Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 Board of Education Finance Committee met Sept. 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The Finance Committee Meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m. by Committee Chair Wynn.
PRESENT: Jackson, Wynn
ABSENT: Clark-King
Also Present: Board Vice President Shelton; Board Member Stringfellow; Arnett Harvey, Superintendent; Tanya Mitchell, Deputy Superintendent; Ciara Corley, Director of Finance; Cheri Pombert, Admin. Asst. to the CFO; Gegi Ra-El, Director of Curriculum & Instruction; Jen Barr, Director of Technology; Tiffany Pearce, Director of Recruitment & Retention; Thomas R. Ysursa, Legal Counsel; Jennifer Pritzer w/Clayborne, Sabo & Wagner
Ray Coyne, Executive Director at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
REVIEWIAPPROVE MINUTES
Motion made by JACKSON, seconded by WYNN, to approve the minutes from the committee meeting held on August 12, 2019. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Jackson, Wynn
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Clark-King
-Board Member Duncan entered the meeting at 5:04 p.m. -Stephanie Scurlark-Belt, Director of Non-Certified Personnel, entered the meeting at 5:05 p.m.
BOND DISCUSSION
Ms. Corley reported that the district is ready to sell 8 million in bonds. Mr. Coyne explained the reduction in the rate since last discussed in July and the process for selling the bonds.
FY20 BUDGET
Ms. Corley reviewed the final FY20 budget. She summarized the balances in the various funds, and pointed out that an extra $458,000 was received this year which was placed in the education fund. She also expanded on the deficit, but explained that once the bonds are sold the fund balances in the positive. Overall budget looks good.
HURST-ROSCHE BID APPROVAL FOR OLIVER PARKS ROOF PROJECT
Ms. Corley mentioned that the bid opening for the roof project was held on September 5th, with six competitive bidders. Shay Roofing was the lowest bidder at a cost of $520,074.00. The project includes the Oliver Parks roof, 7th & gth grade gym roofs, rotunda and gas piping repair.
CONTRACT WITH MI’LAN SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY
Ms. Ra-El explained that the service agreement is in place with Millan Cosmetology and she is currently working on inventory. Students have started the program last week and the district is busing students to the facility in Belleville. If the district allocates space in the district the cost will drop by approximately $10,000.
NURSING VOCATIONAL PROGRAM WITH MIDWEST CAREER SOURCE
Ms. Corley and Ms. Ra-El reported that the cost for the nursing program is $20,000 for 10 students. This program will be housed at the high school. This is the pilot year to fine tune the program, with hopes for higher enrollment in the future. Some students will receive tutoring to help with the rigorous program.
MISCELLANEOUS
Granite Communications. Ms. Barr explained that Granite is the state's preferred broker for communication lines for alarms, fax, phones, etc. The service will still be provided through AT&T, but using Granite as the broker will save the district approximately $6,000 per year.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by JACKSON, seconded by WYNN, to adjourn the meeting at 5:27 p.m. Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Jackson, Wynn
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Clark-King
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