Special Board Meeting December 8, 2008

[Diane Blevins]

Proceedings of the Board of Trustees

District No. 2, Yellowstone County

High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County

Billings, Montana

 

December 8, 2008

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Special Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2, Yellowstone County, Montana, and High School District, Yellowstone County, Montana, was duly held at The Lincoln Center, 415 North 30th Street, Billings, Montana, December 8, 2008, at 12:00 p.m.

 

Members present included Trustees Mary Jo Fox, Joel Guthals, Sandra Mossman, Malcolm Goodrich, Kathy Aragon (speakerphone), and District Clerk Leo Hudetz. Trustees Dawn Achten, Katharin Kelker, and Tim Trafford were excused.

 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC

 

The Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of listening to members of the public in its meetings. The Board also recognizes the statutory and constitutional right of the public to participate in governmental operations. The Board encourages members of the public to participate in and express opinions about issues important to the District. This part of the Board’s meeting is dedicated to public comment on any public matter that is not on the agenda of this meeting and is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees. Members of the public may also address particular items on this agenda either now or at the time the Board considers the particular item. There were no public comments.

 

APPROVAL OF SITE OF COTTONWOOD TASK FORCE MEETING

 

District meetings are to be held in school district buildings and a vote, according to state law, is to be held to approve a meeting held off site. Trustee Mossman made the following motion with a second by Trustee Goodrich:

 

Motion to approve the Cottonwood Task Force meetings may be held at the St. John’s Lutheran Home and Ministries, 2429 Mission Way.

 

Those voting in favor were Malcolm Goodrich, Kathy Aragon, Mary Jo Fox, Sandra Mossman, and Joel Guthals. The motion passed unanimously.

 

RESOLUTION RELATING TO $773,250 LIMITED OBLIGATION SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS, SERIES 2008

 

This resolution is for the elementary only. Trustee Guthals explained that the paperwork requirement to move ahead with the Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZABs). Trustee Goodrich stated the District has sufficient cash to pay this and the money will be used for energy efficiency. This is needed to satisfy the bond. Trustee Goodrich made the following motion with a second by Trustee Fox:

 

Motion to approve the resolution relating to $773,250 Limited Obligation School Building Bonds, Series 2008;

Confirming the Authorization of the Issuance and Sale Thereof, Prescribing the Form and Details Thereof, Making Covenants with Respect Thereto, Authorizing the Execution and Delivery Thereof, as stated in the resolution.

 

Thomas Harper, Financial Officer, state a couple of small changes were made but he did not want to give the impression that we can borrow money whenever needed as the District is limited by state allocation. It is only for schools who qualify under the free lunch program. The projects identified are at Riverside, Ponderosa and Beartooth. A friendly amendment was made to the motion to refer to the revised QZABs and to give the Chair authority to sign the final copy as well as any additional changes as recommended by counsel. Trustees Goodrich and Fox accepted the amended motion. There was Board consent to vote on the motion as amended, Those voting in favor were Malcolm Goodrich, Kathy Aragon, Mary Jo Fox, and Sandra Mossman. The motion passed unanimously. The Certificate as to Resolution and Adopting Vote is as follows:

 

 

 

CERTIFICATE AS TO RESOLUTION AND ADOPTING VOTE

 

I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting recording officer of School District No. 2 (Billings), Yellowstone County, Montana (the ‘District’), hereby certify that attached hereto is a true copy of a Resolution entitled: “RESOLUTION RELATING TO$773,250 LIMITED OBLICATION SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS, SERIES 2008; CONFIRMING THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE ISSUANCE AND SALE THEREOF, PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DETAILS THEREOF, MAKING COVENANTS WITH RESPECT THERETO, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY THEREOF” (the ‘Resolution’), on file in the original records of the District in my legal custody; that the Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the District at a special meeting on December 8, 2008, which meeting was duly held and was attended throughout by a quorum, pursuant to call and notice of such meeting given as required by law; and that the Resolution has not as of the date hereof been amended or repealed.

I further certify that, upon vote being taken on the Resolution at said meeting, the following Trustees voted in favor thereof: Malcolm Goodrich, Kathy Aragon, Mary Jo Fox, and Sandra Mossman; voted against the same: none; abstained from voting thereon: none; or were absent: Katharin Kelker, Peter Gesuale, and Dawn Achten.

 

As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:27 p.m.

 

 

 

 

Joel Guthals, Vice-Chair

 

 

 

Diane Blevins, Recorder