ISD 458 School Board Publishes Minutes

Minutes
Board of Education
Independent School District #458 Board Meeting
December 16, 2024 5:30 PM
I. Call to Order: 5:30 PM
Roll Call: Present — Mike Pfeil, Kenna Krahmer, Maria Haler, Paula Heckman, James Farnum and Jeff Nauman
Staff present: Lisa Shellum, Tina Raske, Allison Klassen and Eva Sonnabend.
II. Approval of Agenda:
Motioned by Farnum, and seconded by Heckman, to approve/amend the December 16, 2024 Board Agenda. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
III. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes:
Motioned by Krahmer, and seconded by Haler, to approve the November 18, 2024 regular meeting minutes. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
IV. Presentation of Bills/Finance (consent agenda)
Motioned by Nauman, and seconded by Haler, to approve the December 2024 bills as presented in check register and wire transfer information. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
Presentation of 2023-2024 Audit by Paul Burkhardt.
V. Committees: 
A. Buildings and Grounds — Concession Stand, Insurance Update — EMC, Building update - Engineer visits, electrical panel, transformer purchase
B. Sports Committee - new shared sports pairing agreement update
C. Transportation Committee - Suburban purchased and on site
VI. Information Items
A. MSBA Conference - January 15, 16, 17
B. Christmas Concert K-12 - December 9th, K-4 - 6:00 p.m. 5-12 - 7:00
C. Set January reorganization meeting date - January 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM.
Break for Truth and Taxation Information Session: 6:13 p.m.
D. Truth in Taxation presentation by Lisa Shellum
VII. Action Items
A. 2024 Pay 2025 Levy Certification
A motion was offered by Farnum, seconded by Heckman, and carried to certify the 2024 pay 2025 levy at $2,107,077.16. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
B. Audit
A motion was offered by Nauman, seconded by Heckman, to approve the 2023-2024 audit as presented by Paul Burkhardt. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
C. Capital Assets
A motion was offered by Krahmer, seconded by Haler, to approve the recommendation to change the capital asset threshold to $5,000.00. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
D. Seniority List
A motion was offered by Krahmer, seconded by Nauman, to approve the 2024-25 Seniority List. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
E. Concession Stand
A motion was offered by Haler, seconded by Heckman, to approve the concession stand construction bid not to exceed $12,000.00. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
F. Asbestos Removal Project
A motion was offered by Krahmer, seconded by Haler, to approve the quote from Twell Environmental, Inc for $21,134.00 for the asbestos removal project. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
G. Resignation
A motion was offered by Heckman, seconded by Farnum, to accept the resignation of Mackenzie Peterson, paraprofessional. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
VIII. Reports
Superintendent/Principal: Happy Holidays and Thank you to Jeff Nauman for years of service on the board of education.
IX. Adjournment
Motioned by Nauman, and seconded by Farnum, to adjourn at 7:11 PM. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
Next regular meeting date: January 21, 2025.
James Farnum, Clerk
Minutes
Board of Education
Independent School District #458 Board Meeting
Re-Organizational Meeting
January 6, 2025 5:30 p.m.
I. Call to Order: 5:32
Roll Call: Present — Mike Pfeil, Kenna Krahmer, James Farnum, Paula Kester, Maria Haler and Aaron Brudelie
Staff present: Lisa Shellum and Eva Sonnabend.
II. Approval of Agenda:
A motion was offered by Farnum, seconded by Krahmer, and carried to approve the January 6, 2025 Board Agenda. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
III. Organizational Business:
A. Installation of New Board Members: Aaron Brudelie, Kenna Krahmer, Paula Heckman. 
B. Election of Officers
Chair-Nominations were submitted for Mike Pfeil. Mike Pfeil elected by unanimous vote.
Clerk- Nominations were submitted for James Farnum. James Farnum elected by unanimous vote.
Treasurer- Nominations were submitted for Kenna Krahmer. Kenna Krahmer elected by unanimous vote.
Vice Chair-Nominations were submitted for Paula Heckman. Paula Heckman elected by unanimous vote. 
C. Designation of District Depositories
A motion was offered by Krahmer, seconded by Farnum, and carried to designate Profinium of Truman and the Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund as official depositories for checking, savings, and investments for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
D. Selection of Official Newspaper
A motion was offered by Farnum, seconded by Heckman, and carried to select the Truman Tribune as the District 458 official newspaper for calendar year 2025. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
E. Setting of Board Meeting Dates, Times & Location of Regular Meetings
A motion was offered by Haler, seconded by Farnum, and carried that regular board meetings be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room on the 3rd Monday of each month with the exception of January and February with those months being the Tuesday following the 3rd Monday of the month. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
F. Naming of Legal Counsel
A motion was offered by Heckman, seconded by Haler, and carried to select the law firm, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A., as the District’s official legal counsel. The board chair, superintendent, or their designees may be authorized to contact legal counsel. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
G. Board Committee Assignments
A motion was offered by Farnum, seconded by Heckman, and carried to establish the following 2025 Board Committee assignments: Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
Minnesota State High School League: Heckman 
Sports Committee: Brudelie, Heckman, Pfeil
Finance Committee: Pfeil, Krahmer, Haler
Technology Committee: Krahmer
Teacher Neg. Committee: Farnum, Krahmer, Pfeil
Support Staff Neg. Committee: Heckman, Haler, Brudelie
Continuing Education Committee: Brudelie, Haler
MSBA Legislative Liaison: Pfeil
Building/Health and Safety Committee: Farnum, Pfeil, Brudelie
Meet & Confer Committee: Krahmer, Pfeil
Community Ed Council: Heckman, Krahmer
Transportation Committee: Brudelie, Farnum, Heckman
H. Setting of Salaries for School Board Members
State law allows board officers and other members to be compensated at amounts set by the Board at a public meeting. Motioned by Krahmer, and seconded by Heckman, to set stipend at $50.00 for meetings or committee meetings over 30 min, $100.00 for meetings or committee meetings over 4 hours, stipend for chair at $500.00, clerk at $325.00 and treasurer at $325.00. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
I. Official Posting Sites of Board Meetings
A motion was offered by Farnum, seconded by Heckman, and carried that the official posting site for District 458 remain the main entrance at Truman Public School. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
J. Signature Stamp Authorization
A motion was offered by Heckman, seconded by Haler, and carried to authorize the Business Office to use signature stamps (Facsimile Signatures) of the clerk, treasurer, and chairman for the signing of checks. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
K. Authorization to Make Investments & Electronic Fund Transfers
A motion was offered by Heckman, seconded by Krahmer, and carried to authorized Superintendent, Lisa Shellum, and Business Manager, Eva Sonnabend, to make investments and electronic fund transfers for District 458, to sign for and approve deposits and withdrawals from designated school district depositories as needed, to make the investments and to pay normal monthly expenditures. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
L. Authorization to provide Personnel MDE Access to Programs
A motion was offered by Krahmer, seconded by Heckman, and carried to authorize Superintendent, Lisa Shellum, to authorize personnel access to MDE programs as needed for Truman Public Schools. TPS IOWA (Individual Official With Authority) Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
VII. Adjournment
A motion was offered by Brudelie, seconded by Haler, and carried to adjourn at 6:03 PM. Motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
James Farnum, Board Clerk