1-14-2020 Board of Education Reorganizational Meeting Minutes

Board Minutes, Board of Education

(Last Updated On: February 20, 2020)

BUCHANAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

JANUARY 14, 2020 REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

CALL TO ORDER

OPENING OF MEETING BY: Timothy Donahue, 7:01 pm

ROLL CALL

PRESENT: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

ABSENT: None

OTHERS PRESENT : Timothy Donahue

NOMINATION OF

CHAIRPERSON

Motion by Member D. Wentworth, SECONDED by Member C. Lee to appoint Kelly Laesch as board officer election chairperson.

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

PRESIDENT

Nomination by Member C. Lee, SECONDED BY Member J. DeVlaminck, for Member D. Wentworth as President of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2020 calendar year.

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

VICE PRESIDENT

Nomination by Member R. Writer, SECONDED by C. Lee, for member S. Tobler as Vice President of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2020 calendar year.

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

SECRETARY

Nomination by Member S. Tobler, SECONDED by D. Wentworth, for member R. Writer as of the Secretary of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2020 calendar year.

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

TREASURER

Nomination by Member S. Tobler, SECONDED by C. Lee, for member J. DeVlaminck as Treasurer of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2020 calendar year.

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

MOTION by Member J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by Member R. Writer, the agenda for the reorganizational Board Meeting of January 14, 2020 be adopted as written.

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

RECOGNITION OF VISITORS

J. Hanover, T. Austin, C. Lolmaugh, L. Miller, J. Dickinson, K. Lolmaugh, S. Rodrigez, D. Bobby, R. Martin, M. Frost, M. Watkins, D. Freeman Sr., K. Berry, D. Freeman III., H. Cashier, G. Miller, J. Brown, T. Brown, C. Waggoner, N. Ballard, S. Robinson

COMMUNITY DIALOGUE CITIZENS CONCERNS

Tamiko Brown – spoke on behalf of the Avery Brown Classic.

Jessica Elliot – spoke regarding the District posting positions prior to employees receiving a due process hearing.

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

MOTION by member J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by S. Tobler, the Board of Education appoints the following Board Members to the committees as specified below for the 2020 calendar year:

Budget Committee	Dennis Wentworth		Chris Lee	Sandy Tobler
Capital Planning	Jim DeVlaminck		Ruth Writer	Kelly Laesch
Personnel	Sandy Tobler		Jim DeVlaminck	Ruth Writer
Board Policy Review	Harvey Burnett		Sandy Tobler	Ruth Writer
Communication	Kelly Laesch		Dennis Wentworth	Jim DeVlaminck
Emergency/Security Planning Committee	Harvey Burnett		Chris Lee	Ruth Writer
Berrien/Cass School Board Association	Chris Lee	Alt.	Dennis Wentworth
BRESA Voting Representative	Dennis Wentworth	Alt.	Kelly Laesch
MASB Voting Delegate & Legislative Representative	Jim DeVlaminck	Alt.	Chris Lee
School Farm Advisory	Kelly Laesch
Curriculum Council	Sandy Tobler
Technology Committee	Harvey Burnett

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

BUILDING LIAISONS

MOTION by K. Laesch, SECONDED by J. DeVlaminck, the Board of Education appoints the following Board Members to serve in the capacity of building liaisons as specified below for the 2020 calendar year:

Buchanan High School: Writer Tobler

Buchanan Middle School: Lee DeVlaminck

Ottawa Elementary: Tobler Laesch

Moccasin Elementary: Wentworth Laesch

Virtual Academy: DeVlaminck

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

LEGAL COUNSEL

MOTION by J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by D. Wentworth, the firm of Thrun Law, East Lansing, Michigan be appointed Board Legal Counsel for the 2020 Calendar year.

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL DEPOSITORIES

MOTION by J. DeVlaminck, SECONDED by R. Writer the following institutions be retained as depositories for the appropriate school funds for the 2020 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

Investments: MI CLASS Investment Pool

VOTE: C. Lee, D. Wentworth, R. Writer, S. Tobler, K. Laesch, J. DeVlaminck, and H. Burnett

NAYS: None MOTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED

BOARD MEETING CALENDAR