ANNUAL
MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST
31, 2006
President William T. Priegel called the annual
meeting of the
Board Members present: William T. Priegel, President; Shirley A. Reis, Vice-President; Crystal A. Berg, Clerk; Tracie L. Black , Treasurer and David A. Kling, Member; Administration: Michael L. Kremer, Ph.D., District Administrator; Mary J. Koehl, Principal/Director of Curriculum and Jerry Dudzik, Business Manager
Excused: None
Board Members, Tracie L. Black called the meeting to
order and approved the agenda as printed, second by David A. Kling. Motion unanimously approved.
President Priegel called for nominations for Chairman
of the meeting. Dan Dobner nominated
John Spielmann to act as Chairman, Gene O’Brien seconded the motion. No other nominations were made, Mr. Spielmann
accepted the nomination and nominations were closed. Motion carried unanimously.
Carol Walter was appointed to take
minutes and accepted for the Annual Meeting.
Kieth Kohls moved to waive the reading of the minutes
of August 31, 2005, on page 16 & 17 of the Annual Booklet and accept them
as printed, second by
The following reports were presented:
President's
Report - Mr. Priegel
Superintendent's Report – Dr. Kremer
Treasurer’s Report
Motion by Kieth Kohls to accept the President’s
Report, Superintendent’s Report and written Treasurer’s Report waiving the
reading of the Treasurer’s Report , a second by Ron Schlitt. Motion unanimously
carried. No further discussion or
questions concerning the reports.
Chairman Spielmann called for old
business. There was none.
The proposed budget was presented in detail with a power
point presentation at the 7:00 P.M. Budget Hearing by Jerry Dudzik, Business
Manager. General Fund estimated at
$18,976,077, the district’s estimated levy (all funds) is $11,301,252 for
2006-2007, 8.26 percent increase from 2005-2006. The total equalized value of
the district is estimated at $2,980,252.579, which is a 6 per cent increase
from last year. The mill rate for
2006-2007 is estimated at $3.79 per $1,000 of equliazed value. That is an increase of 2.16 per cent over
last year’s mill rate of $3.71 or an $0.08 increase per $1,000. That would mean an $8 tax increase for a
resident with a home valued at $100,000.
Mr. Dudzik was thanked for his thorough
explanation and presentation. Taxpayers
with questions can contact the Business Office at any time throughout the year.
Kurt Luedke moved to adopt Resolution No. 1.
"Be it resolved by the electors
of the
Ron Schlitt seconded the motion to accept Resolution No. 1
as presented. All ayes, motion unanimously
approved.
The next order of business was the adoption of
Resolution No. 2. Kurt Luedke moved to
accept Resolution No. 2 and Paul Cappoferri made a second to the motion.
"Be it resolved by the electors
of the Hartford Union High School District, that the School Board of said
District be, and hereby authorized to borrow money for immediate expenses
maintaining the school of the District under Section 67.12(8) and (8a) of the
Statutes."
All ayes, motion unanimously
carried.
Pat Redmond made a motion to adopt
Resolution No. 3.
"Be it resolved by the electors
of Hartford Union High School District, pursuant to Section 12.10(14) of the
Wisconsin Statutes that the school board be and is hereby authorized to provide
for the prosecution or defense of any legal action or proceeding in which this
district is or may be interested during the 2006-2007 school year.
Motion was seconded by Kurt Luedke. Roll Call:
All ayes, motion unanimously approved.
Motion by Ron Schlitt, second by Dan
Dobner on Resolution No. 4.
"Be it resolved by the electors
of the
All ayes, motion unanimously
carried.
Pat Redmond moved and
Be It Resolved by the School Board of the Hartford Union High School District, Washington County, Wisconsin, that the School District use fund balance to pay the school district’s unfunded pension liability directly to pay debt service for debt issued to refinance the balance of the unfunded liability, pursuant to Section 121.07(b)(am) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Kieth Kohls made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 6 to
keep the School Board salaries the same as last year.
“Be it resolved by the electors of
the Hartford Union High School District pursuant to SS 120.10(3) that salaries
of school board members for 2006-2007 be set as follows:
President $2,450
Vice-president $2,200
Clerk $2,300
Treasurer $2,200
Member $2,200”
All ayes, motion unanimously
carried.
Dan Dobner moved to allow the School Board to set the
date and time of the 2007 annual meeting, Second by Ron Schlitt. All ayes, motion unanimously carried.
With no other business to conduct, a motion was made
by Paul Cappoferri and second by Ron Schlitt to adjourn the annual
meeting. All ayes, the motion was
unanimously carried.
The annual meeting was adjourned at 7:58
P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Walter,
Recording Secretary
Approved: September 18, 2006
/s/ Crystal A. Berg
Crystal A. Berg, Clerk