001a motion. I'll move to approve the second reading adoption of policies 109 FE 3655123 and 5252 >> 8650 >> and 8650 >> I'll second that >> was that >> Mike made a motion to approve the second reading of policy 109 FE 36 655 student 5123 import verification of employee 5252 notice and renewal 8650 display flags and banners public comment any more board comment Mike made a motion to approve policy 1009 3655 5123 5252 2 and 8650 second reading. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. I for second it. >> Britney will >> Britney's got you. Don't worry. >> You get that up and running. >> So I have to leave the mic on. >> Moving on to Pickering Social Media Policy. Second reading. So the board approved the
002first reading we sent it. Yeah. Question there was uh question. Yes. I mean really overstepping ground for or you knowing people is that so they we sent them back they gave us their we merged that back together for in the end what we're trying to do is give teachers or staff members they can But they have to just kind of like yourself you have to be very clear that you are speaking for yourself. Secondarily if if there's a school account that we have some oversight that it's not one one because then in the end he will fire that or that person. It's not our fault. What is our fault? it is our fault that we didn't have checks on that to make sure a good example of our is our Facebook page. Um, right now
003we have six eyes on our Facebook page. Uh, as far as if whoever does most of the posting uh would lose their mind and start going crazy than Britney, Drake, Missy, and all That's what we're trying to protect. Um >> and we currently have 4125 in place. So we ask them how their recommendation was to put it in 412. So this will go away and this will replace any public comment any board discussion or comment. I'll move to approve the second reading adoption of social media policy 4125. I second it. Mike made a motion to approve the second reading adoption of social media policy 4125. Reena seconded. Any public comment? Any board comment? Mike made a motion to move to approve the second reading adoption of social media policy 4125 and read second. All in
004favor say I. I. All close and sign. Motion carried. Policy 3510. All right. So, just when you thought the water was clear, we're going to muddy it up as much as So, this is the policy about uh remember MHS has rules governing sports. This was our extracurricular like FA in particular, but could be other clubs that um there we sent that off. The guidance we got on that um actually um >> truly I mean we we read it multiple times to make sure getting through all of it right. Um but basically their their guidance is we should be clarifying those things as extracurricular activities and then the rules aren't in place. Don't don't necessarily create a policy for your intracurricular activities or your other type of activities classify them as extracurricular activities and then the
005rules are already there. We also on there if you did notice there's a attached letter from the student that this this case would specifically impact and um there again I mean we're we're allowed to we're allowed to make exceptions where we want especially in you know in adding a new policy or changing the the way we see it. Um we're not going to add something that we're going to continually the adapting or what if we want to do this case what the right answer is I don't know I do think there I mean I I've had a lot of conversations I've had six conversations outside with different different parents different things trying to get the best of you understanding of where this goes. And I guess my my personal opinion it falls heavily on in
006this case the superintendent or if we had a principal but on the superintendent on myself to make sure our adviserss are doing their job truly because if we are trying to stack a team to win FFA state FFA or something um then then we're missing the boat. But if that if that that student is participating online every time they practice, they're at the fair selling pies. They're doing all the stuff and the and the uh advisor, I mean, they're actively involved. They're just not physically here. Um well, they're not physically involved all the time. I I mean it it's >> this student moved away and then moved back or >> I do not believe >> they're not moved back. >> They're not move back. >> Okay. The student has moved away and lives in. >>
007Okay. >> That's what it >> is not enrolled there. So they are currently still in our FFA program and that's why they showed >> because FFA can show actually we can show about a district anyways. So we don't have any rules regulating in our county. >> I So when you're visiting with all the other Carter Countyites, did any of them say bad stuff or they all like What was the Carter Countyites's opinions? >> It's a mix. >> There was people that say, >> "Get her out of here." >> Yeah. I mean, you're not here. And I mean, it's hard to look at because I think if you have somebody that is getting elected or is in a thing and they're they're good, they're going to raise the whole group up. >> Yeah. >> You're going
008to push every other kid in that group. But they the other side of that is this kid this kid might have had a shot at making the the team and now they're not and the kid is even in here. >> So I was wondering, did people complain about that? >> Yes. because you know as a board we're supposed to represent people county. >> Mhm. >> Just saying. >> I mean I do like I said before I do think that the classifying it as an activity and putting it in place is is probably the right direction to go. Um, and as I said last time, I do feel like an exception in the case of this this kiddo because it wasn't in place when that covers us for the next time. The policies there, you're going
009out, your family starting thinking about moving, understand that you will give up your spot on the team or you'll give up your officership or all as well. And I think that was a lot of the discussion the last time we talked about it too. >> So if you grandfathered her in, would it just be for one year be until she graduated? And would you have any specific clauses that like can't have a office or would you just let her free reign until she graduates to grandfather D? I would I in in my own thought I would definitely I would grandfather inform her because at that point it would be different than her knowing like if she's going to run for office it's going to push her to find whether it's in Glend or wherever but
010then she knows this year where the year's already you know every school's officers everything has already been decided and and I mean I guess I still come back to the kids kind of had an idea this was going kind of not >> I mean a little I mean >> they're homeless right now. >> I wouldn't grandfather in for the rest of >> when we talked about making a trurricular zone section before we um got MCSBA's opinion on it. There is some marine in the back that you guys we could play with an adoption there. This did take graduation date, but there's some, you know, students currently enrolled to participating Shelby grandfather to participate in the department until for the course of one year after district or however you guys would like to work, but there's
011some ideas there for that. Are there any students that are in the school that would like the position that I mean >> I that I don't know >> I was Mr. Whitney >> I was say what's what's Mr. Whitney's thoughts on on this. Anybody thought >> I don't I don't want to speak for him. He's the one that called the Montana FFA board to make sure that they could continue to participate. Yeah. >> So, I would assume he would like them to stay on. I >> mean, as a coach, do you ever want to not see somebody that helps your team? I guess somebody that's good. But if there's some kid that's in the school that this is their last chance to do something like this >> and they're wanting to, but they they weren't
012able to because >> I mean that's a good a great question would be. I don't know if they had multiple people run for every office, >> right? I mean, I don't know if it was kind of like some of the boards or things that we have and they're like, "Oh, well, there's only one. You're it." kind of deal. So, if there was multiple people and she was student was elected, then yes, but I that I mean and again without without Mr. Whitney here or information, >> I think we're talking multiple students, correct? >> One holds an office, but I still think that there's two in the club. >> Yeah. There's two. Yeah. >> And is that something that needs to be decided tonight or is it something we could talk to Mr. Whitney about? >>
013We could have Mr. Whitney. I mean, I would request Mr. Whitney to be at the board meeting for give us information on answer those questions, >> right? because I do think it's we we don't need to decide it because if we if we did next month it's not changing >> the next if we did October change because there would have been a competition >> coming up >> district or something September end >> district go to nationals this year nationals nationals are the big one So, the other thing too is I don't know how much that goes past privacy privacy. I actually thought she was going to be here tonight cuz she talked to me. She talked about renting a room and if she rented a room if that would make her order the kids here
014or something cuz Any public comment? >> Any more board discussion or comment? >> I'd like to hear from Mr. >> Do we have a motion? >> I move that we table this and talk to Mr. Whitney before we make a decision. I'll second that. Reena move to table policy 3510 until we get a chance to speak with Mr. Whitney and Phoebe seconded. Any public comment? Any board discussion? Maybe >> we made a motion to table policy 3510 >> and be seconded. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All post and sign. Motion carried. >> Moving on. Extended contract considerations. Carol Spencer. >> So Carol is doing um some of I mean she's doing counseling thing on top of her responsibilities. So, we sat down with her and said, you know, what does this look
015like to make sure it's not um not not right, not fair, all all those things, but what are her days? Um looking at doing ACT, looking at doing scholarships, doing meeting with kids, all those kind of things. So um the number we came down to with with an open dialogue too if it needs to be adjusted that um was 20 days >> and she will be monthly little different than her one before because she does her five days before and five days after after standard. So this will be five months. >> Any public comment? >> Any board discussion? >> Well, I think Carol has proven how hard she works and if she needs us, I'm for it. I move to extend Carol's contract 20 days. >> DB made a motion to accept the recommendation of
016extending Miss Spencer's contract 20 days. Mike seconded. Any public comment? Any more board discussion? BB made a motion to Accept the offer of extending contract Carol Spencer from 20 duty days during the school year. Mike seconded. All in favor say I. >> All post sign. Motion carried. Classified hiring considerations. >> Uh so we have two. We have one as a bus driver uh Emerson. uh after going through background checks uh in that process uh as far as looking for we need some activity drivers. So putting them on our list be an advantage for us. Um, secondarily, we interviewed on Thursday um, Alyssa Ellington, who is, um, just graduated with her, um, degree in criminal justice and looking to work in social work and to fill our professional position. So, both recommended, >> is she the
017Alysa we just met? Okay. And then who is wizard? [Music] >> Yeah. >> Who's he? Who's his connection? >> I don't know what his connection is here. He bought that cabin over here that Steven Ford built. >> It's a little twotory cabin. The house. >> Their house. Yeah. monitor. >> Yeah, he applied last year when he applied. We didn't we didn't have a specific need um with uh of a more of a need this year based on one of ours not wanting to drive as much and then just making sure we did our background work on that's why we're bringing the recommendation >> and but nobody knows him. >> He's been here for a couple years. >> I know him. I just >> Okay. I don't hang out with him, >> but I do. >>
018He's like one of the morning coffee group. >> Yeah. >> Morning coffee. >> Well, it can't be bad if he brings coffee with those. >> Well, I you know, it's it's just so hard. There's so many people that >> nobody knows. >> You're right. I will tell you that neither one of their backgrounds have come back yet. So, we do need to make sure that it's pending background checks. >> Have you asked for public comment? >> I haven't yet. No, >> I was waiting for them to sit down. You have any public comment? Any more board comment or discussion? >> So, they they were interviewed by a committee. I was on the elicit interview and she was really good. >> Okay, but how about >> we all >> we don't interview bus drivers? >> Okay.
019>> But she looks really good. I thought Did you think she was good? I was impressed. I think she'll be really good with those who she works with. I move to hire pending a background check or two classified hires as they were presented. [Laughter] >> You have a second mic. >> My mic didn't BB made a motion to approve the recommendation of the superintendent to Approve the classified hires as presented. Pending background checks. Mike seconded. Any public comment. Any more board discussion? BB made a motion to approve the classified hires as presented. Pending background checks. Mike seconded. All in favor say I. >> All oppose. Same sign. >> Motion carried. >> Classified pay matrix. So um if you're color blind, don't read it. Um it is its own confusing thing. But so we looked at
020how we could um build the matrix to address if we have a parah in a direct classroom situation which is different than a parah that is under the guidance of teachers roaming around all those things. um different expectations, all of those things. And so um instead of like totally changing a matrix, it allows us to put in um that if they are in that role, it is a it's a $2 increase on their on their position. um if they're not in that position uh say next year then they would go back to I mean that $2 just gets so puts us in a spot where we're not jumping matrix jumping to a different matrix coming back any of those kind of things um but absolutely when you think about expect what what the requirements are
021for a pair that is put into that spot where they are essentially almost classroom teacher in that sense working it's just a different workflow different expectations >> is that something that we can do without changing the title be able to take $2 away like the duties are different but the title is the same so >> put on our contract also pair professional in classroom teacher that you're >> yeah but it is different on the contract will be different on these. >> So, our parents don't have the same starting salary as >> the where the legislation bumped it all up. They don't have that. >> No, they just got a pay raise. >> So, our our classite matrix, I didn't attach it. It's just two columns. One side is standard has 20 steps and then the
022other side is anybody that has a higher degree, you're the supervisor. And so, or the drivers, I guess you're on the CDL drivers. And so, even if they have a degree, it still is, I mean, you could have a bachelor's degree in dance and get more pay, but this is more responsibility. So, this is just going to be a tagline in it to say, kind of like we have a tagline for 25 cents for every step or for every year beyond the salary schedule. This will be another little I like the idea. I just I my only worry with it would be if you don't need a full-time inclassroom para, then the next year they might not might not want to come back for a $2 cut. But that now I'll go the other way
023with that. You're right. >> That would be my only concern. I like it, but the the other way of that is is I'm not sure >> somebody will want that position without it. >> Right. So no. >> Yeah. I think with that added responsibility is deserving. >> Yeah. >> But it's definitely >> I agree. [Music] >> Any public comment? >> Any more board discussion? >> Motion. I move that um the Paris with how do I want to word this the responsibility of a classroom have the increased pay of $2 per hour. >> Will you include the bump in Miss Lo? >> Yes. I'll second. >> Nothing. >> Baby on a roll over. Hopefully that didn't separate you. >> We're being recorded. >> Which one is she? Which one is the sl when we did the
024walk around? >> She was in her classroom. >> Yeah. >> She'll be helping with that. >> She'll be one of the three teachers. Um, okay. Marina made a motion to approve the addition to the classified salary matrix and the new pay rate for lean levels for the 2526 school year. Mike seconded any public comment? Any more board discussion? Reena made the move to approve the addition to the classified salary matrix and the new pay rate for Lena for the 2526 school year. Mike seconded motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All post same sign. Motion carries. >> Bus route edition. >> Just cut and drive. Just adding a courtesy stop. Um we have um we have room on the bus and so on the Ridgewood bus route. >> So this is this a
025new student that's coming or >> No, it was one that was missed that. So courtesy stops don't have to mark bus route on their enrollment forms because they don't live the three miles out. But if we have them, they can ask for a courtesy stop. And so it was just a miscommunication of them wanting it or not. We did their routes. But the county has approved the routes. We approve the stop. So we're fine as long as you guys want to add the stop. >> There's plenty of room. Yeah. We still have an E in Ridgeway. I see. >> I like the E in Ridgeway. >> Oh my gosh. I'm gonna get it right. I'm so sorry. >> That may take years. >> Now it's going to be a three to one vote for sure.
026Just because >> I fixed it in the minutes. We're gonna add a Y on Breny. >> Or Britney or I'm Brent. Call me Brent. >> Any public comment? Any more board discussion? >> I move to approve the courtesy stop on the Ridgeway bus route. >> I second it. Phoebe made a motion to approve the courtesy stop as requested for the Ridgeway bus route. Re arena seconded. Any public comment? Any board discussion? CB made a motion to approve the courtesy stop as requested for the Ridgeway bus route. I seconded. All in favor say I. I. All >> oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. >> Multid-district agreement. Speak on this one. >> Sure. >> Um, so we currently have a multi-dist agreement in place from 2024 through 2027. Um, due to some recent legislation, MTSBA has reviewed it.
027And on the second page of the agreement, third page of the um agenda item, uh, number eight, the term of this agreement shall be from. The biggest thing in legislation is we no longer have to set a term. If you guys want wording in there to say, you know, long-standing until brought back to the board to terminate or if you want to set term for 10 or 20 years. Um, I guess in my mind, we're most likely probably always going to be a K8 and a so. So, we're always going to have a multi-distance. I can't imagine closing um, Ala. And so I guess in my mind I would like to see that term to go away cuz trying to remember to bring it back every 3 years so that it doesn't accidentally close and
028you lose your money. And so that is one thing that's nice legislation opened up for us so we can put the word in there to say it is longstanding brought back to be terminated. You guys just have to make a decision on what those terms if you would rather set terms or if we can just say it that way. And then obviously some clean up because I hadn't been looked at in a couple years. >> How would you say that again? >> This agreement shall stand until brought back to the board >> to be >> for recommendation for termination. >> I can't make a motion >> that motion. >> Yeah, >> we're not there yet. Any public comment? >> I move to approve the updated multi- district agreement as presented. >> She cheated. >> Took
029the easy way. >> I'll second. >> Made a motion to approve the updated multi-dist agreement as presented. Mike seconded. Any public comment? Any board comment? BB made a motion to approve the updated multi-dist agreement as presented. M seconded. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. Substitute employees >> dismissed. One Zoe Ross. just need to get her added to the list for ourselves. >> She's been backgrounded. >> She was on our list from last year. >> Oh, yeah. >> And we were taking her off, but she went back and we missed that before the cut off. >> Okay. >> Any public comment? Any board discussion? I'll move to approve the substitute and play edition. >> I second it. >> Mike a motion to approve the substitute employee edition for 2526
030school year as presented. Reena seconded. Any public comment? Any board discussion? Mike made a motion to approve the substitute employee edition for 2526 school year as presented re seconded. All in favor say I. I. >> All post same sign. Motion carry. MTSBA electronic poll. >> Um so they sent out this poll and asked us to take it to the school board. We have a little bit of work to do if you guys haven't been through it. um just so you guys can kind of see one what they're about and then two decide um whether we approve or oppose their principles and guidelines and foundational elements and whether they're pretty much withstanding and upholding the things that we find valuable for our district. So the poll is the first couple pages and the principles guidelines and
031everything else are the rest of the And then we're supposed to approve the Jennifer Hoffman and >> No, >> Rick Cumins. >> I don't think so. I think that's just showing me who's the president. >> Oh. Oh, yeah. You are. Sorry. >> I tried to look them up. It's hard to find out anything about them. >> I mean, you can find out what they have printed there, but you can't find out much else. So, and to be really honest, I don't know that a lot of people run for those positions because they're serving on their school boards also, >> other school board members like you, but then also serve on NCSBA or it's a lot of work. >> So, at some point you guys just want to tell me. >> Do we just want to
032go through each question then? >> Yep. >> Okay. you all. >> Please provide the name of your school district. >> Okay, >> you got that one. >> Got her. >> I didn't know if we need to discuss that or not. >> The individual submitting go. >> Please provide the name of the individual who's submitting this electronic vote on behalf of the board of trustees. >> Got you. >> All right, cool. That one was easy. She remembered her name. >> Hold on. I should pause. Do you guys all know you have access online access to MTSBA? >> Yes. >> Okay. I'd say if not, let me know and we'll get Wendy to reset your password. >> I need mine reset. >> I will send you Wendy Brandon's email because she has to send the link directly
033to you. >> Got it. >> So, you guys have access to all their policies, all their trainings, all their things, and you should all be in there. Question number three, please indicate whether your school district supports or opposes the MTSBA principles and guidelines as presented. Anybody have any reason to oppose? >> Must be good. >> Thumbs up, thumbs down. >> All right. Okay. >> Please indicate or did you have anything you wanted to say on that? Sorry. >> No, I it seems to me like there's a lot of um it kind of says the same thing over and over. Okay. >> Okay. Question four. Please indicate whether your school district supports or opposes the foundational elements of MT SBA's organizational DNA as presented. Any comments, concerns? Thumbs up. That one's a thumbs up, too. Okay.
034Please indicate whether your school district supports or opposes the fiscal year 27 dues revenue estimate. Note, you are not voting on your district's dues. Rather, this is D's revenue estimate that is calculated pursuant to the member adopted MTSBA bylaws. What are >> policy annual 2600? >> So what happens if you don't approve? Really nothing because you have to >> Well, and here Yeah. If you don't use them, then it's a lot of money every time you email or call or you got to do your own policy maintenance or you have somebody else your policy. You lose all your access to all >> figure 400 or 300. >> That's why I'm confused. Why is there >> 300? They're not asking if we oppose our dues. Like I don't want to pay that much. I want to
035pay less. But that's not what they're asking. It's an estimate. Like how do I know what the >> That's a silly. >> Sorry. >> I don't think it's relevant question. >> That's what I say. >> But yeah, >> I guess if you were trying to say there was 400 school and everybody paid in, you should have another $2 million. Oh yeah, >> some math behind it, but I don't know how many schools use them because everybody uses them. >> Um, thumbs up, thumbs down. >> Okay. Please indicate whether your school district supports or oppose the nomination of Rick Cummings and President-elect That was supposed wrong. Sorry. >> I just think it's hard to vote on somebody that you don't know anything about and can't find out anything about him. Even if they do serve on
036their board, I mean, what kind of need to know something about them before you vote for him? [Music] We can abstain. >> So in your opinion, you'd like to abstain as a school district for that? >> I would. >> Any other? >> He might be the most wonderful guy in the world, but we don't know. >> Never met. >> He may have an agenda. >> We can stay. Sure, why not? >> That's a thing. >> We don't want to just go with every boat. Let's rock the boat. What about the vice president? >> Jennifer Hoffman. >> Same same deal. >> Same. >> We'll abstain from voting on that issue. >> It says she likes to bake cookies, but we don't know any more than >> Well, well, I don't know. I might want to say
037>> I like cookies. >> I do like cookies. >> Which is pretty, too. Let's hope for >> signature. I >> So, do you have to put me on there then since >> I have to put the chairman because it ties back to our MTS account and she's listed as chairman. >> I just she wasn't here for the survey. >> Okay. Well, that's fine. >> Keep driving. You can come over and get me. I don't care. is driving me nuts. So, >> it's fine. It's right there. You didn't make a motion to approve your answers. >> What? >> Oh, I didn't know that was >> it is. >> I'll move to approve our answers. >> I'll second it. >> Mike made a motion to approve the answers to the electronic poll as discussed. He be seconded.
038Any public comment? Any more board discussion? Mike made a motion to approve the answer electronic polls discussed. The be seconded. All in favor say I. >> I. All >> oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. >> High school bond resolution. >> There it is. That's the final after two adjustments. But that's it. That's the details. Everything we just talked about. And this is everything that Dorsey when he puts together. So it's all the legal bottle that they sent to Jesse also as treasurer. And then um the last couple pages is from Bridget that she wanted to make sure we got our new once we got our taxable values which we'll talk about in a minute um how it changed based on our taxable value which went up which is great which means less taxes out of your
039pocket new numbers public comment So this is what we approved last Monday, right? To bring before >> for a vote. >> You guys are the initial one that created the rest of this. You guys signed on with stockman so that they could put the numbers in here for board approval. >> Okay. More board discussion. >> So when banks buying the whole bond, they're not going to have it up for public. So I guess I should tell you guys that because finance committee met. So finance committee met in July, sorry on council met in July. Finance committee met last week and it was discussed whether to sell it all in one or to sell them individually and the percentage was drastically different on what we would have to pay and impact on taxpayers. Um and there
040wasn't enough public interest to where it would have made a difference. And so Stockman gave us a fantastic rate and so we decided to sell to Stockman >> and less than other schools. >> Yeah. And so it doesn't affect everybody. Every taxpayer gets a little bit back compared to what we did yesterday. I am involved to the school. Any more board discussion or motion? I'll move to approve the high school bond resolution as presented. >> I'll second made a motion to approve the high school bond resolution as presented. Mike seconded. Any public comment? Any board discussion? DB made a motion to approve the high school bond resolution as presented. Mike seconded. All in favor say I. >> All oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. >> Everyone's favorite budget. Um, so in the front of your binders
041or your things should have been or maybe back there are pink sheets. So I gave you guys pink so that you guys could look at last year's to this year's. That's something that I did for the finance community. liked it. So, I left them out so you guys didn't have to pull them out. Um, and then also, just so you guys know, in front of you, right next to you is um two pieces I had to reprint for the high school. So, let's look at elementary first. Um, we go to elementary 15 budget. I feel like the best page to look at is page two, the summary page. So, if you look at last year's pink sheets to this year's white sheets, Stephan, you're going to be amazed at this. Uh, they actually went down
042the right. Um, so last year's mills for all funds. So, you can see the general fund, if you start on the left, is all your funds and all the way to the right is your district mills. And so, overall adopted budget went up. So, this is a big part of the teach act and the legislation for the percentage increase on the base. Um, we're going to keep the transportation budget the same. We did have some rollover this year, but we'd like to keep it that way in order to continue to train drivers as that may be cheaper. Bus depreciation will obviously go up as we depreciate all of our buses. Again, tuition um just shows you uh how much we can levy for special ed one students. And then remember, we also have to pay
043tuition out of district and so we do have a couple of those kiddos in there. Retirement's going to go down quite a bit because that was our IRS payments last year. So if you guys remember, we worked in the IRS total um into the retirement fund. All that's been paid off as you know. Adult education, we did increase as we feel that there are more things we could pay out of there and more programs that we can offer. And so we're going to increase the adult education. Uh the technology one um is the levy that's already been passed. And so if you go all the way to the right and then back column, the district property tax requirements, that shows you that already approved levy amount of 86,000. The flex fund, um the money that's
044in there is pretty well just set in stone. The only thing that's going in there right now is the Montana Advanced Opportunities Grant and that's the 1752 and the other revenue. Um, so that's the grant we can get every year and we just get that same amount of money. And so the other 14,000 that's in there is for whatever we need kind of extra little savings. And then the building reserve um the property tax on that or the tax on that part of that is that safety levy, the voted safety levy for Miss Spencer, our counselor's salary. And then the rest of it is a school major maintenance aid and that amount. So they allowed more permissible levy in your building reserve. Like Mr. Capy noted in our finance committee, the state wants to see
045us using that. It's kind of a everyone keeps asking for more and more and more, but there are quite a number of districts who weren't actually levying that money when they had the option to. And so it's really crucial that we continue to take advantage of and levy that full. So the total mills this year actually ends up being under 21 and last year we were at 26. So interestingly enough um at the finance committee meeting I believe the mills were at 27. I didn't bring my finance committee but our taxable revenue went up again which is great because then it lowers our number of mills which lowers the taxes that you and I and everybody else pays. So this is actually going to be lower six almost six a little over six mills lower
046than what our taxpayers saw last year and that's in increased budgets. So that's pretty cool. >> Wow. >> I can't say that a lot of county probably saw that. >> That's that's a huge decrease. >> Yeah. Really? >> Huge. I don't know that I've actually seen our elementary go up that substantially when I look back at the cycle of it. I mean, it went up 11,000. So, if you go past all your budget pages, there's a certified taxable value sheet in there, and it just shows you 41,000 is what our new elementary taxable value. Are there any questions? Reena and Stephan had already heard that. So, they're having you guys have any questions on why we picked what we did for the budgets or Okay, I keep going to high school. So, if you flip
047past all of that and go into your high school, those are the new sheets I passed out. So, you have a summary, new white summary page should be next to you somewhere. And then a debt service page like one of these. So I missed clicking one button when I printed these and realized that the bond had to print. So the bond is the debt service. The program is I'm figuring out how to use the program, but the bond was only thing I hadn't done before and so I took me a minute to figure it out. But um so the new pages you have are the same thing for the high school. Um nothing too crazy. Again, general fun because of legislation. Transportation, we're going to keep the same bus appreciation. Um, we're going to depreciate
048all the buses. Tuition in this one is just for out of district attendance agreement. So, we don't have one-on-one special ed needs in the 9 through 12 at this point in time. And so, there's no special ed costs in that tuition fund. Retirement went down. Adult ed, we're doing the 36 just like the elementary. Technology is only 36,000. That current levy is um the flex fund. Again, this has the Montana advanced opportunities grant in it for the high school. And then building reserve has the awarded safety levy and the school major maintenance aid. And then on the bottom, you can see down there, I'm not sure why it doesn't put the total mills. Maybe it does once we approve it. um that has a debt service and what this year's payment will be for and
049what um what they'll get valued for for the levy. So it's like pretty straightforward and again down from last year. So seven mills this year, almost nine mills last year. Um and the taxable value in the high school went up $16,000. 16,000 16,000 on my side 16 million when you look at it on tax revenue sheet people say they don't like pipelines I guess there is one one benefit to the pipelines so for us anyways question. What are you studying over there? What are you studying? >> Just the bomb. the bond. Thank goodness for Jessie and doing them because currently I have Dan and I and Dan is with Dorsy Benny our bond council and they have an email thread going and how it all works is far beyond me to get it get it
050all in there so we can make payments but you haven't you you from the due twos. You don't have the money in there. Take a little more. I didn't think you could cover tape. We got to set the motion with this. >> I was just waiting for I was just >> I was so excited about taxable values when I saw Mike. >> Yeah. No, it's just Mike looked like he was still have any questions >> before I asked the public for comment. >> There might be questions. [Music] Any public comment? No. Any board discussion or any further questions? You need Britney to explain the activity bus versus, you know, depreciation why it's 100%. >> Great job, Britney. Do we any more board discussion? >> I'll move to approve the budget as presented. >> I'll second
051it. >> Doing both of one. >> Okay. Mike made a motion to approve budgets as presented. The be seconded. All any public comment. Any board discussion? Mike made a motion to approve the budgets as presented to be seconded. All in favor say I. >> I oppose the same sign. Motion carried. >> 10:00. >> She did great, man. information throw in one thing when you're looking that remember that the back school so divided um parents can go through their classrooms we'll do all the athletic meetings that day that night as well so it starts at 5:30 So >> five >> and also you're all invited to make sure crash the party too. >> I can't come but I wish I could. Tomorrow morning and fruit >> Tomorrow morning you just come back at 7:30. >> But
052I'll be here Wednesday morning. I want breakfast. >> I will not be So what was theformational thing? >> That's I loveformational. So because there always has somethingformational to talk about that's been a standing. >> Okay. >> Item now. >> Okay. >> Well, can I ask a question while we're in theformational? >> Why when we make a motion, we have to ask the public three times. >> That was decided by you guys last year after Sam and Lisa went to the board training. I just feel like it's with the motion on the table, we shouldn't have to go back to the public three different times. >> You go twice. You go before the motion, after the motion, >> right? But you're repeating the same thing three different times when to me it's just killing the dead
053bird. >> I feel like I feel like repeating the motion is hard. >> That's what I'm saying. So to the public like we used to do. >> Yeah. >> Make the motion one more time. Motion carried. >> Well, if Am I wrong? I >> I don't think you're wrong. And also, we don't have a dicey issue yet. >> No, I just >> But I'm saying if I'm speaking in the public and you say, "Is there any public comment?" And I talk and then you open up to public comment the second time, then I have the right to talk again. >> Public comment the third time. >> So now you instead of you're going to limit me to three minutes, now you're going to give me nine minutes. >> Exactly. >> And you're going to give
054everybody nine minutes to say whatever they want. >> Right. Except for remember in policy it does state that you can change they can announce at the start of the meeting public comment could be one minute per person >> right >> and is it necessary when there's no public >> I would just say there's no public present because remember we're being recorded they don't know that there's no public here they can only see you guys >> but we can say with no public >> pres you know just >> it was I was thinking about it and I'm like why are we doing >> it was something that was just adopted after like Britney said they went to that board training and I missed that training so >> yeah I did too >> and it was something
055that was recommended by the trainer >> I was there yeah >> oh you were there >> so and it it was recommended to do it that way >> and I think a lot of it has to do with people don't want to speak public speaking is not a thing so after that second round and you're bringing it back up. You know, >> I think the hardest part is the motion. >> Yeah, it takes a while. >> I I think that's up to you guys. If you feel like the motion was clear the first time, I guess that you would need to repeat it again. >> You can say the current. >> Okay. Okay. So I didn't know if it was like a whole thing, but so like if we do ever have that dicey situation,
056could we not go back to the public three times? >> So the only thing you have to do is ask for public comment after you make a motion, >> right? >> It has been our board's choice to get public in ahead of time. So the only by law is after you make a motion. >> Okay? So we ever have that sticky situation, we don't have to do it. Okay? Could you also I mean if you're allowing public comment before the motion the challenge is is not responding to the public comment. >> Exactly. We have to be guarded with >> well that's where you should >> not addressing >> you should have board discussion public comment and then a motion. It should have discussion after is addressing public. >> That's all right. I'm just curious. I
057would say just make the hardest part is when you make it consistent because I think sitting over there it' be hard to you've done it for not call for it in a situation. It's probably just become second nature >> agenda. >> Yeah, that one agenda >> also like you guys know Stephan is in the chair so Oh my god. No, you can't. We'll do that. >> I got one. >> But if it was a dicey situation, you would want to hear if people actually came, you'd want to hear. >> Well, I know. I just, you know, if we're sitting here and we have somebody arguing with the board, do we really want to give them six more minutes of yelling and screaming at us? >> I don't know that you have to give them a
058second time with you. >> It's open back up to the public. public, >> but it's the same but it's the same item. >> Yeah. I mean then you're >> but then the board can't talk about it the second time if that's the case. >> I don't think so. I'll ask >> just clarify that. >> But but here's the question. When you say you don't we don't have to that's that's where the issue goes. I can right but I don't have to. Well I don't so and so is going to be obnoxious. I'm not going to give them. But on another issue, on another day, I gave so and so a chance because it was >> good and positive or something. >> Consistency is >> I think one of what like Britney was saying, one of
059the reasons that we kind of adopted that when it was Sam and Lisa was public comment gave the board something to discuss sometimes because there'd be something that we weren't thinking about. We get that >> and give us something to discuss. >> But boy was sure a lot simpler before we had all the back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. But >> yeah, >> and I wasn't at that training, so I didn't hear what she had to say, but I was always under the impression if you have a motion on the floor, >> you don't go back and forth with the public. Well, and she said there was you couldn't ask for public comment enough. She said you couldn't ask for it enough. >> I think the hardest part for the >> hardest
060part for us is not coming to a conversation, >> right? >> When they're done, they go and they sit back down and I mean instead of feeling like they can have an answer back, I guess that's probably the hardest part. We're so small. The other piece to add to that, I think we've done a really good job as a board and office to those agendas are out early. People have lots of time to look at it. And so if you're worried about >> if if I'm sitting here and it's a surprise as a public member like, "Oh, wow. I didn't know this was going to >> where they just posted it, you know, 48 hours ago, kind of snuck it up on us." We're we're alleviating a lot of that. So to go to one
061here, be done with the final one. I I I truly would think that's in our best interest, but not that we're going to have a dice issue, but >> Britney, you said something at the meeting last week that I had questions about and you were talking about one of the country schools didn't use all of their um funding from the state. I don't think they permissed the levy at all >> and >> but they did used to. >> So does that affect the whole county when they don't Okay, >> but it's affecting what the state's doing in their dennial study. They're looking at all the schools and who's actually because they can see who's permissively levying that money. So they give us a percentage. It's all based on a formula and then within that formula
062they take a very small percent that they fund and then we permissively levy the rest of it. So it used to be that I mean like 30 40 years ago the schools tried not to use all of that because it was >> it was considered the conservative thing to do to to not use it all. So, you know, to talk, you know, a school like that who's always done it that way, they they feel like, you know, it's kind of like holding back the tide, though, because one person out of, you know, a hundred isn't going to probably help as far as the funding, right? But but indirectly not I mean it could affect schools as a whole but it could also clearly affect the country schools because as they looked at the senial study
063they don't they build their funding model if they're looking at it saying the country schools don't need major maintenance. They don't need any of that. We cut that on them >> and then increase even us or increase buildings and that because they are using it and they need it. You're right. I mean, it's it is they are being served. They are being responsible. Well, on the same note, they're saying if you really needed this, you'd be doing it. So, don't come asking us for it. >> It's like when you go ask your mom for money and and you got money in your pocket kind of thing. Like, you really want to spend the money, then spend the money. >> Yeah. It's It's really hard to talk to conservative people who have always done it that
064way, though. And to >> And they don't even have to do all of it. You can do a portion of it. They just max you on what you want and what you can. So, >> okay. I just I wonder if it just it like you said it affects the country schools, but >> are there King Rope hats left? >> Yep. Did you have hats come back? >> Did what? >> Hats. Did you have hats come back? There's still hats left. >> Oh, yeah. There are still hats left. Are things getting sold for the car? >> 130. >> And we have till when? >> October 1st. >> Are you Is that like homecoming or after homecoming? >> So, it's going to go that'll go to Baker tomorrow or the next day >> for the fair. >>
065Their fair. >> Wow. Nice. >> It's a good thing. I mean, you win. We actually had somebody come from Ohio City. It's be like, I want to know who wins the car if I don't >> because I want to buy it. And I'm like, well, that's a good thing. If somebody didn't really want it, then >> cool. >> Well, now I got to buy a ticket. I have to buy tickets when I >> second investment. It's like >> All right. Consent agenda. >> I move to approve the consent agenda. >> I second it. Approve consent. >> CB made the motion to approve consent agenda seconded. No public comment. Any board discussion? We be made a motion to approve consent agenda. Bring a seconded. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All oppose same sign.
066Motion carried. Who's going to take my spot? >> Move to adjourn. My