March 11, 2024
The Public Hearing and the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Centerville Community
School District was held March 11, 2024 at 5:30 pm in the board room of the Administration
Office, 634 North Main, Centerville.  

Public Hearing – 2024-2025 Calendar

Call to order and roll call
President Kevin Wiskus called the calendar public hearing to order at 5:30 pm.  Roll call to determine
quorum:
   Present:  Tim Burger, Derek Carter, Carol Heffron (virtually), Tom Johnson, Mike Moore, Mike Thomas, Kevin Wiskus
   Absent:  None
Also present were Superintendent Mark Taylor and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts.

Welcome Visitors
Kevin Wiskus welcomed visitors.

Approval of Agenda
It was moved by Derek Carter and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the agenda as stated.  Motion
passed unanimously.

2024-2025 Calendar
Mark Taylor reviewed the proposed 2024-2025 calendar.  Administration conducted a survey and held committee meetings to gather data to make decisions in making the calendar.  A second proposed calendar was included just for review in the case that the law for start date changes.  If it does, the board can come back for approval.

Public Comments on 2024-2025 Calendar
There were no public comments.

Adjourn to Regular Board Meeting
It was moved by Tom Johnson and seconded by Derek Carter to adjourn the public hearing at 5:41 pm.  Motion passed unanimously.

Regular Board Meeting

Call to order and roll call
President Kevin Wiskus called the regular meeting to order at 5:42 pm.  Roll call to determine quorum:
   Present:  Tim Burger, Derek Carter, Carol Heffron (virtually), Tom Johnson, Mike Moore, Mike Thomas, Kevin Wiskus
   Absent:  None
Also present were Superintendent Mark Taylor and Chief Financial Officer Lisa Swarts.

Welcome Visitors
Kevin Wiskus welcomed visitors.

Public Forum
There were no public comments.

Approve Agenda
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Derek Carter to approve the agenda as stated.  Motion
passed unanimously.

Approve minutes of previous meetings
It was moved by Tim Burger and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the February 12, 2024 and
February 26, 2024 minutes as stated.  Motion passed unanimously.

Old Business
There were no old business items.

New Business

Approval of 2024-2025 School Calendar
It was moved by Tom Johnson and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the 2024-2025 school calendar as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

CHS Building Project Updates
Joe Bannwarth with Farris Engineering joined the meeting virtually to discuss an ongoing issue with gas meters.  Alliant has given the final decision that there can only be one gas line entrance which is different than verbal communication with the architect earlier in the project about several entrances.  At this time, they are working on a routing proposal to share with the contractor and then to share with the district.

Aaron Beeson gave a general update on the High School Addition Project.    

Approval of Fixed Price Contract Extension Documents with Opaa!
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Tom Johnson to approve the fixed price contract extension documents with Opaa for the 2024-25 school year as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Timberline Agreement & Addendum
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Derek Carter to approve the Timberline Agreement and Addendum for the 2024-25 school year for Medicaid billing as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Iowa LGRP Participation Agreement
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Tom Johnson to approve the Iowa Local Government Risk Pool Participation Agreement for 2024-25 as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Garratt Callahan Service Agreement
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Derek Carter to approve the Garratt Callahan Service agreement for Lakeview water treatment as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approval of At-Risk Teacher Job Description
It was moved by Mike Thomas and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the At-Risk Teacher job description as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approval of High School Addition Commissioning Proposal with Farris Engineering

Carol Heffron left the meeting at 6:13 pm. 

It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Tom Johnson to approve the High School Addition Commissioning proposal by Farris Engineering for the amount of $22,500 as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.

Discussion of 2024-25 Budget & Approval of Proposed Tax Notice
Lisa Swarts gave the presentation on the Proposed Tax Notice as well as certified budget.  It was moved by Derek Carter and seconded by Mike Moore to approve the Proposed Tax Notice as presented for publication.  Motion passed unanimously.

Approve Personnel Business Procedures

Resignations
1. Savannah Trower – Resigning from Counselor at CHS effective at the end of the 2023-2024 contract year.
2.  Jennifer Hand – Resigning from student council co-advisor at the end of the 2023-2024 contract year.

Employment/Contracts 
1.  Addison Westercamp – M.S. Softball Coach, Step 2, $1,915.03, replacing Meghan Decena, effective May 13, 2024.
2.  Andrew Robinson – Substitute Bus Driver, Level III, Step 1, $17.50 per hour as needed.

Sports Officials Contracts – as listed

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

Financial Reports
It was moved by Mike Moore and seconded by Derek Carter to approve all prepaids, list of bills, additional bills on the table, financial reports, and pay per diem as presented.  Motion passed unanimously.  

Superintendent Report
Superintendent report items were: High School Speech activities, Middle School play, concerns about back high school parking lot, state report on chronic absenteeism in all districts, recent job fairs, update on filling open positions.

Board Member Takeaways
Takeaway topic items included: middle school play, good financial information, jazz band activities, high school play, enthusiasm for at-risk position, appreciation for building & ground updates, job fair attendance, and financial reports, and board meeting procedural items vs student items.

Adjourn
It was moved by Derek Carter and seconded by Tom Johnson to adjourn the regular meeting at 6:45 pm.  Motion passed unanimously.

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Board President, Kevin Wiskus				 Board Secretary, Lisa Swarts