May 10, 2021
The 2020-21 budget amendment hearing and regular meeting of the Board of Education of the
Centerville Community School District was held May 10, 2021 at 6:30 pm in the board room of the
Administration Office, 634 North Main, Centerville.  Patrons that wished to attend virtually were given
the option of logging into the meeting.

FY21 Budget Hearing (2020-2021)

Call to order and roll call
President Marty Braster called the budget amendment hearing to order at 6:30 pm.  Roll call to determine
quorum:
   Present:  Brooke Johnson, Kevin Wiskus, Mike Moore, Mike Thomas, Bob Thomas, Kris Shondel, Marty Braster
   Absent:  None
Also present were Superintendent Tom Rubel and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts

Approve agenda
It was moved by Bob Thomas and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the agenda as stated.  Motion passed unanimously.	

Presentation of budget information to Board of Directors
Lisa Swarts reviewed the proposed 2020-21 budget amendment.
Total Support Services		increasing from $4,898,165 to $5,200,000
Total Other Expenditures	increasing from $2,560,210 to $9,600,000
Increased expenditures are due to major facility projects approved after budget certification as well as 
increased expenditures due to COVID19.

Review proposed budget amendment for 2020-2021

Open discussion/presentation from interested visitors on the budget
There were no public comments.

Board discussion on the budget
There were no further comments from board members.

Adjourn to Regular Meeting
It was moved by Bob Thomas and seconded by Kris Shondel to adjourn the budget amendment hearing at 6:33 pm.  Motion passed unanimously.

Regular Board Meeting

Call to order and roll call
President Marty Braster called the regular meeting to order at 6:33 pm.  Roll call to determine
quorum:
   Present:  Brooke Johnson, Kevin Wiskus, Mike Moore, Mike Thomas, Bob Thomas, Kris Shondel, Marty Braster
   Absent:  None
Also present were Superintendent Tom Rubel and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts

Welcome Visitors
Marty Braster welcomed visitors.
Public Forum
There were no public comments.

Approve agenda
Two items were added to the agenda and posted Sunday afternoon.  Those items were:
•	Approve Tentative CEA/Centerville Community School District Master Contract Agreement Pending Ratification by CEA
•	Approve 2021-22 Salary Increase Administrators, Directors, Salaried Positions, and Support Staff
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the agenda.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve minutes of previous meetings
It was moved by Bob Thomas and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the April 12th, April 19th, April
26th, and May 4th as stated.  Motion passed unanimously.

Old Business

Approve 2021-22 Teacher Leadership Positions
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Kevin Wiskus to approve the 2021-22 Teacher Leadership positions as presented.  Motion passed unanimously with Mike Moore abstaining from the vote.

New Business

Consideration of Sealed Bids opened and reviewed by the Superintendent of Schools, Secretary of the Board, and the Financial Advisor
Matt Gillaspie from Piper Sandler was present for the meeting to review the sealed bond bids opened earlier in the day.  There were four bidders.  The winning bidder was FHN Financial Capital Markets out of Memphis, Tennessee, resized information – Purchase Price $10,179,230.40, Net Interest Cost $2,267,458.35, True Interest Rate 1.796698%.  Matt reported out to the board on sources and uses of funds, debt service costs, bond pricing, and levy rates.

Resolution Directing the Sale Not to Exceed $10,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021. Roll call vote
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the Resolution Directing the Sale of $10,000,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2021 as written and stated.  Roll call vote:
   Ayes:  Brooke Johnson, Kevin Wiskus, Mike Moore, Mike Thomas, Bob Thomas, Kris Shondel, Marty Braster
   Nays:  None
Motion passed unanimously.

Approve and Certify FY21 Budget Amendment. Roll Call
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Kris Shondel to approve and certify the 2020-2021 budget amendment as presented:
Total Support Services		increasing from $4,898,165 to $5,200,000
Total Other Expenditures	increasing from $2,560,210 to $9,600,000
Roll call vote:
   Ayes:  Brooke Johnson, Kevin Wiskus, Mike Moore, Mike Thomas, Bob Thomas, Kris Shondel, Marty Braster
   Nays:  None
Motion passed unanimously.

Approve List of Graduating Seniors
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Bob Thomas to approve the 2020-21 list of graduating seniors list as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Audit Bid
Audit bids were received for the FY21, FY22, and FY23 fiscal years.  The low bid came in from Nolte, Cornman, & Johnson out of Newton, IA.  The bid fees were:  $13,000 (Year 1), $13,300 (Year 2), and $13,600 (Year 3) for a total of $39,900 for all years specified.
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Mike Thomas to approve the audit bid for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 by Nolte, Cornman & Johnson as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Cardinal CSD Request to Join Conference
It was moved Mike Thomas and seconded by Mike Moore to approve Cardinal CSD’s request to join the conference.  Motion passed unanimously.

K-8 Language Arts Curriculum Purchase
Terri Schofield reported out on the Language Arts recommended curriculum purchase.  Karen Swanson also mentioned her Language Arts recommendation as well.  The total purchase amount for this curriculum is approximately $185,000.  There was a discussion about the district’s curriculum cycle and how that is budgeted and planned for. 
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the K-8 Language Arts Curriculum purchases as recommended.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Tentative CEA/Centerville Community School District Master Contract Agreement Pending Ratification by CEA
It was reported that the CEA had ratified the tentative agreement.  Agreement items were:
1. Deleting specified illegal language in Article IX(A)1, Article IX(M)2 and moving specified language to Board policies and procedures, an employee handbook, or employee work rules.
2. 2.4% total package increase to be allocated as follow:
•	$675 “overlay” incorporated into salary schedule going forward
•	$675 retention incentive for the retiring teachers who were new to the district for the 2020-2021 school year and did not receive the $675 increase for that school year on or before August 20, 2021.
•	Step movement on salary schedule
•	Balance to be applied to an increase in the BA Base ($495)
3. Extent current Master Contract through June 30, 2025 with an annual reopener for any “wage related” item (language or schedule), each party may also reopen up to two additional articles of its choice.

It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Bob Thomas to approve the 2021-2022 tentative agreement between the CEA and the Centerville Community School District as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve 2021-22 Salary Increase Administrators, Directors, Salaried Positions, and Support Staff
Recommendation for all other staff increases presented were:
1.  All support staff on the salary schedule from Step 1 through Step 5 – move over one step
2.  All support staff on step 6 or 6+ will get a 2.4% increase on hourly wage
3.  Administrators, Directors, and Salaried positions – 2.4% increase on salary

It was moved by Bob Thomas and seconded by Mike Moore to approve 2021-22 salary increase for administrators, directors, salaried positions, and support staff as recommended.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Personnel Business Procedures
Personnel items for consideration were presented as follows:

Resignations
Aaron Beeson – Resigning from Lakeview Elem. Custodian effective May 15, 2021.
Matt Kovacevich – Resigning from Middle School Softball effective immediately.
Faustino Terrones – Resigning from effective at the end of the school year.

Transfers
Jamie Bills – Contract adjustment, increase in hours from 4.5 hours per day to 5 hours per day effective April 26, 2021, replacing Kayla Cassidy.

Employment/Contracts
Daniel Hargrave – Assistant Baseball Coach for 2020-21 season, First year, $2,327.46, 75 days effective May 3, 2021 replacing Tony Endress.
Meghan Decena – Middle School Softball Coach for 2020-21 season, First year, $1,723.81, effective May 17, 2021, replacing Matt Kovacevich.
Jaycee Smith – Secondary FCS Teacher for 2021-22 contract year, effective August 16, 2021, lane M.A., Step 1, replacing Megan Phillips.
Ashlee Knowles – PK Teacher for 2021-22 contract year, effective August 16, 2021, lane B.A., Step 1, replacing Karin McMahon.
Molly Felton – K-5 Special Education Teacher for 2021-22 contract year, effective August 16, 2021 lane BA, Step 1, new position, paid through ESSER funding

Volunteers
Brittany Bukowski – 1st Grade chaperone

It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Bob Thomas to approve all personnel items as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Superintendent Report
Mike Moore and Brooke Johnson stated that they would be participating in the graduation ceremonies. Pre-construction meetings for both the Howar Phase I project and Athletic Complex project will be held on Thursday, May 13th.

Committee Reports
May 10th Finance Committee items reported on were: GO Bond Sale information with Matt Gillaspie, settlements with an emphasis to look into support staff compensation, athletic protective equipment purchased through the general fund, and summer projects.

Financial Reports
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Kris Shondel to approve the pay per diem, prepaids, list of bills, and financial reports as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Adjourn
It was moved by Kevin Wiskus and seconded by Mike Moore to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 pm.  Motion passed unanimously.

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Board President, Marty Braster                           		 Board Secretary, Lisa Swarts