AMENDED BUDGET HEARING
June 23, 2016
6:45 p.m.
The Amended Budget Hearing of the PORTA Community Unit School District #202,
Petersburg, Illinois was held in the Superintendent’s Office at the Jr.-Sr. High School on June 23,
2016 at 6:45 p.m. President Churchill called the hearing to order and ordered a roll call. Upon
roll call the following members were present: Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris, Churchill, Kuehl,
Reincke, and Smith. Absent: None. President Churchill then declared the hearing opened.
After discussion regarding the amended budget the hearing was left open for comments
and questions until 7:00 p.m. when President Churchill closed the hearing.
REGULAR MEETING
June 23, 2016
7:00 p.m.
The Regular Meeting of the PORTACommunityUnitSchool District #202,
Board of Education, Petersburg, Illinois was held in the Superintendent’s Office at the
Jr.-Sr. High School on June 23, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. President Churchill called the meeting to
order. Upon a call of the roll the following members were found to be present: Bettis,
Bumgardner, Burris, Churchill, Kuehl,Reincke and Smith. Also present were Matthew Brue,
Superintendent; Darren Hartry, High School Principal; Amy McMahan, Assistant Jr.-Sr. High
School Principal, Jeff Hill, Petersburg Elementary Principal; Eric Kesler, PORTA Central
Principal; Kiersten Edgar, High School Ag Teacher; and Sally Ames, PORTA Central Teacher.
CONSENT AGENDA
Member ______made a motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented.
Member ______seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE. President
Churchill declared the motion carried.
LETTERS & COMMUNICATIONS
Letters and communications from the State Board of Education as well as a Thank You
note were received by the board.
RECOGNITION OF PERSONS PRESENT
Kiersten Edgar, PORTA Jr-Sr High Ag teacher addressed the Board and everyone present
with an Annual Ag report.
Also present were a contingent of parents & supporters of the PORTA/Athens Soccer Co-op. (Matt-you will have to finish up this paragraph)
OLD BUSINESS
None to report
NEW BUSINESS
(SOCCER CO-OP MOTION---YET TO BE DETERMINED)
ABATEMENT OF WORKING CASH FUNDS TO EDUCATION FUND APPROVED
Member ______made a motion to approve the abatement of $400,000 of working
cash funds to the education fund. Member ______seconded the motion. Upon a call of the
roll the following members voted AYE: Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris, Churchill, Kuehl, Reincke,
and Smith. NAY: None. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
ADOPT AMENDED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17
Member ______made a motion to adopt the amended budget for 2016-17 as
presented. Member ______seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll the following
members voted AYE: Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris, Churchill, Kuehl,Reincke and Smith. NAY:
None. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
APPROVE SCHOOL FEES UPDATE FOR FY 2016-17
Member ______made a motion to approve the updates to school fees for FY 2016-
17as presented. Member ______seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE.
President Churchill declared the motion carried.
APPROVE HANDBOOK CHANGES
Member ______made a motion to approve the school handbook changes as
presented. Member ______seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE.
President Churchill declared the motion carried.
APPROVE PROPERTY/CASUALTY/LIABILITY INSURANCE RENEWALS
Member______made a motion to approve the property/casualty/liability
insurance renewals as presented. Member______seconded the motion. All members
present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
PREVAILING WAGE RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Member ______made a motion to adopt the prevailing wage resolution as
presented. Member ______seconded the motion. All members present voted AYE.
President Churchill declared the motion carried.
CLOSED SESSION
Member ______made a motion to go into closed session. Member
______seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll the following members voted
AYE: Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris, Churchill, Kuehl, Reincke, and Smith. NAY: None.
President Churchill declared the motion carried.
Member ______made a motion to come out of closed session. Member
______seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll the following members voted AYE:
Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris, Churchill, Kuehl, Reincke, and Smith. NAY: None. President
Churchill declared the motion carried.
ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF SARA BABB
Member ______made a motion to accept the resignation of Sara Babb as an
Elementary teacher effective August 15, 2016. Member ______seconded the motion. All
members presented voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY/TRANSFER DARCY HACKE TO ELEMENTARY TEACHER
Member ______made a motion to employ/transfer Darcy Hacke to an Elementary
teacher for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All members
present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY MONIQUE SULLIVAN AS A JUNIOR HIGH ENGLISH TEACHER
Member ______made a motion to employ Monique Sullivan as a Junior High
English teacher for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All
members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY ADRIAN SMITH AS A JUNIOR HIGH MATH TEACHER
Member ______made a motion to employ Adrian Smith as a Junior High Math
teacher for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All members
present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY DONALD QUIGG AS AN AUTO MECHANICS TEACHER
Member ______made a motion to employ Donald Quigg as an Auto Mechanics
teacher for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All members
present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY LONNIE MCANALLY AS A BUILDING TRADES/CAD TEACHER
Member ______made a motion to employ Lonnie McAnally as a Building
Trades/CAD teacher for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion.
All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY/TRANSFER ROBIN WHEATON TO ELEMENTARY SECRETARY
Member ______made a motion to employ/transfer Robin Wheaton to the Elementary
Secretary for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All members
present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY MEGAN KRUSE AS JUNIOR HIGH SECRETARY
Member ______made a motion to employ Megan Kruse as the Junior High
Secretary for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All members
present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY/TRANSFER KEVIN MOLOHON TO PRE-K AIDE
Member ______made a motion to employ/transfer Kevin Molohon to a Pre-K Aide
for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All members present
voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY/TRANSFER SHELLEY BELL TO KINDERGARTEN AIDE
Member ______made a motion to employ/transfer Shelley Bell to a
Kindergarten Aide for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion. All
members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY/TRANSFER ALISON HORN TO TECHNOLOGY AIDE
Member ______made a motion to employ/transfer Alison Horn to a Technology
Aide at the Elementary for the 2016-17 school year. Member ______seconded the motion.
All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
EMPLOY LISTING OF COACHES/EXTRA-CURRICULAR SPONSORS
Member ______made a motion to employ the presented listing of Coaches &
Sponsors as listed. Member ______seconded the motion. All members present voted
AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
APPROVE EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES
Member ______made a motion to approve the employee contracts for professional
employees for the 2016-17 school year as presented. Member ______seconded the motion.
All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
CERTIFIED CONTRACT RATIFIED
Member ______made a motion to ratify the Certified personnel contract for 2016-
17 as presented. Member ______seconded the motion. Upon a call of the roll the
following members voted AYE: Bettis, Bumgardner, Burris, Churchill, Kuehl, Reincke, and
Smith. NAY: None. President Churchill declared the motion carried.
ADJOURN
Member ______made a motion to adjourn. Member ______seconded the
motion. All members present voted AYE. President Churchill declared the meeting
adjourned.
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Secretary, Board of Education
Approved by:
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President, Board of Education