001glasses off. >> Okay. >> So, welcome to our Monday, October 13th. Um, special board meeting special because we shifted it um to Monday. So, um it's just hard to wrap my brain around it this being on a Monday. So, um we'll go ahead and get started with a call to order. >> Mr. Bowman >> here. >> Mr. F >> here. >> Mrs. Lindamman >> here. Mrs. Winger here. >> And if I could um ask for a motion to adopt our agenda this evening. So move. >> Second. Mr. Faulk, >> yes. >> Mrs. Winger, >> yes. >> Mr. Bowman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Lindman, >> yes. >> All right. And item number four on the agenda is the approval of um two sets of minutes. One from our special board meeting on September the 9th and
002um another special board meeting on September 24th. A motion to approve those minutes, please. So move. Second, >> Mr. Bellman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Winger, >> yes. >> Mr. Paul, >> here. >> Mrs. Yes. Whatever. >> Mrs. Linderman. >> Yes. >> Okay. And number five is um our opportunity in the meeting for public participation. And I do not believe we have um any this evening. So, we will move right into um item number six um special accommodations. And we have lots um kind of as per usual. Um you'll see all of them listed there, but I will run through them here. So we have um United Way bikes for kindergarten in first grade gym classes, which was valued at $9,000 through the all kids um bike grant, $200 from the class of 2005 to our
003elementary pass due um lunches. See, I'm going to mess this up already. $100 from the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories um actually twice there. One for middle school um for math and science and one to our elementary school for math and science. Um FEA um showing up per usual with a donation of ice cream treats for the summer reading party for K through five, which was valued at $65.83. a donation um for the silent auction for the volleyball suicide awareness um event which was valued at $55.80. Um a donation to our welcome back staff breakfast plus school supply goodie bag and door prizes which um the value there is $2,7729. Um and finally um one of not that all the others were not amazing um but the FBA donation for the Freddy t-shirts for our kindergarten students
004valued it. um $1,440. And hopefully you all saw on social media um how fun that was. Freddy Bird visited the kindergarteners um homecoming week and um they got showered with um Freddy shirts. So, lots of lots of fun there for sure. Uh and then we have PTO again stepping up with um a donation for elementary field trip for May of 2025. Um valued at just under $5,000 there. Um PTO uh cookie trays for teacher appreciation um day and looks like a teacher meal for professional development day. So again, lots there. So if I could entertain a motion to approve all of those special accommodations. >> So move second. >> Okay, Heather, the treasur's report and then into your consent agenda. >> Oh, I'm so sorry. Let's vote. It's okay for those wonderful things. Apologize. >>
005Mr. Faulk. >> Yes. Mr. Bellman. Yes. Mrs. Lindamman. Yes. >> Mrs. Winger. >> Yes. >> All right. >> Um, for my report, the expenses did exceed revenue by 255,000. Uh, this was primarily due to the payment of the bus garage. That was the large one. And we did have some um large onetime expenditures uh that I did give you the list for. Uh the electricity bill this time has increased by 3500 compared to last fiscal year. Uh it's due to we are paying a higher kilowatt, but it is lower than than what I expected the kilowatts to be, but we're still we are locked into that kilowatt price for for the next two years. Um and I'm sure everyone at least has seen a small increase even at your personal level for your electricity. um
006the districts. Yeah, the it is we are in the contract for the next two years for that kilowatt price. Uh another item that I have is the property tax revenue and state aid are down compared to fiscal year 25. Property taxes are down by 54,000 and state aid is down by 196,000. Um the 54,000 really is due to delinquencies compared to last fiscal year and the state aid is due to the decrease in students from last fiscal year to this because we're down um I believe additional 16 students. Um I did give you some information on uh the house bill 186. This is a mo a fastm moving house bill that's going through right now. Um the the big one that is that's going to affect us is if this goes into effect, it's going
007to roll back the property millage and then property tax owners will get a actual tax credit. And even though it hasn't been approved as of yet from the webinar that I did attend today through ASBO, um if this House bill passes, it's going to be almost like retroactive. So the right off the bat um starting next fiscal year we will receive if this house bill passes we'll automatic $2.7 million we'll lose in funding right off the top and then over a three-year period we'll be right at almost 3.8 million that we will lose in funding um for the next three years. They haven't said what's going to happen in that fourth year uh even in the wise they're not talking what's happening in that fourth year but as of right now they're just looking at
008this three-year time period and they are really not even looking at expenditures they're just focusing on the revenue so where um even two months ago they were focusing on how much of a carryover we have and we couldn't be higher than 40% that's still playing but they're not talking about that. They're just figuring out ways to reduce property tax and moving forward. So, they're focusing on the revenue aspect alone. Um the biggest thing that we can do is to keep advocating for really our whole county, our our district itself. And um me and Gary did talk today that we are going to um put something together whether it be um like a fact sheet or something. Um but something needs to be put out there that if this happens, this is what's going to happen
009to at least our school district. >> Uh we can't sustain, you know, a $3.8 8 million cut in revenue over the next three years. That that alone is is terrifying. And there's other House bills that um that need to be looked at. And one that needs to be looked at for the board itself is House Bill 309. Um and I'm sorry if I'm taking some of your stuff away. I just want you guys to be aware of House Bill 309. I'll let Shelley cover that. Um, but that was one that they really focused on today that to make sure that your board members are prepared and you're you understand the impact that 309 is going to have on the elected official setting at this table. Um, but I'll let Shelley get to that at the
010legislative part. Uh, and that's all that I have. >> Question. >> Yes. >> Have you heard what the big boys done a property tax like double and tang you know how are how are they reacting it's going to knock everything out of them it would seem >> from the meeting that I >> attended today just what's out there >> yes they um the majority of the schools like oil and tangi and I looked at their forecast and in that third year they have a negative cash balance of 58 million so these school districts even these big school districts they are really pushing and they're getting their story out there as well. But um the bigger school districts are almost taking a bigger hit than us smaller ones. >> They are >> because Yeah. Because if
011I mean we rely on property taxes, but and when you get into the bigger school districts, they're they're relying on the businesses. The businesses are paying the majority of the property taxes, not so much the residential. >> Right. I'm just curious since it's actually going to affect the big boys with money, not us little peons out here in the country. Don't They don't care about but the big boys I hope probably rally to get after some of the characters down there. >> Those were the ones that were speaking up today. >> Representatives. Yeah. Good. >> Yep. Um well, let's I'll entertain a motion to approve and then we can if there's any other questions or discussion. >> Okay. >> Second. >> Um yeah, great question, Don. I guess um I just just for clarification, the
0123.8 eight is accumulative like that's >> yeah that's over the next three years >> but that's not each year >> that's not each year that's cumulative over the next three years um yeah just looking at different school districts even within the county it's the the lowest one of course is Danville but um centerburgg is closer to the five million um Mount Vernon is up in the teens and then East Knox is right behind >> I mentioned east Knox Yeah, these knocks will be hit hit hard as well. >> Doesn't seem like they've still yet addressed like what happens after three years, right? >> They are not talking a single thing about what happens on that fourth year. Um, and I even feel I even feel bad for the county auditors for having to calculate those
013credits because it's going to be a different credit for every town, every school district and then having different credit each year. So when we I was going through and looking at Frederick County alone, our percent of the credit could be close to 24.25%. That's how much of a credit each resident in Frederick County will receive on their tax bill. And that kind of credit over the next three years that well 3.8 million that that's um that can bankrupt this school. >> I've seen where some people that are putting out some vaccines are calling it temporary relief. >> It is temporary relief because they're not saying what's going to happen after that at that fourth year. And I just think I'm not gonna say a whole lot, but that the credit isn't sustainable. >> But this
014will affect everybody like fire department, squad, library, senior citizens, every little thing I pay my taxes for when I get it. Correct. >> It's going to hit everyone. That's why every there was um >> all of us going to get hit. >> But I don't I know the school Fort >> Fry >> Fort Fry, they're down south. um the police chief there in that county pulled everyone together and they put out a statement together as a whole county and every um every organization that's going to be affected by this. So that's you know different counties are doing different things. Some are doing just by school districts, others are doing with they're including the police, fire, EMS, even the boards of DD. >> Now there's nothing in the bill itself. I've never read it to enhance
015the to take care of what they're there's no revenue enhancement in there to cover what we're going to be losing. The state's going to be magnanimous and give us extra money or anything. Is therein? >> They're not speaking of that. But there is Yes, but they're not speaking of that. >> I'm trying to figure out where the catch >> you can't give it without taking it. Just Yeah. >> Yes. >> You've got to give something back and you're going to pull that stuff. >> Correct. >> Okay. Yeah, I want to get a totally clarification on this. >> Yeah. >> Well, thank you for I think it's wise to I mean we can put together a fact sheet because that's the thing is we need facts to be out there and try to be able to
016>> we do the need to educate our community of what what's going to happen with the school and even if this does happen what could happen with the school. >> Yeah. in support services that >> make up the community that every school that is >> absolutely in our small district the school is the heart of the the community. So, >> yep. >> Yeah. Feel like we all work doom colors for um sorry we do have the gray and gray and black though. It's all good. Okay. Okay. Any other questions, discussion, >> what% are we on the bus garage? >> Pardon? >> On the bus garage. What percent are we on? >> We're um right around 92%. Yeah, we owe just very we're almost there. >> I'll be happy when it's >> done and closed out.
017>> Okay, >> Mrs. Winger, >> yes. >> Mr. Bowman, >> yes. >> Mr. P, >> yes. >> Mrs. London, >> yes. >> Thank you. >> Moving on into number nine and number 10, our superintendent's report and then into his consent agenda. Thank you, Mrs. Lindman. Good evening, everyone. And just um really to continue that conversation, I put in front of you a from BASA communications toolkit regarding property taxes. it looks like this. But, uh, just that first page there, really, it's about six pages, but, um, it talks about property taxes and school funding and and really from the state perspective provides a lot of good things to help us communicate um, in in conjunction with our local story. So, take a look at that there too, though. But um essentially though, how those state level
018changes have impacted property taxes over the course of the past 20 years and the impacts on schools. Um and also what schools have already done. Um so it's a interesting look there. I will send it to you electronically as well because there there are several links there. But we'll help you we'll use this to help to create our FAQ and kind of merge those two together there. But a good document there to to begin to look at and definitely from the state perspective give some history there as well. So I just want to call your attention to that on the heels of our discussion with the treasures report. As far as the bus garage, Mrs. Wer, great question there. Um we actually a was out there today. They they should have finished the electric uh
019service there and buses are were operating out there on Friday afternoon. So tomorrow morning they will be operating as well. the bus garage ap which is big. Nice to have that box checked there as well. They've done a nice job. It looks really good. Um the other one too, just for an update, we have the bid opening uh is scheduled for this Friday, October 17th at noon. That'll be for the field and the track resurfacing. Um and then also as we've said before too looking at uh the fencing around the track um as far as the field is concerned within the bit specs it was for sod replacement with irrigation underneath natural grass. That's questions out there is this synthetic? No it is not. This would be the specs call for solid replacement natural grass.
020Also with that too, not with the fencing would also be expanding those walkways and extending those as well and replacing doing some repair there. So looking forward to that for Friday at far as superintendent's consent agenda is concerned. We have then uh item A uh is a motion to approve a resolution authorizing commencement of the selection process required for design professional services and delegating authority to the superintendent and treasurer to take related actions to solicit qualification from a design professional. Um that would go into the stadium renovations and also fieldhouse begin to explore that and consulting with the criteria architect to see what would be the be best path forward as far as the board is concerned. So looking forward to that too that this has to be posted um for 14 days and we'll
021get that out publish it out. If you have a chance click on that link as well and read that resolution there. Um, as far as to the extent of that, item B is a staffing agreement um with title one pulling contract with middle Ohio ESC. They're the fiscal agent for Mansville Christian and that has to do with title one and that's with with Fredericktown local schools. Also another agreement with Mid Ohio ESC. These would be our contracts for leadership and learning and then also for gifted and talented services. uh this contract uh these two contracts would be for July 1 25 through June June 30th and 26. Item D is the gifted and services um plan for the 2526 school year. That's an annual approval. And then also item E is to approve the annual
022membership of the area development foundation ADF that' be Knox County Area Development Foundation in the amount of $1,000. Item F is anou between Fredericktown and Fredericktown FEA that would allow high school employees in lie of attending one evening of parent teacher conferences to participate in six 30 minute teacherbased team meetings with dates and times to be determined by the principal. Item G is a bank of um quite a few policies, the old policies for review and update. And then we have the non-discrimination policies below that. As you can see there, they're combining quite a few policies into one with that language. So there's quite a few deletions there, but they're combining that, condensing it, which makes a lot of sense there as well. Item H, uh, we have student teacher placements from Melbourne and Nazarene
023and those are pending favorable background checks. We have those listed there. Also, we have field placement um for nursing. Again, pending favorable background checks from Ashlin, students from Ashland and Mount Nazarene. Uh, personnel recommendations for 2526 school year, including substitutes and dock days. Item K would be again a lot of uh class and field trip volunteers for this school year pending favorable background checks. And then also we would have our supplemental contracts uh for the 2526 school year winter sports. And again those are all again pending proper certification and favorable background checks to be voted on separately there. Sorry about that. Number 11 item A would be other personnel and contract adjustments. Okay. Well, I would entertain a motion to approve the superintendent's consent agenda and then we can questions if there is any. >>
024So, move second. >> Anybody have any questions or anything for Mr. Chapman? >> Well, Paul's not here, so I'll ask a question. >> Sure. >> Just one. I'm I'm looking at uh E. That is a new item. We haven't done that in the past. Yes. >> Yes. Area development foundation. That is a new membership. Um the amount of work that um the area development foundation does for the county schools and Mount city schools as well is is impressive especially from the business advisory council from our work dev. Um, not to mention the actually they they came in, Julie Sug, Sam Filkins, they attend our uh the Fredericktown Community Development Foundation meetings every month you're familiar with there as well and then providing a lot of different activities. Career Quest um for our schools and our
025students here in the county. Yeah, their work is um they've been doing a lot of work, a lot of good not only for the economic development of our county and our individual municipalities, if you will, but also that for our schools as well. >> I realize what they did. >> I just curious. I didn't see that. >> Yeah, that's not been they did the development foundation put out a letter requesting membership. It was a good move by them >> because the amount of work they're doing for >> Mr. Bman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Paul, >> yes. >> Mrs. Living, >> yes. >> Mrs. Winger, >> yes. >> Okay. And then item um 11A to be voted on um separately. >> A motion to approve. So >> second. Mrs. Winger, >> yes. >> Mr. Bowman, >>
026yes. >> Mrs. Lindamman, yes. >> Okay, moving into number 12, which is our committee reports. This is where it Monday snuck up on me a little bit. So, I've got I'll start us out with um career center and FCDF. says, "Since our last um regular board meeting, there's actually been two um career center board meetings. The first one was um on Thursday, September 11th, which I was able to attend. Um some highlights from that. Um they're actually looking at rewriting their cyber um security plan. You can probably attest there's a lot that's always evolving. Um with that, Mrs. um did review the strategic um plan um which they've been working on gosh probably for the last year or so and continue to work with um an architect down there with some different options on expansion
027and and shifting around um of some of their labs. Um they were also grateful for some grant funding at the federal level that they've seen um coming in which has been you know we were excited to see that um as well. Um I was not able to attend their um last uh meeting but Kathy Mr. Greenidge was um so kind. I emailed her and sent her an update and she um shared out with the board. And in between those um the career center had their annual business advisory um dinner that was held on October um second was you know well attended and an opportunity for them to share out um their report card and um just the the good things that are happening um with workforce and all the all the things that our career
028center does for our county. Um I serve on the business advisory council for college business and so was able to attend in that capacity and it was um like I said well attended and um great meal um by the kiddos and I love that you know it's like the first glass of water that they pour is like the one where it's full and like the ice is all you know on the edge and they're just probably sitting there praying it doesn't pour all over the table. But um they just do a great job. Um hospitality and and all all the things. So that was that was good. Um moving into FCDF. Um lot going on there. Again, two meetings have occurred since our last regular um board meeting. Um I'm actually going to be stepping
029into the the president role of that organization and looking forward um to that along with um Katie from the the Park National Branch Manager is going to be stepping into the vice president. um roll through the end of the year and then we'll reelect officers from there. Um that's that's exciting. Um we we've talked about this a lot, but I thought Sam made a really good point, so I'll still bring it up. Um planters are scheduled for delivery. They actually might even be here. Um our banner renewals are complete. Um Harvest Fest in the Chili Cookoff have um come and gone. Um and at this last meeting um Sam um Filkins from ADF was able to report out that Becker Milling um systems is bought um what what is considered plant one down at the
030H Heartland um plaza that's what they're calling it the old Seammens as you come into Mount Vernon there um they purchased that for $2.7 million and that's expected to create 40 um full-time um positions right out of the gates and about 50 in the next three years. So, um you know the there's a great article in Knox pages you can read, but some highlights from that was you know what they really liked about there actually a company out of Poland but they really liked the workforce availability um and then the local leadership and something I thought was um pretty cool that Sam shared out was the people um that the owners came in a day ahead and didn't tell ADF they were doing that and you know walked the streets of Mount Vernon and um
031patroned a couple businesses and restaurants and um you know really commented on how much we seem to care about our our county. They were specifically talking about Mount Vernon I believe. But so these little things that might seem little like banners and planters and you know they all do um really resemble that we care, right? We care about um our our streets are picked up and clean and you know those types of things. So I thought that was a great point um you know that he made. Um, some of the I'll just mention too real quick um that some of the jobs that Becker is going to be looking for are painters, welders, machinists, laborers, and mechanical engineers. And um I think it's it's challenging to say this, but I you know, their goal is
032not to come in and take employees from other employers. And so, guess where they're going to be looking? Um, and that'll be, you know, in our K through2 buildings, in our local career centers. Um, that's where they're going to be looking for their their workforce. were very impressed with with what um our county could offer. So, it's a really big deal and a big win um for ADF. Sam's been working on that just since March. Um I think we all know economic development is a long game, but in that case, it it seemed to pan out pretty quickly. Um so, yeah, it's it's pretty exciting. Um so, that's my I think I did I catch everything? I bet it's written everywhere. Oh, one last thing. Um, ABF is going to be presenting at the FCDF
033meeting in November. So, we're going to try to really beef up um the invitation to come and hear a little bit more about what they do for the county. So, those are my two reports and I'll kick it off to Mr. B. >> Good stuff. >> Yeah, great stuff. Great stuff. >> Yeah. Um, couple things. We had a meeting a couple weeks ago. Um, then the career quest was October 1st. That went really well. I got to go down to that for a little bit. Visited with some of our staff and students. So, >> yeah, >> that was a lot of fun. Um, big event. I mean, it's throughout the whole fieldhouse. I mean, it's huge. But that was pretty neat. Um, and then the second thing is, so Sean McCutchen kind of shared, um,
034you know, that he's talked with seniors, um, and he's talked with juniors and he's and he's starting to talk to sophomores and it was just a big discussion um, with Sean and then some of the employers. They just talked about how they really felt like all the programming like the health expos, you know, the manufacturing nights at the football games, those kind of things. I mean there we could there's a there's a lot of stuff but they said they really feel like that's helped those conversations that he's had um with students and helped kind of help them go down the right track and find out you know what uh their strengths are and what jobs you know would play to those strengths. So, um, they really feel like the programming is is helpful and they're
035heading the right direction. >> And Sean's been doing that for now, what do you think, like five? >> Feel like he's probably got his groove on with how this kind of >> I mean, it's I was thinking three or four, but I mean, it it might be maybe four. I mean, it's been a while. Yeah, it's a four. Yeah. >> Okay. Um but you know that's expanded you know obviously and then with Mount Vernon hiring somebody specifically for that you know his target is all the other schools um you know which >> I think that helps them get to those sophomores as well but a lot of good things happen happening there so when we meet meet again in a couple weeks >> great okay well polic we saw what you guys been doing, but
036anything you'd like to comment on, Don, as far as policy? >> Not not really. Just I had Paul and I and had a very exciting hour and a half meeting. I really enjoyed giving up my time for Paul, but all I would say is, yeah, we got a lot accomplished. We went through a lot, got a lot of taken care of. Not the most exciting committee to be on, but something needs to be done. So, it's to me it's also fascinating some of the policies that's in there. How would that ever get? Yeah, it's like I scratch my head sometimes that knowing we didn't were forced to do some of these policies and again why is that in there? I love the one about hockey where you have to offer hockey with your what if
037your school doesn't have hockey somebody does with 20 miles in your radius that you have to play hockey on your team or something like that. I just crazy stuff like that sometimes that adds some humor to what we're doing I think. So anyways, I'm sorry to ramble on, but I feel better now. >> I love it. Well, more exciting stuff is uh legislative, right? And advocacy. Lots going on there. >> More exciting stuff. >> All right. >> Oh gosh. And I didn't even get to practice. Um, so the, uh, property tax reform work group, uh, which I reported on previously, um, released all of their recommendations recently. Um, so I just thought I'd run through real quick the ones that would have the greatest potential to, uh, affect education funding. um refining the process uh
038and the definition of the county budget commissions um which would allow them to reduce levies deemed unnecessary or excessive. That was their first recommendation. Uh limiting carryover balances for all taxing districts to 100%. Um anything over that would have to be justified uh in writing to the satisfaction of the county budget commission. Enacting legislation that eliminates the f future use of substitute levies and renames all current substitute and emergency levies to fix some levies. Um supporting House Bill 186 which you have already heard Heather report out on um and that's the amended version. Uh so that would reduce property taxes by offering a tax credit to property owners and school districts on the floor. Um restricting emergency levies to entities under fiscal caution watch or emergency as defined by the state auditor. And then uh
039enacting House Bill 154, which allows a high school district to disapprove of a community reinvestment area program that would impact a school district. So that's just a summary of their recommendations that could potentially uh school funding. >> So, um I I just have a quick question. >> I could not find and no one could answer my question that what happens to the school districts that are not on the twain floor. >> They haven't said what's going to happen with it. >> No, I haven't seen anything that addresses that at all. It's all just because the schools on the 20th floor are the ones that are experiencing the increases in funding due to inflation of property values. So, >> and so and even with with the levies, right, they're even >> now they're going to include
040some of those levies as part of your mills, which is going to raise up to floor. >> Exactly. >> Which is going to be devastating. All of our levies, we have four and they're all fixed, some continuing. And as of right now, they're not touching those. >> Yeah. >> But the the people that have the the emergencies and everything else, they're going to then roll them into your village. Well, and they're going to, you know, not really see that extra new revenue that come from the sale of homes or the building of new homes, >> which is really the majority of our surrounding us, >> right? I just everything is not they're not talking about the the districts that are not on the 214 >> which >> one of many things that >> I just
041find it strange that's all that they're not talking about those right >> and do you think that's because it is considered kind of unvoted and that that's what they're going after is like this thought around >> I think so try to predict or try to assume or whatever but >> right Yeah, >> they're saying like that's stuff that you know you're just getting taxed and you're not getting the vote. >> It's just >> Yeah. >> Yep. But no, a good question. >> Those are the little things that keep I wake up in the middle of like thinking what happens with this one or >> Yeah. >> Okay. Sorry. >> No. Oh, it's a good question. >> Sorry. Anyway, so okay, so that's all for the property tax reform forum work group recommendations. Back to House
042Bill 96. Uh line item 66 was one of the line items that Governor Dwine uh vetoed after the passage of that budget bill. Um, previously the House had voted to uh override that veto and then since uh the Senate now has also successfully voted to override that veto. That line item um restricts political subdivisions including school districts from pursuing replacement property tax levies as well as as well as fixed sum emergency substitute emergency and combined district income tax and fixed sum property tax levies that will become effective December 30th. Don't think that has a major effect on us. >> No, it does have an audit that not at this time. No. >> Um that so far is the only line item veto that has been overridden. >> Yeah. All right. Uh on to House Bill
04335. A lot of this is property tax related. This one also is. It's in the House and House Ways and Means Committee. Currently, it's had three hearings. Um it creates the property tax relief act now package. Um it's just another re or property tax reform proposal. Um there's a substitute version of the bill now which replaced all the previous language uh with a single provision that caps inflationary growth on all inside millet to the GDP deflator growth which is an inflation index over the three preceding years beginning in tax year 2026. So again just trying to attack that revenue growth from that inflation standpoint. Um, House Bill 129. Uh, this one was passed by the House. Um, it's it was after it was amended by the House Ways and Means Committee. Um, it requires that
044current expense fixed some levies be included in the calculation of a school district 20 mil 4. Um, include fix some levies in the first tax year beginning in tax year 2026 um in which a county in which the district has territory under goes a reappraisal or a trial update. Uh that one there's a lot more here. I'm just I don't know that there's anything that applies to us but the bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. So that's that's still in motion. Uh the next one's House Bill 309, which is the other bill that Heather mentioned during her report. Um it's also been passed by the House. Um and was amended by the House House Ways and Means Committee. Um this one allows a county budget commission to reduce millage on any voter approved
045tax levies aside from a debt levy if it finds it's necessary or prudent to do so. It only allows such actions after five years. So that means that the tax levy has to be in force for five years before they're allowed to reduce it. >> Correct. >> Um and requires a commission to hold a hearing prior to reducing the amount of any rate or tax. It limits the uh county budget commission's authority to reduce levies collected by school districts below 20 mills except by request of the school district. And so that bill now also moves on to the Senate for consideration. So I don't know if you have more >> I do. The the main one that um I'm going to send this out email to you as well. Um Katie Johnson who is the
046um the well she's legal counsel and our president for OASBO. Um, she couldn't stress highly enough that we communicate this to our boards to make you aware that if House Bill 309 goes into effect that the budget commission really it's going to take it's going to strip away your power >> even though you're elected officials. You are voted to sit on here. the the county budget commission they're calling it the I think the CDC it is basically stripping away your power and you are just kind of I don't want to say just sitting here but to some extent that's that's what you'll be doing the power now will be taken 100% by the budget commission and you five will be stripped of your power to make the decisions for this district that's a scary thought
047>> financially financially which is everything that we do is based on financially, >> but it strips away all of your power and gives it to them. >> Just this morning um uh school district sent out uh an email through it's called collaborate through OASPO and um her the budget commission in her county um totally blindsided didn't see it coming. A a actually rolled back her inside millage this morning. Um it's it's already it's already starting to happen. She contacted her legal um and now it's going to be, you know, a whole process, but this has already it's already begun that they're starting to attack school districts already. So, I will send out more information on House Bill 309 and how it's going to the five of you, but um we need to be educated on
048how this is going to play a part and how it's going to affect us as a group and with the budget commission and or our county as well. >> It's a lot of pressure on that committee because, you know, they're going to all function probably a little bit different based on counties and absolutely like the fabric of the count. You know what I mean? Or what I don't I just feel like that's a lot of like if somebody's doing it well then should we be doing I don't like I just don't know what I that's a lot of pressure. It is a lot of pressure on those individuals. >> Interesting concept. >> Yeah. And remind us again who's on that? >> Yeah that's going to be my question. Who does make up? >> So it'
049be your county commissioner, your county auditor and then you have your county prosecu prosecutor. >> So all three commissioners. >> No, just the president. >> Just the president. >> President. Okay. Just three people. >> Just those three. >> Three. >> Yep. and they'll be making the decisions for us. And even the way that I'm going to be submitting my tax budget in January is going to be looking a little bit different as well >> and another level of understanding for them on >> Yes. >> That's just again a lot of pressure. >> That's I that's like I said I I do feel bad for our county auditor at this point. >> It's going to be her job is going to very different just like our job is going to look very different but yeah um
050the 309 is definitely that's an attack on the board this you know the board of education itself >> and that's made it through ways and means of the house >> that has made it through the house >> has been passed by the house okay at the senate >> it's now I mean it's been through committee the house but um and it passed so now So, it's >> uh the only other thing I had to report out on here is and I think this one is Yeah, this one is not related to property tax or school funding or anything. And it's it's House Bill 57. Um and I'm only because it's been passed by both chambers. So, this is one that's heading to the governor for signature and it's just a bill that requires any public
051or non-public school uh that elects to keep a supply of an overdose reversal drug for emergency use to adopt or implement policy regarding the supplies uh and the drugs use. So, um, also it was amended, it looks like, um, to allow schoolboard policy to release students for religious instruction for more than the two period cap is stated in hospital 96. So, you know, that's completely related to overdose medication, but um it prohibits any legal action from alleged violations of that section of the law occurring between the House Bill 96 effective date, which was September 30th, and this bill's future effective date. So, I think that was a last minute amendment. I watched a little bit of testimony on the release >> and it had to do with at least one of the people I heard
052testify like it sounded like it had to do with there were some schools that were for year decades I think was like decades in plural were leave like leaving in the morning like across the street to go to like the Catholic church for mass and then so they were it had something to do with that adding the that language in there but anyways Um, >> that is it. >> That's it. That's it. >> You did a good job with all that. Thank you for >> Yes. >> helping us through that. >> Um, finance we have not. We meet again in November. >> We'll probably meet before then. You all know November is next month. We'll probably meet in January. >> Okay. >> If not, before to discuss the track and field and moving forward. >>
053Okay. >> So, we'll see. >> I think >> Yeah. >> Uh board members, anything? >> Just want to thank Shel. That's impressive. Going through all that. Thank you. Shel did a nice job. You're >> welcome. I guess I just want to sort of make a maybe personal point of mine, but when all these finances, all these bills, do they ever say a word about charter or private school and how to run those? You know, that's a huge pet peeve of mine. It should be of all educators and everybody in the public. If they realize how much money is wasted or spent on charter, private school, there's no word mentioned in any of this stuff about private or charter schools. They can still do their own don't have any county commissioner tell them how to spend
054their money or anything. >> Okay. >> Anybody else? >> Um I'll just add I did watch a little bit. So you know obviously committees are back in session. So, I did watch I think it was on the end of September the um House Education Committee um had the gentleman come in and kind of go through the report card um as an overall presenting it as a state and how we performed in public education. Um and tal he talked a little bit about our new metric of like what's it called? Um workforce readiness and college readiness. Forget what that's Yeah. So, I thought that was really interesting. And honestly, like for >> it being our first round of really having to um be evaluated on that, like we actually did pretty good. I think we were
0553 or 3 >> Three. Okay. Um so, kind of interesting. I know Mr. maker and I just briefly chatted about it and they're looking at what all is what all are they looking at so that we know how to um but I think I thought that tied in really well with our manufacturing opportunity and our um good things that are going on with our a department and our biomed and project lead the way and you know all of that I think will probably and stem Mrs. Break and what they're doing in the STEM steam sorry steam um room and then one other quick um had the opportunity to um be a part of um briefly. Battel was in and you know we were two um public schools out of 10 grants given for the manufacturing
056credential pathway. They came in and um did a video where they interviewed students and Mr. Shoemaker and um some teachers. Mr. Chapman somehow got out of that, but that's okay. >> Um So pretty cool. Like that is going to be shouted across our state because Battel's putting it out everywhere and they're going to take clips of it and use it for internal and in the honestly the neatest well Julia came up from ADF and she had the gal that is basically like the she probably has a fancier title and if she's watching this I apologize but director of like their philanthropy in Patel and so she was literally pretty tearary because she doesn't always have the opportunity to come out and see kind of like, you know, the end result of the grant, although we're
057kind of still at the beginning, you know, phases of it, but just very um emotional and very excited and very encouraged by what's going on in Frederick Town. So, that was a pretty incredible free opportunity for us to have some marketing around that um pathway. So, I don't Yeah, there's really not words for that, but pretty cool. >> Thank you. >> Pretty cool stuff. >> Yeah. Well, >> thank you. >> It was was good. Good stuff. Okay. Sorry. Um, anybody else? No. Okay. Um, we're going to Mr. Caputo, thanks for coming tonight. >> Sure. Absolutely. I really have nothing new from my last week's update. Unless you have any questions on last week's update. >> No, nothing. >> Good to have a teacher work day today. >> It was nice. It was very nice and
058quiet. Yeah. >> After grandparents day, >> Cindy Tro was next to me and she's like, "It's too quiet." Like, "No one." >> Right. Right out of the counselors. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. We'll bounce over to Sherry. You got something for us? FA Teresa wanted me to tell you, excuse me, the book fair was good, good success, and she wants to thank everyone for their support. And the only thing I have is pretty sure bus drivers are going to be glad to get into their bus. >> Yes. Yes. And that's all I got. That's awesome. >> Okay. Um I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> So move. >> Second. >> Okay. Mr. Folk. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Winger. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Lind. Yes.