001Let us pray. Father God, we can cast our cares upon you. Father, we come to you for the throne of grace. Father, just pray the blessing upon this meeting. God just bless our school system back. Salute the flag to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic which stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. The meeting is officially called to order. At this time, we'll have a roll call here. Miss Morrison here. Mr. Kennedy here. Mr. Dawson here. Miss present. Approve of the agenda. Can I get a motion, please? Second. It has been properly motioned and approved that we approve the agenda as printed. Finance report. This packages this month. You've got the May financial reports. Included are the financial statements. uh exhibits F1A through F3C.
002You also have the combined bank reconciliation with a combined reconciled balance of 7,345,5480 and this is reconciled balance for all operating accounts of Jacksonville City School System including the two local schools and the child nutrition program. We also have the accounts payable check register accountability report for the month of May showing each accounts payable check that was written description based upon the accounting code from that you can see that state funds uh funded 151,2514 federal funds funded 124,77080 and local funds funded 279,33284 heard the financial report. Get a motion recommendation from Dr. Barbara. I need to make a recommendation. I recommend the board approve Jacksonville City Schools accounts payable and payroll for May 2025 and accept the May 2025 financial statements. Second session. Um yes, Miss Blunt, would you just touch on our reserve funds
003because when people look at this number, they think we're floating in cash. So, and we've just come back from the conference, you know, last week and and was talking about the fact that the other shoe is going to be dropping because of our federal funds have been cut cut off and there's several different things to play. Would you just touch on that, please? Sure. I'll be glad to look on your balance comparison. You can see that the end of at the end of May we do have 5.7 months operating um for FY25 a one month operating balance was about 1.5 million. Uh I don't know what it's going to be for 26 yet. We're not quite there. Um so what we have accumulated has been the result of the stimula the uh esser funds that
004we received in addition to our regular funds over the last four years. We received 6,987,241 in esser funds. Those funds are all gone. That's just above and beyond any other kind of it's like an extra that's extra money monies over $6 million over well right at seven 6.987 so that's basically $7 million we received during fiscal years 2122 and 23 we spent the final funds in 24 the allocation was made in 23 and we spent the final funds in 24th so all of those funds are gone so FY25 will not have any er funds in it. So what we have been able to accumulate has been as a result of that. But what we're going into now in and what I'm seeing currently is that our local revenues are really not even matching last year's.
005They're starting to drop below last year's levels. So we that cushion to help pick that up. Plus, in looking at budgeting, and I don't know yet what the final numbers are because I know we still have personnel action tonight. In looking at budgeting for 26, we are carrying local units um roughly 1.2 million in local units. So, if we, you know, continue to carry the local units up and o over and above our foundation money, we're going to use that 5.7 quickly um just by paying salary. just by paying salaries. And that's just salaries. And we know all the other operating costs have increased as well. Uh the supply cost, the utility cost, and our utilities are up because um we've added more square footage. We we've got another set of square footage that we're
006going to start heating and cooling in a in about a month. Um which was going to it's going to we're going to see increases there. Hopefully, we're going to see some some savings with some, you know, with our new project that's that's going to make us a little bit more efficient, but I don't think it will still offset the cost of the square footage that we're going to add to our heating and cooling budget. And again, like I say, the supplies have gone up. Also can tell you the food costs have gone up, so everything else has gone up. Right. Well, and with the change of sales tax Yes. for groceries. And with the decrease in sales tax, that's going to impact our revenue also. That will impact our revenues. Um, we don't get sales
007tax, but well, we get a percentage of the county tax. We get the one we get a percentage of the 1% county share tax. Yes, that's what I meant. The the percentage of the 1% of the sales tax is we get our share, right? We get our share based on our ADM. that's that's shared with all of the systems in the county, right? So that 1% is shared by everybody. So we do get that. Uh but as far as any local city tax, we don't get any sales tax. We get an allocation from the city every year. Uh but it's not based on sales tax, right? And and two, our sales tax is fluctuating because of online sales. Um which Dr. Barbara and I have talked about this a lot. The SSU tax. We don't
008we don't What is that called? Su SSU tax. It's SU tax is the online tax. Online sales tax. So if you place your order on an online app for any business, that becomes an online sales tax and it's not a local sale. It's not a brickandmortar sales tax. Right. So it's not reported. Well, is it collected and sent to the state? It's collected by the state and sent to the state. It's it's collected by the state and then it's sent to the counties and the cities that that applies to. But that's not part of that 1% of county Calhoun County sales tax that we receive. That's something additional that the county and the city receive, but we do not receive any of those funds. And and the more you shop online, of course, the more
009goes to the SSU tax as opposed to the brickandmortar sales tax, right? Uh I'm guilty of that because it's a whole lot easier to shop online than it is to go to the store and right especially Amazon got their Prime days coming up. I mean, you know, getting ready and well and it has become very convenient. And one thing, and Miss Blunt, you correct me. I mean, the experts sitting over there, but even whenever you order or make a food order at a brick and mortar, but if you do it online on your app, even if you pick it up at the restaurant, it still is the other tax, the SS. I never thought about that. And so that's something that I did not know. I had to go and when I heard that in
010a training session, I was like, "Wow, I I did not know that either." Um and so and we also look at the choose act that continues to expand in our state and uh so that can impact the dollars that flow out to us as well. We know that there's a new funding uh formula or method now that we're looking at for the state and it is weighted on student populations. And so Miss Blan, I just want to commend you. I I appreciate you very much and we have these discussions all the time about um it looks like Wow, but we also know and we've lost units. Um we have lost a unit at Kittystone. Um we lost a teacher unit at the high school. Um we do look at those local units, but even what
011we're doing here and I've I've uh talked to our president and and talked to several board members um about how we staff here at the central office and we may be doing some different things here as well. just trying to um make sure that we have uh that we're good stewards, but also that we're watching that bottom line all the time. And that's our responsibility as a board also. It is, you know, to to watch the finances and make sure that we are being good stewards and to realize that even though on paper it says that we have over five months of reserve funds, we've got to prepare for later. We've got to be proactive and not just knee-jerk and spend everything that's there. So, we understand that. I think thank you, Miss Blunt, for
012that explanation. Thank you for being very proactive. Appreciate that. Okay. It has been moved and process second that we accept the uh motion presented by the superintendent subject to audit. Okay. Item six, superintendent report. Oh, I'm sorry. Let's vote. All in favor. All in favor? I I I I'm sorry. I so move. So this motion pass. Item six. Yes. Recommend board to approve amendment one to the Jacksonville City School 2024 2025 annual budget. So move second. Any discussion? Yes. Want to take item A and B, sir? Uh, yes. I recommend the board approve the revision of the lead nurse job description as listed. So move. Second. Move in proper second that we accept the superintendent's recommendation for these two positions. Questions or discussion? Not the motion stand as approved. Item seven. Got a vote. All
013in favor? Let it be known by I. I. I. I. So move. So the motion pass as stated. Item seven, person. I recommend the board approve personnel items listed A through I as presented. Move. Second. Can we get a motion? Let's vote, please. Are any discussion? Well, this is person. Let's vote, please. I I I All members in agreement. Therefore, the motion approved as stated. Let's move to board members next meeting date. Before we go there, if I could share just a couple of things. Uh, Madam President, uh, 9:30 tomorrow, we'll have another Sunny Bites. Uh, 11:00. 11 o'clock, they'll be coming out. 9:30 folks will be going and Miss Mcomes and the Methodist church and all those are working. Um, I'm going get to go down. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to go down and
014be with him a little while tomorrow. And so, I'm looking forward to that. Appreciate them. We finished up summer school and great success. appreciate the teachers and the parents uh sending out the kids and um there were some happy faces Friday when I'm just playing but it all went well and I appreciate uh you know the high school sending their kids down you know without the air conditioning and um I cannot brag among the high school office staff enough. um they have been working this summer without air in their office. They're just uh they're a tough group and so but uh I appreciate them but again uh we did bring down the high school kids down to Kittystone and uh that was uh just just changing some logistics but of course feeding everyone and making
015sure all went well and uh I appreciate everyone who had a hand in that our administrators, teachers, parents and especially our students too. Band tower is finished. So um Mr. Gosh, if you want to go climb up on that and uh roam around a little bit. Um, and I did go through and take a look at the band room. Uh, the band I shouldn't say that performing arts building. We're going to just I'm going to narrow that thing down. I'm going to write it down, tattoo it somewhere. Fine arts, I guess. Performing fine arts. But anyway, that big building that's being built right next to the high school that's going to have electric bill for it looks great. And so I was talking to them about uh the finishing date. it will be finished before
016school starts. We're looking at maybe the 18th finishing it up. Um but when you get inside and when you get into this part of it, it just seems like everything is just so close and uh the flooring's down, the ceiling's in, the lights are on. I to me that means move in, but that's not what that means. But we are so close to that and I'm very very proud of that. But I will keep you up to date. Can we get a tour of it as soon as we get that last um guy uh on that crane? I don't want anything to happen to y'all. And so, uh, we definitely will. Can't wait. Can't wait. I want to clean it up a little bit before you go through though. So, you can see the emblem
017and everything on the floor. So, yeah. So, it's beautiful. Everything's kind of covered up to protect it right now. So, that's what I wanted to add in there. So, I'm Thank you. Well, I'm sure the children as well as the teachers are glad summer camp is over. Okay. Now, we need to get a date by next meeting. Are there any suggestions? How early do you think we need it? And I know you're going to be out of town. I am. The 8th through the 16th, I will be um on vacation. And so, following week, I'm clear any other time. 8th through the 16th, you're on vacation. I start back to work on the 23rd. Uh I have practice till 8th that about the 18th or the 17th. You're in band camp. I'm in B camp.
018But I mean that's just me. Y'all can meet still have I is always busy time for me too. So you want to go with 21st is fine with me if that's better. Is that good for you? What time? I have something going on on the 21st. Can we go to 17th? I'm in a retreat. Go with the 17th. Is that when you got come back? You return the 17th. Um, I'll be here. You'll be here. Oh, you will return the 17th. Yes. I thought he said to the 16th. Okay. That's when I said 17. Okay, great. So, next board meeting is scheduled for July. 17th. What time do you all prefer? You want to do 3:30? 3:30. Can I get a motion that we move? Okay. Oh, wait. Okay. No, it's okay. Oh, do we
019say what time? I'm sorry. 3:30. 3:30. Uh-huh. I'm sorry. I'm sorry if you didn't get it. Okay. Are there any comments before we get the motion to adjourn? Just that day, there is also a JSU art exhibit and um I don't know if Miss Dr. weights has had any of the high school students art entered into that exhibit, but did want to mention that that there is an art exhibit from 4 to 7 on JSU's campus and some of our students may have their work on that same day. Yeah. But that that's okay. I mean, it won't interfere with our meeting because our meeting, you know, will be done before finish 47, I hope. And that's also tax-free weekend, isn't that? Yes. tax-free weekend for those who need school supplies, school clothes, um computers, uh
020anything that they might need. That weekend from 18th, 19th, and 20th is taxfree. Parents need to keep that in mind. Anyone else that needs to purchase far as I know. Yeah. And it was approved by the city council also. Okay. So, can I get a motion that we so move second? All in favor? I next meeting is curless 20