June 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Public Hearing and Rescheduled Regular Monthly Board Meeting
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I. Call To Order
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I.a. Pledge of Allegiance
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I.b. Opening Statement
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Welcome to the Union City Community Schools Board meeting. Our meeting agenda is available for you to follow. The expectation for our board meeting is to follow this agenda closely. We operate under the Open Meetings Act and utilize Roberts Rule of Order to govern our discussion and decision-making process. There is an opportunity for public comment during our set agenda. We welcome the public to express their opinions during this time of our agenda. If there are questions about the agenda or the board meeting process, please seek out one of the Board members for clarification.
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II. Vice President LaBar will appoint a secretary.
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III. 2024-2025 Proposed Budget Amendment
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Business Manager, Sara, Leson, will present the proposed 2024-2025 budget amendment.
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IV. 2025-2026 Budget Proposal
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Business Manager, Sara Leson, will present the 2025-2026 proposed budget.
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V. Public Hearing on Proposed Budgets and/or Public Comments on Agenda Items
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This is the section of the meeting in which the public may make comments or share their opinions about the proposed budgets or agenda items. We ask you to limit your comments to no longer than 5 minutes per person to allow others the opportunity to speak. This is an opportunity for the Board to listen to your concerns. It is not Board practice to act on the concerns voiced during this meeting to allow for the Board to do further research.
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VI. Addition or Deletion of Items to the Agenda
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VII. Consent Agenda
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VII.a. Approval of Minutes
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VII.a.1. Rescheduled Regular Meeting 5.12.25
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VII.a.2. Special Meeting 5.12.25
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VII.a.3. Closed Session 5.12.25
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VII.a.4. Special Meeting 5.27.25
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VII.a.5. Closed Session 5.27
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VII.b. Cross Country Summer Team Camp
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Platte River Campground July 13–16, 2025.
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VIII. Correspondence
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IX. Action Items
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IX.a. 2024-2025 Budget Amendment Resolution
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Board action is required to approve the 2025-2026 Budget Amendment as presented.
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IX.b. 2025-2026 Budget Resolution
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Board action is required to approve the 2025-2026 Budget as presented.
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IX.c. 2025-2026 Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Notes in Anticipation of State School Aid
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Board action is required to approve the state aid borrowing resolution for the 2025-2026 school year as presented.
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IX.d. Millage Levy Resolution
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Board action is required to approve the 2025 Tax Millage Rate Request Report to County Board of Commissioners (L-4029). This report requests levying the allowable portion of the 18.000 mills on non-homestead and non-qualified agricultural property (currently 17.3139 mills) on December 1, 2025; and, that on all district properties, an amount not to exceed the allowable portion of the 4.5 mills authorized by the voters for Sinking Fund Millages (currently 2.9892 mills) on December 1, 2025.
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IX.e. Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) 2025-26 Membership Resolution
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Board action is required to approve membership in MHSAA for 2025-26 as presented.
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IX.f. School of Choice Resolution for 2025-2026
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Board action is required to approve the School of Choice Resolution for 2025-26 as presented.
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IX.g. Retirement
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Board action is required to accept the retirement of Deb McDowell, Food Service Director. Deb has been with the district for 26 years.
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IX.h. Food Service Director
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Board action is required to hire Jamey Cerka-Wilks as the Food Service Director.
She will be working as a half-time teacher and half-time food service director. Her contract will be on the July agenda. |
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IX.i. Coaching Recommendation
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Board action is required to accept the recommendation of Hayley Denney, Athletic Director, for a coaching position as presented.
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IX.j. NEOLA Policy Repeal
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Board action is required to repeal the NEOLA Anti-Bullying Policy 5517.01.
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IX.k. Thrun Policy Adoption
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Board action is required to approve the Thrun Anti-Bullying Policy 5207.
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IX.l. UCEA-MEA Contract 2025 - 2028
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Board action is required to approve the UCEA-MEA contract for 2025-2028 as presented.
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X. Discussion Items
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X.a. Personnel and Finance/Building and Site Committee Meetings
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Chris would like to discuss scheduling a meeting with each of these committees before the July meeting.
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XI. Information Items
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XI.a. Tracker Update
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Tanya Sherwood has provided an update on Tracker the therapy dog.
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XI.c. Grant Awards
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XI.c.1. Clean Bus Energy Grant
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The competitive grant is awarded in the amount of 2.18 million dollars. The grant will provide funds for the purchase of new electric school buses and charging infrastructure at little or no cost to the district.
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XI.c.2. Michigan Healthy Schools Grant
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The grant in the amount of 2.86 million dollars will be used for implementing improvements in air quality, allowing us to install new unit ventilators as well as air conditioning. Funds can also be used to improve drinking water quality as well as conduct abatement of asbestos. These funds must be matched by the district.
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XI.d. Pre-Audit Governance Letter from Willis and Jurasek, P.C.
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Attached is a letter from Willis and Jurasek, P.C. regarding the upcoming audit for the year ending June 30, 2025.
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XII. Public Comment
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XII.a. Public Comments Statement
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This is the section of the meeting in which the public may make comments or share their opinions about Union City Community Schools. We ask you to limit your comments to no longer than 5 minutes per person to allow others the opportunity to speak. This is an opportunity for the Board to listen to your concerns. It is not Board practice to act on the concerns voiced during this meeting to allow the Board to do further research.
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XIII. Board Roundtable
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XIV. Closed Sesion for purpose of contract negotiations
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The board should go into closed session for the purpose of contract negotiations with various bargaining groups.
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XV. Adjournment
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This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in agenda items five (V) and eleven (XI). If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting or hearing, please contact Kelly AcMoody at 517-741-8091 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.
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