BUCHANAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
JANUARY 7, 2019 REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL BOARDROOM
| CALL TO ORDER |
OPENING OF MEETING BY: Timothy Donahue, 6:01 pm
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| ROLL CALL | PRESENT: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett
ABSENT: None
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| OTHERS PRESENT : Timothy Donahue
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| PRESIDENT
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Nomination by D. Wentworth, SECONDED BY Member S. Tobler for Member H. Burnett as president of the Board of Education of the Buchanan Community Schools for the 2019 calendar year.
VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| VICE PRESIDENT
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Nomination by member D. Wentworth SECONDED by K. Laesch for member R. Writer as Vice President of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2019 calendar year. VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| SECRETARY | Nomination by member R. Writer SECONDED by C. Lee for member S. Tobler as Secretary of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2019 calendar year. VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| TREASURER | Nomination by member C. Lee SECONDED by K. Laesch for member J. DeVlaminck as Treasurer of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2019 calendar year. VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| ADOPTION OF AGENDA | MOTION by Member D. Wentworth, SECONDED by Member R. Writer the agenda for the reorganizational meeting of January 7, 2019 be adopted as written. VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
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MOTION by member J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by K. Laesch the Board of Education appoint the following Board Members to the committees as specified below for the 2019 calendar year:
Budget: DeVlaminck Wentworth Lee
Cap. Plan.: DeVlaminck Laesch Wentworth
Personnel Tobler Writer Laesch
Bd. Policy Burnett Tobler Lee Review:
Communication: Burnett Writer DeVlaminck
Berrien/Cass School Bd. Assoc.: Writer Alt: Wentworrth
BRESA Voting Rep.: Tobler Alt: Laesch
MASB Voting Delegate & Legislative Rep.: Burnett Alt: Tobler
School Farm Advisory: DeVlaminck
Curriculum Council: Writer
Technology Committee: Wentworth
VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| BUILDING LIAISONS
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MOTION by J. DeVlaminck SECONDED by D. Wentworth the Board of Education appoint the following Board Members to serve in the capacity of building liaisons as specified below for the 2019 calendar year:
Buchanan High School: DeVlaminck Laesch Burnett Buchanan Middle School: Lee Wentworth Burnett Ottawa Elementary: Tobler Laesch Burnett Moccasin Elementary: Wentworth Writer Burnett Virtual Academy: Writer Burnett VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| LEGAL COUNSEL | MOTION by J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by R. Writer the firm of Thrun Law, Lansing, Michigan, be appointed Board legal counsel for the 2019 Calendar year. VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL DEPOSITORIES | MOTION by J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by S. Tobler the following institutions be retained as depositories for the appropriate school funds for the 2019 Calendar Year:
General Fund: United Federal Credit Union Payroll: United Federal Credit Union Food Service Fund: United Federal Credit Union Trust & Agency Fund: United Federal Credit Union Debt Retirement Funds 2008, 2012, 2013: United Federal Credit Union Building & Site Fund: United Federal Credit Union Miscellaneous Funds: Honor Credit Union Bond – 2013: Chemical Bank Investments: MI CLASS Investment Pool
VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED |
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| BOARD MEETING CALENDAR | MOTION by S. Tobler, SECONDED by K. Laesch the 2019 Board of Education calendar for meetings be approved as written.
VOTE: C. Lee, K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, S. Tobler, D. Wentworth, and H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
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| INFORMATION REPORTS & NEW BUSINESS | Set Committee Meeting Dates
– Emergency/Security Planning: 1/29/19 @ 5:30pm – Personnel Committee 1/30/19 @ 5:15pm – Capital Projects Committee: 1/23/19 @ 5:30pm – Finance Committee 1/16/19 @ 5:30pm |
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| QUESTIONS & COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS |
None
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| NEXT BOARD MEETING |
Monday, January 21st, 6pm @ Buchanan Middle School – Media Center
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| ADJOURNMENT | 7:50 pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
