Diane Blevins Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana January 6, 2011 CALL TO ORDER The Agenda Setting 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, January 6, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Those present included Trustees Connie Wardell, Barbara Bryan, Joel Guthals, Kathy Aragon, District Clerk Leo Hudetz, Superintendent Keith Beeman, Rich Whitney, Kathy Olson, Thomas Harper, and Dan Martin. Chair Bryan reported a work session would be scheduled in January and she will set up a schedule for monthly work sessions. She reviewed the proposed agenda for January 17th. Trustee Aragon will contact Eran Thompson for the Martin Luther King recognition. The legislative committee piece will be moved forward in the agenda, as well as a section on the AA caucus and a report on the Montana School Board Association. The presentation on literary will be moved to the February agenda. The monthly legal report will be moved from the Consent Agenda as Jeff Weldon wanted to report on an issue for the Board. Trustee Guthals stated he put together the agenda for discussion for the Budgeting for Results (BFR) Committee. A presentation on the Governor’s budget was removed from the agenda by Dr. Beeman. Trustee Guthals asked who has the authority to prepare the agenda, as he felt it was the duty of the Board, not administration. Trustee Bryan felt the agenda should be prepared by Joel and Thomas Harper and then brought to the agenda setting for approval. Trustee Guthals stated he wanted to keep BFR in the loop on financial matters. Trustee Bryan believed it should come directly to agenda setting for discussion. She felt BFR members should attend Board meetings or public forums to gain information on the budget. Trustee Aragon believed the committee could cover budgetary issues in more detail and then attend the Board meeting. Trustee Wardell felt the committee could give a report to the Board on purchasing policy changes. Trustee Guthals stated the BFR committee was set up to oversee financial issues and report to the Board. He stated he would tell committee members to attend a public forum to learn about the Governor’s budget. In that way, very little staff time would be taken on a budget presentation. Trustee Guthals felt the committee members on BFR should be better respected for their expertise and wanted to keep them productive and informed. Trustee Bryan stated the issue on committee agendas would be discussed at a work session. Trustee Guthals believed this leads to governance issues which should be discussed when it is placed on the agenda. Trustee Bryan also stated a report will take place at a later date on what is being done on the recommendations from the audit report. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m. Barbara Bryan, Chair Diane Blevins, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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