East Central Reporter

Casey Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 Board of Education met June 23.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1) Roll call

2) Hearing on amended 2024-2025 Budget

a) Open hearing at _________ P.M.

b) Review of the amended Budget – Mr. Shackelford

c) Questions and answers – audience

d) Close hearing at _________ P.M.

3) Recognize visitors.

a) Heather Lee, Jr/Sr HS Guidance Counselor.

4) Act upon approval of the following consent agenda items:

a) Minutes of the regular meeting of May 19, 2025.

b) Destruction of the verbatim record of those meetings 18 months and older as authorized by Board Policy 220 and 220-E1.

c) Review of the financial and budgetary reports and act upon approval of the current invoices for payment.

d) Accept a bid for bread and bakery products from Stanz Foodservice for the 2025-2026 school year.

e) Accept a bid for mild and dairy products from Prairie Farms for the 2025-2026 school year.

f) Accept a bid from Bolin Fuels for gasoline, diesel, and oil for FY 2025- FY 2027.

g) Prevailing Wage: “Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District C-4 shall conform to the general prevailing rate of wages for all construction work done in conjunction with public works exclusive of maintenance construction work.”

h) Banks for depositories

i) Casey State Bank

(1) Unit operational funds

(2) Certificates of deposit

(3) Insured money market accounts

(4) NOW accounts

(5) Other to be determined

ii) Preferred Bank

(1) Student activity funds

(2) Certificates of deposit

(3) Insured money market accounts

(4) NOW accounts

(5) Other to be determined

iii) First Neighbor Bank

(1) Certificates of deposit

(2) Insured money market accounts

(3) NOW accounts

(4) Other to be determined

iv) Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund Plus – State and federal flow-through funds, Bond funds

v) Illinois Funds as a bank for depositories.

i) Statement of Assurances for regular and special education services and approval of participation in joint agreements for vocational and special education in Clark County and Eastern Illinois Area Special Education.

j) Hazardous Conditions: “In that the previous Hazardous Conditions Request which was approved by the State of Illinois has not changed it is resolved that the Casey-Westfield Community Unit District C-4 will continue the policy of providing transportation to students who qualify and if space is available on buses for the 2025-2026 school year.”

k) Continue student teaching agreements with Eastern Illinois University and Indiana State University.

l) Continue Reciprocal Reporting Agreement with City of Casey Police Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Department, and Clark County State’s Attorney.

m) Resolution approving the submission of 2025-2026 School Technology Revolving Loan Program Application.

n) Resolution to continue the annual Health Life Safety nickel levy to fund fire prevention, safety, energy conservation, disabled accessibility, school security and specified repair purposes.

o) Set board meeting dates for 2025-2026:

5) Review of and action upon the acceptance of a proposal for Property/Casualty/Liability Insurance renewal for

the fiscal year 2025-2026.

6) Act upon the approval of a proposal for concrete repair and improvement work

7) Act upon the approval of the purchase of a double convection oven for the Jr/Sr HS kitchen.

8) Act upon the approval of a proposal to replace 5 mini-split units at the Jr/Sr HS.

9) Act upon the approval of the purchase of a used compact tractor with attachments for District maintenance.

10) Act upon the approval of a facility use agreement with Simple Blessings.

11) Conduct the second reading and adoption of Board Policy Updates as reference in PRESS issue #118.

12) Act upon the adoption of the fiscal year 2025 Amended Budget.

13) Administrator Reports

14) Addendum

15) Act upon approval to adjourn to closed session under c1 (employment) and c21 (discussion closed session minutes) of section 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq. of the Illinois Open Meeting Act.

16) Act upon approval to reconvene to regular session at.

17) Act upon consent agenda items:

a) Act upon approval of closed session minutes of May 19, 2025.

b) Act upon approval to keep closed session minutes confidential.

18) Act upon employment recommendations.

19) Addendum

20) Act upon approval to adjourn

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