October 14, 2019
The public hearing and regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Centerville Community School District was held October 14, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the board room of the Administration Office, 634 North Main, Centerville.

Public Hearing – Proposed Issuance of Approximately $3,750,000 School Infrastructure Sales, Services and Use Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds

Call to Order and Roll Call
President Marty Braster called the public meeting to order at 6:34 pm. Roll call to determine quorum was taken as follows:
Present:	Larry Heffron, Bob Thomas, Angela Ocker, Marty Braster, Brooke Johnson, Mike Thomas, Travis Yeomans
Absent:	None
Also present were Superintendent Tom Rubel and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts.  

Welcome Visitors
Mr. Braster welcomed visitors.

Approve Agenda
It was moved by Travis Yeomans and seconded by Angela Ocker to approve the agenda as stated.  Motion carried unanimously.  

Public Hearing on Proposed Issuance of Approximately $3,750,000 School Infrastructure Sales, Services and Use Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds
Linda Rouse was present to voice her concerns regarding the issuance of refunding bonds.  She raised concerns that the public hearing notice was not in a legal format and didn’t have the time or place of the hearing.  Through discussion it was discovered that the article she was referring to was not the public notice that the district had published. She also had questions as to why the hearing was for an issuance of $3,750,000.  The district is acting on the advice of bonding attorneys to set the resolution for that amount. She shared her concerns that the patrons of the district were at their taxing capacity and can’t pay their taxes.  Mr. Braster commented that these are sales tax bonds and don’t affect property tax. Issuing the refunding bonds will be a savings to the district.

Adjournment to Regular Board Meeting
It was moved by Larry Heffron and seconded by Travis Yeomans to adjourn and move into the regular meeting at 6:49 pm.  Motion carried unanimously.

Regular Meeting
Call to order and roll call
President Marty Braster called the public meeting to order at 6:49 pm. Roll call to determine quorum was taken as follows:
Present:  Bob Thomas, Angela Ocker. Marty Braster, Brooke Johnson, Mike Thomas, Travis
Yeomans, Larry Heffron
Absent:  None
Also present were Superintendent Tom Rubel and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts.  

Welcome Visitors
Mr. Braster welcomed visitors.  
Janice Bolger wanted to say thank you on behalf of the United Methodist Church for how everything was handled for the homecoming dance.  

Travis Yeomans mentioned that he did some research after Dustin Bozwell’s request for a memorial at a previous board meeting.  He said there is only one bench at the high school.  He thinks there could be a compromise and classes could purchase benches.  It would be nice for the kids to have. 

Approve agenda
A change to the agenda was made.  Action item “Approve Early Retirement” will now just be a discussion item.  It was moved by Larry Heffron and seconded by Travis Yeomans to approve the agenda as amended.  Motion carried unanimously.  

Approve minutes of previous meetings
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Bob Thomas to approve the September 9th and the September 23rd minutes as stated.  Motion carried unanimously.

Old Business
There was no old business.

New Business 

Approve Robotics Out of State Trip and Use of Suburban
Kim Mitchell along with several members of the Robotics club were present to seek approval for an upcoming trip for a Drones Robotics Competition.  There will be a scrimmage on November 23rd and a competition on January 4th in Omaha, Nebraska.  The funds will come from a grant that was awarded and six team members will be going.

After discussion it was moved by Larry Heffron and seconded by Travis Yeomans to approve the out of state trip, use of the suburban, approval for a prepaid check for the competition in the amount of $250, and money from the district for meal.  Motion passed unanimously.
  
Resolution Supporting the Proposed Issuance of Approximately $3,750,000 School Infrastructure Sales, Services and Use Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds. Roll call vote
It was moved by Bob Thomas and seconded by Mike Thomas to approve the resolution supporting the proposed issuance of approximately $3,750,000 School Infrastructure Sales, Services and Use Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds as stated.  Roll call vote:
   Ayes: Angela Ocker, Larry Heffron, Travis Yeomans, Mike Thomas, Bob Thomas, Marty Braster, 
              Brooke Johnson
   Nays:  None

Approve Librarian Sharing Agreement with Albia Community School District for 2019-20
It was moved by Larry Heffron and seconded by Brooke Johnson to approve the 2019-20 Librarian Sharing Agreement with Albia Community School District as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve Early Retirement 
It was decided this would just be a discussion item.  Information was provided about the management fund and how different early retirement scenarios would affect it.  The district will give more information at a future meeting after working more with Forecast5 to determine if past early retirement has actually saved the district money in the general fund.

Approve 2019-20 Fundraising Calendar
Mr. Braster inquired about if it would be a better idea for the district to provide fundraising monies and the students could do a community service project.  Present fundraising efforts require a lot of time and resources from parents, businesses, and community members. 

It was moved by Angela Ocker and seconded by Larry Heffron to approve the 2019-20 fundraiser calendar as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve Resolution of Depository Amount
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Travis Yeomans to approve resolution of depository amount at Iowa Trust & Savings Bank to $12,000,000.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve SBRC Request for Allowable Growth for LEP
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Larry Heffron to approve submitting allowable growth request for LEP students in the amount of $149.72 to School Budget Review Committee.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve Request for Allowable Growth & Supplemental Aid for Negative Special Education Balance
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Angela Ocker to approve requesting allowable growth and supplemental state aid for negative special education balance in the amount of $140,371.90 on June 30, 2019.  Motion carried unanimously.

Approve Lakeview Renovation Change Order (RFC 38)
Change order 38 was submitted for approval.  The change order was for labor and material to provide electrical breaker and circuit to the boiler for the total amount of $1,216.20.  This item was omitted by the architect.  Travis Yeomans voiced that the architect should be the ones to pay since it was their mistake.  
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Bob Thomas to approve change order RFC 38 as presented.  Motion passed 6-1 with Travis Yeomans voting No.  

It was moved by Travis Yeomans and seconded by Brooke Johnson to approve all personnel items, sports official contracts, and pay per diem as follows:

Resignations: None

Transfers: None

Employment/Contracts
Andy Hotek – Affirnative Action/Equity Coordinator, effective Aug. 20, 2019 for 188 days, $2,500.00, replacing Matt Johnson.
Aaron Beeson – Sub Bus Driver – Level III, Step 1, $12.95 per hour as needed, effective Sept. 9, 2019.
Penny Sias – Cafeteria Server @ Preschool.  Level I, Step 1, $9.97 per hour, 4 hours per day, effective Sept. 9, 2019, replacing Pat Conger.
Shirley Bentley – Cafeteria Server @ Howar, Level I, Step 1, $9.97 per hour, 2.5 hours per day, effective Sept. 18, 2019, replacing Connie Susin.
Olga Carder – Food Van Driver, Level I, Step 1, $9.97 per hour, 4 hours per day, effective Oct. 15, 2019, replacing Gary Hull.
Buffy Hurley – Sp. Ed. Aide Specific @ Lakeview, Level II, Step 2, $10.47 per hour, 7.5 hours per day, for 159 days, effective Oct. 7, 2019, new position.
Garrett Owens – M.S. Wrestling Coach, Step 1, $2,098.27, 45 days, effective Nov. 1, 2109, replacing Mark Whisler.
Taylor Lawson – Asst. Girls’ Basektball Coach, Step 1, $2650.27, 75 days, effective Nov. 11, 2019, replacing Bob Gray.
Amber White – Boys’ Swimming Coach, Step 1, $1,794.82, 45 days, effective Nov. 11, 2019, New Position.

Lane Change
Previous meeting: 
Nic Belloma BA+24 step 16 to MA step 16
Macey Oden BA step 8 to BA+12 step 8
Erin Reed BA+24 step 12 to MA step 12
October 14th meeting:
Mallory Denny BA step 3 to MA step 3
Brenna Lind BA step 5 to MA step 5
Sara Harlan BA step 3 to MA step 3
Janee Carson BA step 7 to MA step 7
Ashton Kirkpatrick BA step 5 to MA step 5

Sport Officials Contracts: as listed

Pay per diem: as listed

Volunteer Agreements: None

Motion carried unanimously.

Financial Reports
It was moved by Larry Heffron and seconded by Travis Yeomans to approve the financial reports and bills as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

There will be a work session on October 21st where Gary Sinclair, Rachelle Hines, and Matt Gillespie will be presenting on district finance and facilities.  

Tim Kaster spoke a little about the new bus coming with seatbelts and that there will be a policy to approve soon before use.  

There was a brief discussion on vaping, cell phone policies, and mental health.

Adjourn
It was moved by Larry Heffron and seconded by Travis Yeomans to adjourn the meeting at 7:42 pm.  Motion passed unanimously.