AUGUST 26, 2004MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2184, ROCK COUNTY, LUVERNE, MINNESOTA. A regular meeting of the Board of Education, ISD #2184, was held in the District Office on Thursday, August 26, 2004, at 7:30 p.m.The following members were present: Don Bryan, Colleen Deutsch, Dan Kopp, Cary Radisewitz, Bill Stegemann, Steve Tofteland, and Becky Walgrave. Also present: Superintendent Vince Schaefer, Marlene Mann, Gary Fisher, Stacy Gillette, Jane Cote, Laura Herman and Lori Ehde, Rock County Star Herald. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Becky Walgrave. Superintendent Schaefer gave announcements.Motion by Stegemann, second by Deutsch, to approve the agenda. Motion unanimously carried. Administrative reports were given. Motion by Kopp, second by Bryan, to approve the school board minutes of August 10, 2004. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Radisewitz, second by Kopp, to approve payment of the district bills as presented in the amount of $629,887.99. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Kopp, second by Deutsch, to approve the use of school facilities and grounds for the Tri-State Band Festival to be held on Saturday, September 25. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Kopp, second by Deutsch, to set the Capital Outlay hearing for October 28, 2004, during the regular school board meeting. Motion unanimously carried. Business Manager Marlene Mann presented information regarding the proposed operating levy referendum. Member Kopp introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:RESOLUTION RELATING TO INCREASING THE GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CALLING AN ELECTION THEREONBE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 2184, State of Minnesota, as follows: 1. The Board hereby determines and declares that it is necessary and expedient for the school district to increase its general education revenue by $455.35 per resident marginal cost pupil unit. The additional revenue will be used to finance school operations and the property tax portion thereof will require an estimated referendum tax rate of approximately .14682% of the referendum market value of the school district or taxes payable in 2005, the first year it is to be levied. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. The question on the approval of this referendum revenue authorization shall be School District Ballot Question #1 on the school district ballot at the special election held to approve said authorization. 2. The question of increasing the general education revenue of the school district shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the district at a special election, which is hereby called and directed to be held in conjunction with the state general election on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November, 2004. 3. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute, Section 205A.11, the precincts and polling places for this special election are those precincts or parts of precincts located within the boundaries of the school district which have been established by the cities or towns located in whole or in part within the school district. The voting hours at those polling places shall be the same as those for the state general election. 4. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause written notice of said special election to be provided to the county auditor of each county in which the school district is located, in whole or in part, and to the Commissioner of Education at least fifty-three (53) days before the date of said election. The notice shall specify the date of said special election and the title and language for each ballot question to be voted on at said special election. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said special election to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days before the date of said special election. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a sample ballot to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least four (4) days before the date of said special election and to cause a sample ballot to be posted in each polling place on election day. The sample ballot shall not be printed on the same color paper as the official ballot. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said special election to be published in the official newspaper of the district, for two (2) consecutive weeks with the last publication being at least one (1) week before the date of the election. The notice of election so posted and published shall state the question to be submitted to the voters as set forth in the form of ballot below, and shall include information concerning each established precinct and polling place. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice of the election to be mailed by first class mail to each taxpayer in the district at least fifteen (15) but no more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the special election. The notice shall contain the required projections and the required statement specified in Minnesota Statutes, Section 126C.17, Subdivision 9, paragraph (b). The clerk is also directed to cause a copy of this notice to be submitted to the Commissioner of Education and to the county auditor of each county in which the school district is located in whole or in part at least fifteen (15) days prior to the day of the election.The clerk is authorized and directed to acquire and distribute such election materials and to take such other actions as may be necessary for the proper conduct of this special election and generally to cooperate with election authorities conducting the state general and other elections on that date. The clerk and members of the administration are authorized and directed to take such actions as may be necessary to coordinate this election with those other elections, including entering into agreements with appropriate municipal and county officials regarding preparation and distribution of ballots, election administration, and cost sharing. 5. The clerk is further authorized and directed to cooperate with the proper election officials to cause ballots to be prepared for use at said election in substantially the following form, with such change in form and instructions as may be necessary to accommodate the use of an optical scan voting system. SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION BALLOTINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2184LUVERNE PUBLIC SCHOOLSSPECIAL ELECTIONNOVEMBER 2, 2004To vote for a question, put an (X) in the square next to the word "YES" for that question.To vote against a question, put an (X) in the square next to the word "NO" for that question.SCHOOL DISTRICT BALLOT QUESTION #1APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICTREFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATIONThe board of Independent School District No. 2184, Luverne Public Schools has proposed to increase its general education revenue by $ 455.35 per resident marginal cost pupil unit. The additional revenue will be used to finance school operations and the property tax portion thereof will require an estimated referendum tax rate of approximately.14682% of the referendum market value of the school district for taxes payable in 2005, the first year it is to be levied. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. ___ YES Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 2184 be approved? ___ NO BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. On the back of all paper ballots shall be printed the words "OFFICIAL BALLOT," the date of the election, and lines for the initials of two judges. The printing shall be so placed as to be visible when the ballot is properly folded for deposit. In precincts using an optical scan voting system, the ballots must be printed in black ink on white colored material, except that marks to be read by the automatic tabulating equipment may be printed on another color ink. The name of the precinct and machine-readable identification must be printed on each ballot. Voting instructions must be printed at the top of the ballot on each side that includes ballot information. The instructions must include an illustration of the proper mark to be used to indicate vote. Lines for initials of at least two election judges must be printed on one side of the ballot so that the judges’ initials are visible when the ballots are enclosed in a secrecy sleeve. 6. If the school district will be contracting to print the ballots for this special election, the clerk is hereby authorized and directed to prepare instructions to the printer for layout of the ballot. Before a contract exceeding $1,000 is awarded for printing ballots, the printer shall furnish, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 204D.04, a sufficient bond, letter of credit, or certified check acceptable to the clerk in an amount not less than $1,000 conditioned on printing the ballots in conformity with the Minnesota election law and the instructions delivered. The clerk shall set the amount of the bond, letter of credit, or certified check in an amount equal to the value of the purchase. 7. The individuals designated as judges for the state general election shall act as election judges for this special election at the various polling places and shall conduct said election in the manner described by law. The election judges shall act as clerks of election, count the ballots cast and submit the results to the school board for canvas in the manner provided for other school district elections. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Deutsch and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Bryan, Deutsch, Kopp, Radisewitz, Stegemann, Tofteland and Walgrave and the following voted against the same: none whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. Motion by Tofteland, second by Bryan, to approve the hiring of Mary Dupic as Sign Language Interpreter at an hourly rate of $20.00. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Bryan, second by Radisewitz, to approve the hiring of LaDonna Iveland as Fall Play co-Adviser at a salary of $692.00. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Kopp, second by Tofteland, to approve the hiring of Darren Olson as 8th grade boys’ basketball coach at a salary of $1,441.00. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Kopp, second by Deutsch, to approve the hiring of Nick Nafziger and Tom Cauwels as Boys’ Hockey co-Head coaches at a salary of $3,152.00 each. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Radisewitz, second by Deutsch, to approve the hiring of Sherri Thompson as part-time elementary secretary at an hourly rate of $10.72. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Kopp, second by Stegemann, to approve the hiring of Holly Barber as elementary cook at an hourly rate of $9.83. Motion unanimously carried. Marlene Mann, Business Manager, presented the Structural Balance reports for the agreements between Independent School District 2184 and AFSCME, Council 65, Local Union 2558E (custodial) and AFSCME, Council 65, Local Union 2558F (support staff). Motion by Radisewitz, second by Kopp, to approve the report for 2558E as presented. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Stegemann, second by Deutsch, to approve the report for 2558F as presented. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Stegemann, second by Radisewitz, to approve Paula Lammert as long-term substitute for Kari Lais, health teacher, from September 1 through January 2, 2005. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Tofteland, second by Stegemann, to approve Roger Headrick as long-term substitute for Sheleen Bauer, English teacher, from September 1 through November 5. Motion unanimously carried. There were no committee reports.The upcoming meeting dates were reviewed.Motion by Deutsch, second by Stegemann, to adjourn the meeting. Motion unanimously carried. Dated: August 26, 2004Colleen Deutsch, Clerk(9-16)