HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-11-2020 Minutes Work SessionDr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent
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Board of Trustees Amy Landers Chad Dance Greg Calder Paul Jenkins Scott Lynch
Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Work Session
March 11, 2020
4:30 PM
District Board Room
I. Call to Order
Chairman Amy Landers called the meeting to order at 4:31p.m.
II. Roll Call
Chad Dance present
Greg Calder present
Paul Jenkins present
Scott Lynch present
Amy Landers present
III. Action Items
A. Approve/Amend the Agenda MOTION: Scott Lynch moved to approve the Agenda. Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried.
IV. Items for Discussion
A. Continued Levy Discussion - Guy Wangsgard, CFO
Discussion items included:
• Fiscal year 2021 and 2022 budgets;
• 90% Budget used for salaries and employee benefits;
• Expiring Levies: Supplemental and Plant Facility levies expire 6/30/2021;
• Timing of levy elections in relation to when ballot language due to County Election office;
• Use for the Supplemental Levy is mainly employee salaries and benefits;
• Uses for the Plant & Facility Levy are maintenance and repair of buildings, unknown and unavoidable building expenses,
large ticket items, i.e., parking lots and roofs, opening Black Canyon MS;
• Fade out Emergency Levy over time, increase levy amounts or combining levies questioned;
• Negotiations discussion outcome affects need for or use of emergency levy funds;
• Clearly identify uses of funds, state philosophy for increasing funds, and hold public input meetings;
• Importance of contingency funds, to help cover cost/programs if market value drops;
• How to structure levy rate - What can we do within our current levy rate? If the levy rate is lowered now, any additional
bonds or levies could raise the tax rate again;
• What funds needed to keep the district programs and buildings in good shape?;
• Balancing the levy rate and plan for any future dilemmas.
Moving forward:
• Review the 15-year plan – Levies, growth, needs;
• Define uses for Plant & Facility funds;
• Involve community;
• Obtain financial outlook report from advisor.
V. Adjournment
Chairman Landers adjourned the meeting at 6:08 p.m. MOTION: Scott Lynch moved to adjourn. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried.
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