Diane Blevins Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana June 7, 2011 CALL TO ORDER The Agenda Setting/Special 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, June 7, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Members present included Trustees Connie Wardell, Lindy Graves, Travis Kemp, Barbara Bryan, Pam Ellis, Kathy Aragon, District Clerk Leo Hudetz, and Superintendent Keith Beeman. Trustees Smith, Stroebe, and Moen were excused. Others present were Rich Whitney, Thomas Harper, Jeff Greenfield, Dan Martin, Gail Surwill, and Kathy Olson. 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. RIVERSIDE – GYM ROOF REPLACEMENT (BOND PROJECT) Dr. Beeman reported the Riverside gym roof replacement was accelerated from the 2012 project list. Alternate #1 is for the replacement of the skylights. The recommended bid from CTI Construction is below the bid projected by CTA Architects. CTI Construction is new to Billings and wanted to get into the market so bid low in order to prove themselves as a reputable company. The skylights in the Riverside roof were capped during the last roofing project. As there is no outside lighting, the skylights are being recommended for replacement for energy efficiency. Trustee Wardell made the following motion with a second by Trustee Aragon: Motion to approve the award of the roofing contract for the Riverside-Gym Roof Replacement (Bond Project) to CTI Construction for $126,800. Those voting in favor were Kathy Aragon, Barbara Bryan, Pam Ellis, Lindy Graves, Travis Kemp, and Connie Wardell. The motion passed unanimously. AGENDA SETTING Jeff Greenfield addressed the Board in regards to insurance rates. He voiced his concern that there was no item for health insurance rates on the proposed agenda for June 20th and requested the item be placed on the agenda. Thomas Harper, CFO, reported the Sodexho school lunch contract will be up for approval as well as a contract with First Student for bussing. There will also be recommendations for membership of the Audit Committee and an auditor. A recommendation for approval for budget adjustments will also be before the Board for approval due to the number of retirements. Trustee Wardell wanted language in the transportation contract to address any changes by the Montana School Board Association on taxes in case of a savings. The change would take place next summer during the request for proposal process. Mr. Harper reported he would bring preliminary budgeted funds for the regular Board meeting. The item addressing a mill levy election was changed to an elementary technology election on the proposed agenda. The MTSBA Dues/MQEC Dues item was removed from the consent agenda. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m. Barbara Bryan, Chair Diane Blevins, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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