Special School Board Meeting
Public Hearing to Adopt 2006/2007 Tentative Annual School Budget
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 – 5:01 p.m.
School Board Meeting Room
Stuart, FL 34994
Members Present
Lorie Shekailo-Chair
Dr. David Anderson
Nancy Kline
Dr. Sara A. Wilcox, Superintendent
Doug Griffin, School Board Attorney
Members Absent
Laurie Gaylord-Vice-Chair
Susan Hershey
Staff Present
Sabra Avery, Ed Parker, Steve Weil, Darla Miloszewski, Rodger Osborne, Cathy Brennan, Ruth Pietruszewski
Public
Press PBPost – Mike Bender Stuart News – Kelly Tyko
MCEA – No Representation AFSCME – Lisa Edwards
Call to Order by the Chair at 5:01 p.m. and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States.
PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT 2006-2007 TENTATIVE ANNUAL SCHOOL BUDGET AND MILLAGE LEVY
1. Open Public Hearing on proposed FY 2006-2007 Tentative Annual Budget
No one from the public requested to address the Board.
2. Read Resolution Determining Revenue and Millage Levied
Darla Miloszewski, Executive Director of Finance, pointed out a typographical error on her memo to the Superintendent and Board members. Two items were inadvertently numbered number 6. One should have been six and the next one should have been 7. Darla made a correction on line 17 of the “proposed millage rates for 2006-2007 compared to roll back rate” chart changing 3.962 to 3.925. She brought to the Board’s attention the direct student instruction costs. She explained that on a home valued at $200,000, with a $25,000 homestead exemption, the homeowner would see about a $64.26 reduction in taxes. She reviewed the rollback rate and read the Resolution Determining Revenue and Millage Levied into the record.
A. General Fund
Lorie Shekailo asked for a motion.
Nancy Kline moved approval of the General Fund, Dr. David Anderson seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
Darla instructed the Board to vote on each proposed levy separately.
1. Proposed Millage of
a. Required Local Effort of 4.145
Nancy Kline moved approval of the Required Local Effort of 4.145, Dr. David Anderson seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
b. Discretionary of 0.510 mills
Nancy Kline moved approval of the Discretionary of 0.510 mills, Dr. David Anderson seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
c. Supplemental Discretionary of 0.089
Nancy Kline moved approval of the Supplemental Discretionary of 0.089, Dr. David Anderson seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
B. Capital Outlay
1. Proposed Millage of 2.000 mills
Dr. David Anderson moved approval of the Proposed Millage of 2.000 mills, Nancy Kline seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
3. Read Resolution and Adopt Tentative Budget for FY 2006-2007
Darla read Resolution Number 06-02. Darla explained to Board members that they were adopting the budget that had been advertised on July 28th. Doug Griffin questioned where the $138 million number referenced in resolution 06-02 was coming from. Darla said it was the total, and then she apologized, realizing that the incorrect amount had been typed on that line. She corrected that number to $301,894,170, as advertised on July 28th. Lorie Shekailo asked if the resolution had to be changed. Darla answered yes, since the wrong number had been typed and read in the resolution. Doug Griffin asked the Board to go back and reconsider the motion adopting the Tentative Budget that had just been passed a few moments ago based on the information in the packet. He asked the Board to amend that to reflect what had been published in the newspaper. Darla read the correct number again, so that Board members knew how the resolution was corrected. Lorie Shekailo requested direction on how to change the resolution. Doug Griffin asked Darla for clarification. He asked if at the last Board meeting the Board had adopted the Tentative Budget. Darla answered no to his question. She told him that they had approved the advertisement for the Tentative Budget. They had not adopted the Tentative Budget. Doug questioned the verbiage in the resolution. Darla explained that the state had written the resolution. Doug reviewed the verbiage in the resolutions. Darla explained that this was the required legal document. Darla explained the resolution and what the Board was doing now. Dr. Sara A. Wilcox suggested having a separate motion, by itself, to adopt the Tentative Budget to play it on the “safe” side. Lorie Shekailo agreed with the Superintendent that a separate motion would be the best thing to do, based on the wording of this resolution.
Nancy Kline motioned to adopt the Tentative Budget, Dr. David Anderson seconded.
Darla explained the resolutions and approval process. Both Doug Griffin and Lorie Shekailo were comfortable that Darla was correct in the way the Board should approve the resolutions. Doug Griffin repeated that the only substantive change was the $138 million being changed to the $301,894,170 figure. Doug Griffin said Darla would re-read the resolution using the corrected figure. Lorie Shekailo requested that the amounts in resolution 06-01 be checked, verifying that the correct numbers were advertised. Darla verified that the correct numbers were advertised. Dr. Sara A. Wilcox reminded Board members that there was a motion on the floor and a second. Dr. Sara A. Wilcox asked Nancy to clarify her motion. Doug Griffin instructed that whomever had made the motion should just withdraw it.
Nancy Kline withdrew the motion to adopt the Tentative Budget separately, Dr. David Anderson withdrew the second.
Doug Griffin instructed the Board to start over. He instructed Darla to re-read the resolution with the corrected figure in it. Darla re-read the resolution with the corrected figure in it. After Darla re-read the amended resolution, Lorie Shekailo asked for a motion to approve the resolution for the Tentative Budget.
Dr. David Anderson moved approval of the Tentative Budget, Nancy Kline seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
Darla apologized for the confusion.
4. Open to the Board:*
Nancy Kline
Expressed how thrilled she was with the cornerstone ceremony held at the new Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School and the lunch prepared by the Masons and held at their Lodge following the ceremony. She remarked that she can’t wait until the school opens.
Dr. David Anderson
Declared that he was moved by the ceremony. The Masons facilitated a good affair and the lunch was tasty. He and his family were impressed. He reported that people from all over the state attended the affair.
Dr. Sara A. Wilcox
Agreed that the event was memorable and very nicely organized. She informed Board members that the first Principal/Directors’ meeting was held this morning, and the students would be returning back to school on August 9th. She stated, “We are ready to go!” She discussed how growth was hard to project. She discussed the difficulties in hiring teachers to comply with class size reduction and to predict where and what the growth would be at different school sites. She described the training Hank Salzler gave the elementary teachers on class size reduction. She reported that two portables had been moved to Pinewood Elementary School. She announced that Dr. Larthenia Howard would like to hold off on the open house until all the buildings were finished, so that individuals would be able to tour the whole school. The ribbon cutting would be done at that time.
4. Open to the Board:* (Con’t)
Lorie Shekailo
Stated that Sue Hershey and she attended the National School Board conference in Sandestin. She reported it was a good conference; the topics touched on the problem that families do not spend family time together any longer.
Dr. David Anderson
Warned that everyone should stay aware, watch the news, and keep their eyes on Castro’s death.
Nancy Kline made a motion to adjourn, Dr. David Anderson seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business to bring before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 5:37 p.m.
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CHAIR (Lorie Shekailo)
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SECRETARY (Sara A. Wilcox, Ph.D.)