MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE

CORE EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020

 

President C. Clites called the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Core Educational Cooperative to order at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at CORE Educational Cooperative Office in Platte, SD. 

 

Members present:   Joel Koskan (Colome), Chad Clites (Corsica-Stickney), Karen Timanus via Zoom Conferencing (Gregory), Dale Larsch (Mt. Vernon), Lindsey Weich via Zoom Conferencing (Plankinton), Jim Burg (Wessington Springs), Kris Pursell via Zoom Conferencing (White Lake), and Tara Hochhalter via Zoom Conferencing (Wolsey-Wessington).

 

Members absent:    Tina Westendorf (Armour), Joe Kellen (Burke), Lisa Pazour (Kimball), and Ross Vanzee (Platte-Geddes).

 

Superintendents:     Andrea Powell via Zoom Conferencing (Armour), Erik Person via Zoom Conferencing (Burke), Debbie O’Doan via Zoom Conferencing (Colome), Scott Muckey via Zoom Conferencing (Corsica-Stickney), Joel Bailey via Zoom Conferencing (Platte-Geddes), Pandi Pittman (Wessington Springs), and Jennifer Boomsma via Zoom Conferencing (Wolsey-Wessington).

 

Others present:         Valerie Johnson (Director), Catrina Brown (Business Manager), and Jane Keller (Office Assistant).

 

Public Form

   No action taken.

Oath of Office

   No action taken.

Additional Agenda Items

  No additional agenda items were added.

Approve Agenda

   Motion Colome, seconded by Wessington Springs approving the agenda. Roll call vote was held with all

   members voting aye.  Motion carried.

Approve Minutes from July 16, 2020 Meeting

Motion Wessington Springs, seconded by Mt. Vernon approving the minutes of the meetings held on July 16, 2020.  Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye.  Motion carried.

Approve Financial Reports

      Motion Gregory, seconded by Wolsey-Wessington approving the report of cash transactions, revenue summary report and expenditure reports dated July 31, 2020. Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye.  Motion carried.

Approve August 2020 Bills

Motion Colome, seconded by Wessington Springs approving the following bills for payment:

Check #

Vendor Name

Account Number

Invoice Detail Description

  Invoice
Amount

2163

MID CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL COOP

10 2535 000 520

OFFICE LEASE PAYMENT

 $        500.00

2158

HUB INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN STATE

10 2545 000 550

CAR INSURANCE FOR 20-21

 $        779.00

 

 

 

Fund 10 Total:

 $     1,279.00

 

 

 

 

 

2177

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2126 000 413

ED EVAL FUEL

 $          46.00

2174

SD DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

22 2149 000 411

PSYCH FINGERPRINTS

 $          43.25

2160

LAWLER AUTOMOTIVE INC

22 2149 000 413

PSYCH OIL CHANGE - JAYNE #5

 $          35.13

2175

SEVERSON'S SERVICE

22 2149 000 413

PSYCH BATTERY - ERIN #1

 $        147.95

2154

FORREST T JONES & COMPANY

22 2149 000 640

PSYCH LIABILITY INSURANCE - SIBBEL

 $        131.00

2154

FORREST T JONES & COMPANY

22 2149 000 640

PSYCH LIABILITY INSURANCE - KAFKA

 $        131.00

2153

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2159 000 411

SPEECH SUPPLIES

 $        392.52

2167

NELSON'S MACHINE AND WELDING

22 2159 000 413

SPEECH OIL CHANGE - TANIA #21

 $          41.95

2177

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2159 000 413

SPEECH FUEL

 $        210.89

2178

VERIZON WIRELESS

22 2171 000 340

PT MIFI

 $          40.01

2177

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2171 000 413

PT FUEL

 $          28.42

2157

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SERVICE ORGANIZATION

22 2171 000 640

PT LIABILITY INSURANCE

 $        162.00

2177

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2172 000 413

OT FUEL

 $          75.81

1368

KOTT, SONA

22 2172 000 640

OT LIABILITY INSURANCE

 $        237.00

1369

LEHR, DAVE

22 2227 000 319

TECH SERVICES; INV #2239

 $     1,045.00

2150

ARMOUR CHRONICLE

22 2319 000 350

BOARD PUBLISHING

 $        259.44

2153

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2319 000 411

BOARD SUPPLIES-MASKS

 $     1,802.00

2169

PLATTE FOOD CENTER

22 2319 000 411

BOARD SUPPLIES

 $          10.58

2181

SD DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

22 2319 000 550

CAR LICENSES PLATES

 $          30.00

2158

HUB INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN STATE

22 2319 000 651

DIRECTOR AND FISCAL BOND

 $        300.00

2173

RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC

22 2321 000 541

OFFICE ASSISTANT COMPUTER - INV #0295570

 $        718.00

2153

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2329 000 411

DIRECTOR SUPPLIES

 $          38.83

2175

SEVERSON'S SERVICE

22 2329 000 413

DIRECTOR OIL CHANGE - VAL #3

 $          35.73

2177

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2329 000 413

DIRECTOR FUEL

 $          81.79

2154

FORREST T JONES & COMPANY

22 2329 000 640

DIRECTOR LIABILITY INSURANCE - JOHNSON

 $        131.00

2153

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2529 000 341

FISCAL POSTAGE

 $            6.40

2161

MCLEOD'S PRINTING & OFFICE SUPPLY

22 2529 000 411

FISCAL SUPPLIES

 $        156.96

2168

NORTHWESTERN ENERGY

22 2549 000 321 001

OFFICE ELECTRICITY

 $        230.00

2152

CITY OF PLATTE

22 2549 000 321 002

OFFICE WATER AND SEWER

 $          69.75

2180

WYNIA MOWING

22 2549 000 323

OFFICE MOWING

 $          50.00

2164

MIDSTATE COMMUNICATIONS

22 2549 000 340

OFFICE PHONE

 $        306.42

2178

VERIZON WIRELESS

22 2549 000 340

OFFICE MIFI

 $          40.01

2151

BURKE BUILDING CENTER INC

22 2549 000 411

OFFICE SUPPLIES

 $        170.65

2153

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2549 000 411

OFFICE SUPPLIES

 $        331.67

2177

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2765 000 334

BIRTH TO 3 FUEL

 $          23.75

2173

RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC

22 2765 019 411

ENGAGING FAMILY COMPUTER - INV #0295405

 $        738.00

 

 

 

Fund 22 Total:

 $     8,298.91

 

 

 

 

 

2155

FOUBERG, JOHN

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        560.00

2159

KOUPAL, KAREN

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        160.00

2165

MITTELSTEDT, RODNEY

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        480.00

2171

PUNT, KANDY

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        160.00

2172

RAAK, CATHERINE

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        240.00

2176

TEEL, APRIL

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        400.00

2149

ANDERSON, EMILY

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        255.00

2156

GIBLIN, DEBRA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        255.00

2162

MERKEL, BRENDA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        510.00

2166

MOODY, TRACY

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER PAYMENT

 $        510.00

2179

WIESE, LISA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD EVAL PAYMENT

 $        100.00

2178

VERIZON WIRELESS

53 2226 000 340

VS PHONE

 $          55.41

2153

FIRST BANK & TRUST

53 2226 000 411

VS SUPPLIES-WEBSITE

 $        155.27

2153

FIRST BANK & TRUST

53 2226 000 411 202

BLACKBOARD SUPPLIES

 $        150.80

2170

POCKET NURSE

53 2226 000 411 202

BLACKBOARD SUPPLIES

 $          65.49

 

 

 

Fund 53 Total:

 $     4,056.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report Total:

 $   13,634.88

Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye.  Motion carried.              

Approve Other Payroll

   Motion Mt. Vernon, second by Gregory to approve the following other payroll:

PAYROLL ITEMS THAT NEED APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNING BOARD

August 6, 2020

EMPLOYEE NAME

SERVICES

AMOUNT

Jennifer Boyden

SLPA ESY Services - July 2020

$1,192.50

Sona Kott

OT ESY Services - July 2020

$1,093.05

Maria Vosika

SLP ESY Services - July 2020

$328.65

Tayla Thomas

SLPA ESY Services - July 2020

$975.00

Laura Bergeleen

SLP ESY Services - July 2020

$597.55

Roxann Larson

SLP ESY Services - July 2020

$482.18

Natalie Wright

SLP ESY Services - July 2020

$554.52

 

 

 

TOTAL TO BE APPROVED FOR AUGUST 20, 2020 PAYROLL

$5,223.45

   Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye.  Motion carried.

Approve Potential Conflict of Interest per SDCL 3-23

    Motion Colome, seconded by White Lake to approve the conflict of interest for Lindsey Weich as she currently

    serves on both the CORE board and the Mid Central Educational Coop board.  Roll call vote was held with

    Plankinton abstaining from voting.  Motion carried.

Executive Session for Personnel per SDCL 1-25-2 (1)

Motion Wessington Springs, seconded by Colome to enter into executive session at 10:13 a.m. to discuss personnel per SDCL 1-25-2 (1). Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.

 

President C. Clites declared open session at 10:14 a.m.

Approve Contracts

    Motion Mt. Vernon, seconded by White Lake to approve the following contracts:

Dani Herring

Develop the Ag Leadership and Communications course

VS2021-030

$250 per course, per semester

   Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried

Surplus Vehicles and DIAL Adobe Software per SDCL 6-13-1

   Motion Wessington Springs, seconded by Mt. Vernon to surplus the following items:

          2006 Chevrolet Impala – Silver   Inventory #1013

          2013 Chevrolet Impala – Gray     Inventory #1018

          Photoshop Extended for WIN CS5 (Win DVD) Quantity 10

          Illustrator for WIN CS5 (Win DVD) Quantity 6

    Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye.  Motion carried.

President Appoints Committee Members

    The following board members were placed on the following committees:

  Budget/Finance: Chad Clites (Corsica-Stickney), Dale Larsch (Mt. Vernon), Jim Burg (Wessington Springs),

  Negotiations: Lindsey Weich (Plankinton), Lisa Pazour (Kimball), Joel Koskan (Colome),

 Policies/By-Laws: Karen Timanus (Gregory), Tina Westendorf (Armour), Tara Hochhalter (Wolsey-Wessington),

  Building Maintenance: Kris Pursell (White Lake), Ross Vanzee (Platte-Geddes), Joe Kellen (Burke.

Final Approval 2020-21 Budget per SDCL 13-11-2

   Motion Colome, seconded by Mt. Vernon to approve the budget as presented for 2020-2021 per SDCL 13-11-2. 

   A copy of the approved agenda will be kept in the business office.  Roll call vote was held with all members

   voting aye.  Motion carried.

Second Reading of Amendment of the Internal Control Policy DHA per SDCL 13-8-39

   Motion Wessington Springs, seconded by White Lake to approve the amendment of the Internal Control Policy

   DHA per SDCL 13-8-39.   Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye.  Motion carried.

Director’s Report

      The annual report for 2019-2020 was distributed to board members that were in attendance.  No action taken.

Next Meeting:

      September 10, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the CORE Educational Cooperative in Platte, SD.

Adjourn

Motion Colome, seconded by Wessington Springs to adjourn the meeting at 11:06 a.m.  Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.

 

 

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President                                                                          Business Manager