July 24, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

1. Call to Order/Moment of Silence/Pledge of Allegiance

2. Items of Interest, Recognition and Inquiry

2.a. Board of Education Members

2.b. Administration

3. Organizational Items

3.a. Appointment of Executive Secretary
Recommended Action: Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education approves the superintendent, Suzanne Cybulla, as executive secretary to the Board and direct that she post proper notice of all meetings as given.

3.b. Appointment of Legal Counsel
Recommended Action:  Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education approves Thrun Law Firm as legal counsel.

3.c. Designation of a Newspaper for Public Notices
Recommended Action:  Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education approves to designate the Times Herald and the Voice for public notices.

3.d. Authorization for the Investment of Surplus Funds
Recommended Action:  The administration is recommending that the Board authorize the Director for Finance as designated agent of the Treasurer, to invest surplus funds of the District in accordance with Act 87 of the Public Acts of 1979, following generally accepted business practices and in the best interest of the District.

3.e. Waiver of Tax Collection Interest 
Recommended Action:  The administration is recommending that, for the 2023-24 fiscal year, the Board shall not require payment of interest earned on taxes collected on behalf of the school district by the various municipal units of the district provided such taxes collected are remitted on the following schedule:

1. Detroit Edison property taxes – remitted upon receipt.

2. All other property taxes – remitted bi-weekly.

3.f. Designation of Depositories for School Funds
Recommend Action:  The administration is recommending that the following institutions be designated as official depositories of the District and that the individuals holding the positions named be authorized as signatories on each account as listed. 
Official Depositories 
Charter One
Chase
Chemical Bank
Comerica 
Fifth Third Bank
Flagstar Bank
Merrill Lynch 
Michigan Liquid Asset Fund
PFM, Inc.
Northstar Bank
Bank of America
Huntington Bank
Bank of New York
UMB Bank
Baker Tilly 

Checking Accounts and Authorized Signatures
Sinking Fund:  Treasurer, President, Executive Dir, or Superintendent; Building & Site: Treasurer, President, Executive Dir, or Superintendent; Payroll Account: Treasurer, President, Executive Dir, or Superintendent; General Fund Account:  Treasurer, President, Executive Dir, or Superintendent; Debt Retirement Account:  Treasurer, President, Executive Dir, or Superintendent; Cafeteria Account: Executive Director or Superintendent; Student Activity Fund:  Executive Director or Superintendent

3.g. Adoption of a Regular Monthly Meeting Schedule
Recommended Action: Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education adopts the regular meeting schedule as presented at the July 24, 2023 meeting.

4. Consent Agenda

4.a. Approval of Minutes

4.b. Approval of Payment of Bills, Financial Statement and Schedule of Investments

4.c. Appointment of Teachers

5. Department Reports

6. Information/Discussion Items

6.a. Bond 2020 Update, AUCH General Contractors

6.b. Curriculum Purchases, Michael Walling

7. Recognition of Persons Wishing to Address the Board

8. Action Items

8.a. Purchase of Biology Textbooks and Online Resources.

9. Adjournment