BOARD BRIEFS

The Fairview Board of School Directors held its regular monthly public meeting on

November 22 , 2004, and took action on the following matters:

·        Accepted the minutes of the public board meeting held on October 25, 2004

·        Accepted  the minutes of the special board meeting held on November 8, 2004

·        Approved the budgetary transfers as contained in the board packet

·        Approved the bills payable and payroll through  November 19,  2004

·        Approved the treasurer’s report for October, 2004, as well as the Capital Reserve Report, the Cafeteria Report, the District Retirement Benefit Account, The Capital Projects Report and the high school and middle school activity accounts

·        Read and took action on the correspondence from Susan Glunt, Buster Wellek, Kim Jensen, and Paula Criscione

·        At a special ceremony under the government’s Operation Recognition Program, the district awarded a diploma to WW II veteran, John Pfister.

·        Approved the exoneration of taxes for eight vacant properties in the township

·        Approved  to amend the 2004-2005 budget to add $9,093 in block grant revenue and $9,093 in expenditures

·        Approved the accountability block grant spending plan of $9,093 per the attachment

·        Approved the agreement with Berkheimer & Associates for the collection of earned income and occupational taxes for the five-year period January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2009

·        Approved facility use requests for FHS softball to use the high school gyms, sanctioned grades 5 and 6 girls’ MYAA teams to use the FES gym, for the Athletic Boosters to use the high school gym for a Tiger Tip-Off Tournament, and for the Fairview Parks & Recreation Authority to use the high school gyms, etc. for a youth wrestling tournament

·        Approved the purchase of a FortiGate 400 Antivirus Firewall virus protection system from Computer Connection at a cost of $8,306 plus $650 for Networking Technologies to install the system

·        Approved J. D. Clark Electric to install lighting in the south high school parking lot

·        Approved to sell the 1988 GMC school bus to Denny’s Auto Wrecking for $300 and to donate two Carpenter buses (1993 and 1995) to the Summit Fire Department of Crawford County to be towed by them at no cost to the district.

·        Moved that in recognition of the Act 93 Administrative Group’s decision to forego their scheduled compensation increase under the current Act 93 plan allowing the district to balance its fiscal year budget without a larger increase in the real estate tax millage rate, the board approved the administrative group to take the three scheduled work days between Christmas and New Year’s holidays off from work and these days shall not count against the administrators’ vacation day allotment for the 2004-2005 school year.

·        Committee reports, liaison reports and board comments were made.   All materials are available to view in the Board agenda attachment book at the C.A.B.

·        Approved the list of personnel matters, which can be viewed at the Central Administration Office from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.   The list of commendable items is in the C.A.B. also.

Please note that the district’s policies are located on the district website at www.iu5.org/fsd. 

If anyone wishes more information on the items mentioned above, or wishes to speak at a board meeting,  please call the Board Secretary at 474-2600, ext. 6211.

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

Wednesday,  December 1,  2004,  7:30 p.m. – FES – The annual Reorganization Meeting of the School Board at which they will set the dates and times for the meetings for 2005.  A Committee of the Whole meeting will be held at 7 p.m.

Monday, December 13, 2004 – 6:30 p.m. – FES – Committee of the whole meeting followed by a special public board meeting to pay bills and general business.

THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS!