East Central Reporter

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District 4C Board met Sept. 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Roll Call 7:00PM

ROLL CALL	Present	Absent
Becky Clement	x
Erin Fain	x
Tracy Gelb	x
Joe Hickox		x
Wendy Navel	x
Jeremy Perie	x
Jason Sharp	x

Administrators Present: Linda Campbell, Kacie Rhoads, Chris Seaton, Jim Sullivan and Jon Julius

2. Hearing on Proposed 2021-2022 Budget.

a. Open hearing at 7:03PM

b. Review of the proposed budget – Superintendent Julius highlighted items from a written presentation given to the board regarding the basics of the school budget and also elaborated on the final budget numbers and that the district is projected to be in good overall shape at the end of the school year, due in part to funding from the federal government for COVID relief.

c. Questions and answers - none

d. Close hearing at 7:03PM

3. Recognize visitors. Individual visitors may bring up topics for Board discussion, information, or consideration and/or indicate agenda items they may address later in the meeting. Complaints or situations involving specific employees may be addressed only in closed session. The Board president will determine if such a discussion is needed. \

Amanda Mumford	Megan Parcel	Rhonda Smiley	Barry Eckerty	Audrey Glidewell
Rosemary Glidewell

4. Approve Consent Agenda

a. Minutes of the regular meeting on August 9, 2021 and special meetings on August 16, 2021 and August 23, 2021

b. Destruction of closed session meeting minutes 18 months and older

c. Current invoices for payment and review of the financial and budgetary reports d. FY 22 budget

e. FY 21 Salary and Benefits Report

f. Approve fuel bid – tabled since only one bid was received

g. Approve school maintenance project grant application for phase 2 of LED lighting project at Monroe

MOTION	Consent agenda	YEA	NAY
2	Becky Clement	x
	Erin Fain	x
	Tracy Gelb	x
	Joe Hickox
	Wendy Navel	x
	Jeremy Perie	x
1	Jason Sharp	x

5. Approve mandatory testing plan for staff members

A plan was presented to the board for testing school personnel on a weekly basis. The plan is subject to change and is based on the current executive orders. Plans were also made to hire more nursing staff, at least on a part time substitute basis, based on need. Nurses Amanda Mumford and Megan Parcel discussed how testing was going to be taking up a lot of their time and their focus would be away from student needs without more help.

MOTION testing	ALL IN FAVOR	YEA	NAY
	Becky Clement	x
	Erin Fain	x
1	Tracy Gelb	x
	Joe Hickox
	Wendy Navel	x
	Jeremy Perie	x
2	Jason Sharp	x

6. Board and Administrator Reports

a. FOIA request from SmartProcure on 9/1/21 for all purchasing records from 5/28/21 to current. Information was emailed the following day.

7. Approve adjourning to closed session under c1 (employment) and c21 (discussion of closed meeting minutes) 7:37PM

MOTION To Closed	ALL IN FAVOR	YEA	NAY
1	Becky Clement	x
	Erin Fain	x
	Tracy Gelb	x
	Joe Hickox
	Wendy Navel	x
2	Jeremy Perie	x
	Jason Sharp	x

8. Approve reconvening to regular session 8:43PM

MOTION reconvene	ALL IN FAVOR	YEA	NAY
	Becky Clement	x
	Erin Fain	x
	Tracy Gelb	x
	Joe Hickox
	Wendy Navel	x
1	Jeremy Perie	x
2	Jason Sharp	x

9. Approve consent agenda:

a. Approve closed session minutes of August 9, 2021, August 16, 2021, and August 23, 2021

b. Resignation of Sheena Yates as Monroe Title I Tutor

c. Resignation of DeNeta Turner as Monroe 2 hour kitchen staff

d. Resignation of Victoria Cox as JH volleyball

e. Resignation of Kayla Patton as Elementary Cook

f. Resignation of Sandra Strickler as 2 hour HS Cook

g. Retract retirement incentive for Tina Burris per her request and adjust raise to appropriate amount

h. Employ Cher Wofford as 2 hour HS cafeteria help

i. Employ Carolyn Myers as 8 hour HS night housekeeper

j. Early graduation request from student ID #805541625

MOTION	Consent agenda	YEA	NAY
1	Becky Clement	x
	Erin Fain	x
	Tracy Gelb	X
	Joe Hickox
	Wendy Navel	X
	Jeremy Perie	X
2	Jason Sharp	X

10. Addendum

President Perry mentioned the Wabash Valley Meeting for board members and Superintendent Julius reminded board members of the annual conference in November that he needed to register members for.

11. Adjourn 8:49PM

MOTION	ALL IN FAVOR	YEA	NAY
	Becky Clement	X
	Erin Fain	X
1	Tracy Gelb	X
	Joe Hickox	X
	Wendy Navel	X
2	Jeremy Perie	X
	Jason Sharp	X

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