Special Meeting October 28, 2005

[Diane Blevins]

Proceedings of the Board of Trustees

District No. 2, Yellowstone County

High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County

Billings, Montana

 

October 28, 2005

 

Call to Order

 

The 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 Mary Alice Fortin Center, 2800 10th Avenue North Street, Billings, Montana, October 28, 2005, at 8:45 a.m.

 

Chair Katharin Kelker presided.

 

Letter to Governor

 

The Board members reviewed a draft letter to Governor Schweitzer and the legislators. Suggestions for revisions were made to the draft. Trustee Malcolm Goodrich did not feel the legislators were listening to MQEC at this time. He felt it would be more compelling if the schools should tell the legislators what would happen if the funding is not corrected. It was the consensus of the Board to revise the letter and send it to the Governor and legislators. Each Board member will sign the letter.

 

Elementary Bond Projects Committee

 

Trustee Goodrich stated there is confusion on the function of the subcommittee set up to review the elementary bond projects. It was the suggestion of Jeff Weldon, Board legal counsel, the Board call it the Committee of the Board, which would advise the administration and authorize Superintendent Svee to sign change orders up to $150,000. Trustee Goodrich made the following motion with a second by Trustee Mossman:

 

Motion to clarify that the bond project committee is a Committee of the Board composed of Joel Guthals,

Sandra Mossman, and Malcolm Goodrich and will advise the administration regarding change orders and the

change order authorization for administration will be up to $150,000 upon prior review of the subcommittee.

 

Those voting in favor were Dawn Achten, Mary Jo Fox, Dale Getz, Malcolm Goodrich, Joel Guthals, Katharin Kelker, Karen Moses, Sandra Mossman and Conrad Strobe. The motion passed unanimously. Superintendent Svee stated Rich Whitney signs the change orders designated by his authority.

 

As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

 

 

 

Katharin Kelker, Chair

 

 

Diane Blevins, Recorder