that's not an, is it not a standard option, language option to put in a goal? Or how does that work? That would be good. Okay. So we don't have the option to put in a goal. It's just a number. But we know our goal is 25%, right? And we know at minimum, at minimum 18, this might be an appropriate time, um, to remind our board and our community, um, that the school board approves board policy and then we follow those policies in our practice. So this is a very important, um, responsibility of our board of education. Any questions, discussion on this? Okay. This will be up for voting later tonight. The next item is out of state travel for the FFA
073National Convention Indiana, as Julie mentioned, October 29th through November 1st. So, and I appreciate the, um, alumni, the FFA alumni association that and helping fund that trip for our kids. So, um, it's again, been a nice tradition for us to continue with that trip each year. And so we always look for the board for that healthy state approval since it's not happening in our own state. And we are overnight so for nights. So we appreciate the support when we get down to that later. Thank you. Alright, now we're moving on to the human resources report, Andrea. So in tonight's human resources report, the board will see, um, multiple advisor and a coach position that were vacant. Um, these are positions that were approved in the spring or summer by the board of Education. And, um,
074through our processes of hiring some new staff and encouraging others to get involved in different ways, very pleased that multiple, um, mainly secondary staff have, um, accepted some of these responsibilities pending board approval tonight. So said koger, our new middle school math teacher, um, would like to be the middle school math elite advisor. Um, Alyssa, who is our high school social studies teacher, um, would like to be the high school with Bull Advisor. Um, I'm going to go down to Emily Tree Bold, um, who recognizes that she might find just enough time in her schedule, although very busy this fall, um, to be the musical production assistant advisor, um, at the high school level, assisting her husband Adam, who's oversight of that production. Um, and then Tony Schultz has stepped up and he would like
075to be the Athens Middle School girls basketball coach this season. And we also did, um, receive a resignation for the Delhi, who was the middle school wrestling coach. Our athletic director is actively searching for a replacement. Um, and I anticipate there will be an upcoming request for that in future board meetings. So again, these were positions already approved by the Board of Education. We are very pleased that our employees find just a little bit of more in time and there schedules to be able to help us in these areas. Thank you. All right, moving along. Uh, we have the school district of Athens 24 25 seclusion and restraint annual report. It's my pleasure to introduce Sam Boben. Uh, she's our school district psych and she's here tonight to present in this report on behalf of
076the school district. Sam. Thank you. Whichever you prefer. Alright. Um, so I thought I'd just do a quick brief overview before we get into the numbers. Um, Becky shared me that they're in your work packet. So what you'll see is just four different reports, one for the district level and then one for each school, middle school and high school. Even though we're in building, they do get their own separate reports as well. So that's all laid out in there. Uh, but so we are required to report exclusionary restraint whenever they happen. And then we share out once a year this meeting. Um, overall the goal of this is to track, to make sure we are appropriately responding to behaviors. Um, we see kids who are at all different stages of life, um, and unfortunately that
077at times brings different states of crisis. Um, so in order to respond to that, there are times where we have to use what may be considered a seclusion, which is when we're not allowing a student to leave an area, um, or then a restraint, which is when a staff member would have to go hands on to keep that hi safe. Um, these are only done when all else has failed us. Um, our main focus is to deescalate. So this school year, um, I believe it was August 25th, uh, Athens hosted, uh, CPI training and a refresher for those, um, in our district as well as over the summer on Marathon County Special Ed held, um, a training as well just to make sure that staff within our building are up to date with our training
078on that. Um, so that is something that has to be redone. I believe it's every 18 months to stay active, otherwise you have to be re-certified. Uh, the main focus of this through the Crisis Prevention Institute, um, or the CPI training is mainly on the deescalation piece for students. So our focus is to really not engage in moments. Uh, but like I said, at times there, um, are situations that warrant 'em. So in the, um, the packet part, what you'll see is those breakdowns. The overall district one is what our big numbers are, and it will match what occurred at Athens Elementary. There were no instances of seclusion or restraint at Maple Grove at the middle or high school level. So then within that, uh, there were six total seclusions, all involving three students that
079are identified to have disability and one of the six did require law enforcement involvement. And then last year, the restraints, there were nine total restraints that occurred. Three students identified with disabilities and then again, one that did involve law enforcement health respond. So that, um, that was his inclusion and restraints. Thank you. Any questions on the board? Okay. The next item is, um, the notice of election for the Wabe region five. So this is something that I only have on paper, so I wanna talk to the board about it. Um, it was received by superintendents and presidents only, um, of school boards in region five. So, um, the Wabe region five is looking for a director to serve on the board of directors. Apparently there's a, a vacancy. The election for this will take place,
080um, at the 25 fall regional meeting, which we'll get to on the next agenda item. And anybody who is in or elected, um, school board member who is a resident of the region, um, and would qualify to run. So any of us can run for this. Um, we would need to, whoever would like to run needs to apply by October 5th on paper to and to not to be, um, considered for the board of directors. You would need to include a brief biography and a summary of the qualifications, um, along with your signed declaration that you would serve if elected. So I'm putting it out to all of you. I am personally not interested or don't have the time available to run for this, uh, board of directors, but if anybody else is interested, I
081have the paperwork that I will hand to you to be able to fill it out and apply for this opening. So if you are, we, I think also need to take action, um, and as a board of, as a school board to nominate you and then you would fill out the paperwork. Anybody, any takers? Okay, so lots of shaking heads, trouble's not shaking his head though. Yes, I am. Okay. Alright, so that was that. Um, and then the last information discussion is in your packet. Um, following the seclusion restraint report. It is a notice about which you probably received in the mail, um, the fall regional meetings and workshops for board members and hours in district. Um, region five is November 4th and it looks like registration's at six, dinner's at six 30. And then
082there's a program from seven to eight 30. You can read all about it. Uh, we don't need an action item on that, but I believe, um, Becky will be sending out emails to the board to see who's interested in this and then she would be able to get us registered. Any questions on that workshop slash meeting? Just tos it out there, but it was really cool that one time when we had our whole board that was represented there. Mm-hmm. And we actually did get a really big shout out, so that's cool. I, I'm planning to go, um, at least it looks like my schedule's good for that day as of this point, so let Becky know. Alright, now we're gonna move to action items. The first action item is approval of payments and cash receipts.
083Do I have a motion for that? Can I actually just make one note on Yes, please. On the, um, check transactions, I just wanna highlight that you'll see a payment for the loan principal payment of 45,000. So that takes that loan for cash flow by our way to $0. Woohoo. Okay. Thank you. Any other highlights? Okay, that's a good one. That's a good one's. Leave it at that. Okay. Motion to approve the payments and cash receipts. I'll make a motion to approve. Thank you. I'll second. All right. Yes. Thank you. Um, I'll, Becky, I'm gonna ask you if you will do a VO or sorry, a roll call. Vote please. Sure. Jessica? Yes. Tom? Yes. Angie? Yes. Tucker? Yes. Kat? Yes. Thank you. Yes, thank you. Thank you. Next item is to approve the revenue
084and expense reports and those are there as well. Um, Beth, do you have any, um, highlights to share? Um, I just wanna note that on the August revenue, you'll see fund 10 is trending slightly lower this year. That is mostly due, that is primarily due to the generous donation from the Maple Grove Foundation for the exterior paint last year. So we are running behind this year, but that is why. Okay. Any discussion from the board or questions from the board on those, Uh, title funds? Is that cleared up now? Did the DPI clarify everything now? Everything's finalized? Uh, Yes. We did receive Title one, two, and four funds and I believe that they're in the process of releasing title three. Our title three funds are approximately $1,400 and we do surrender them with them to
085season nine so that we can be kind of a pool of money provided to The supports. Okay. Thank So that's a great question. Thank you. Okay. Any other discussion from the board on that item? But I'm looking for a motion to approve the revenue and expense reports. I'll make a motion to approve. Tucker, I'll second. Thank You. Thank you. Alright, A voice vote plate or sorry, roll call vote. Saying incorrectly. Jessica? Yes. Tom? Yes. Andy? Yes. Tucker? Yes. Ka and cam? Yes. Thank you. The next action item is the NEA policy 62 35 for the fund balance. And looking for a motion to approve that. I'll make a motion of vote. Thank you. I'll second. Okay, thank you. Um, let's just do the roll call just to be safe. So it's fun and balance. Sure.
086Jessica? Yes. Tom? Yes. Angie? Yes. Tucker? Yes. Kat? Yes. And Cam? Yes. Thank you. Thanks. And then the out of state travel for FFA National convention. A motion to approve that. I Motion just I'll second. Thanks Kim. And let's go ahead and do a, a roll call as well. Jessica? Yes. Tom? Yes. Angie? Yes. Tucker? Yes. Kat? Yes. And Cam? Yes. Thank you. Okay. And then I'll, the human resources report Motion. She approve. I'll make the motion. Thank you. I'll second. Okay, thank you. And we will also do a roll call. Vote. Jessica. Yes. Tom? Yes. Angie? Yes. Tucker? Yes. Camp? Yes. And Cam? Yes. Thank you. Okay. And the last item, um, is going to be approving the school district of Athens 24 25 seclusion restraint annual report. I'll make a motion. Thank You.
087I'll second. Okay, thank you. And we'll do a voice quote for that one. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed say nay. Motion carries. We do not have anybody for the election, so we will not take action on that at this time. And so I'm looking for a motion to adjourn. Right. Motion, judge. I'll second. Kim. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed? Same nay. Motion carries to your adjourned at 6:28 PM.