July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Description:  Recommended Action:  Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education approves the superintendent, Suzanne Cybulla, as executive secretary to the Board and directs that she post proper notice of all meetings as given.

Description:  Recommended Action:  Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education approves Thrun Law Firm and Kirk, Huth, Lange & Badalamenti, PLC as legal counsel.

Description:  Recommended Action:  Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education approves to designate the Times Herald for public notices.

Description:  Recommended Action:  The administration is recommending that the Board authorize the Director of 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.

Description:  Recommended Action:  The administration is recommending that, for the 2025-26 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.

Description:  Recommended 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

Description:  Recommended Action: Per administration recommendation, the Board of Education adopts the regular meeting schedule as presented for the 2025-26 School Year.

Description:  This portion of the agenda is for citizens to address any questions or comments to the Board. The Board will listen, take comments and questions under advisement, and not respond at this time. The presiding officer will refer questions to the superintendent for research and response. 

Description:  Recommended Action:  Pursuant to Section 8(1)(h) of the Open Meetings Act (Act 267 of 1976), I move that the Board of Education go into closed session to review the written opinion of council.