July 13, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Description:  To make public comment please click on Public Comment Link below. Submission deadline for public comment is noon on the Monday prior to scheduled board meeting.  Comments may be submitted in writing and/or verbally presented to the board—either format must meet the request deadline above. Comments submitted solely in writing will be read into the record during public comment and should take less than three minutes to read.  Verbal comments will be limited to 3 minutes per person and 15 minutes maximum total for public comment. 
comments@blachly.k12.or.us
 

Description:  June 15, 2022 board minutes are attached for review.

Description:  Business Manager Pat Rufo will share the June 2022 End of Month Report and the check register for the Board to review.

Description:  Ryan Hintz has put in his resignation with Blachly School District. 

Description:  Superintendent Watkins presents the hiring of Carson Wynn as the 4th grade teacher & Abi Warren as an Online teacher for the 2022-23 school year. 

Description:  Maintenance Director, Shane Benscoter provided a maintenance update to the board. 

Description:  Superintendent Watkins will report to the board.

Description:  The current Chair will accept nominations for the 2022-23 Chair. All nominee(s) should be named and the nominee(s) should accept the nomination before voting on any nominee occurs. Then motions and seconds should be done in the order of nomination. A majority vote is necessary to select the Chair. 

Description:  The newly elected Chair will accept nominations for the 2022-23 Vice-Chair. All nominee(s) should be named and the nominee(s) should accept the nomination before voting on any nominee occurs. Then motions and seconds should be done in the order of nomination. A majority vote is necessary to select the Vice-Chair. 

Description:  Superintendent Watkins will appoint the Board Secretary. 

Description:  The Board generally decides to serve as its own Local Public Contract Review Board, although it could contract with another public agency to do so. Refer to Policy DJC-Bidding Requirements.

Description: 

• Designate the Fern Ridge-Tribune News the official district newspaper;
• Establish regular monthly board meeting day as the third Wednesday, at 6 pm, in the Triangle Lake Charter School Library;
• List official depositories of funds (Local Government Investment Pool, U.S. Bank, Oregon Community Credit Union, and SELCO Credit Union);
• Designate Superintendent Adam Watkins or his appointed designee as chief administrative officer, clerk of the district, federal program coordinator, custodian of funds, executive officer, and administrator of the food services fund;
• Designate Pat Rufo as Business Manager and budget officer;
• Authorize Superintendent Adam Watkins and Business Manager Pat Rufo to handle all district banking transactions;
• Authorize Adam Watkins, ___________ (new board chair), ____________ (new board vice chair), and Dave Standridge (Lane ESD) to sign checks.
• Designate Pat Rufo as the one who shall prepare or supervise preparation of the budget document under the direction of the executive officer;
• Adopt new minimum pay rates for substitute teachers in 2022-23 at $226.14 per 9-hour day for the first 8 days in one assignment; after the first eight (8) days the pay rate becomes $236.48 per 9-hour day.
• Designate Brown & Brown Northwest, as the official insurance agent for the district.  Our property and casualty insurance is through Property and Casualty Coverage for Education (PACE).  Sam Jones is our account executive. Our premium for 2022-23 will be $68,137. Additional carriers sponsored by PACE include Fuel Tank coverage from ACE American Insurance Company for $485, and Workman’s Compensation insurance coverage by SAIF is estimated at $8,153.18.
• Designate Pauly, Rogers and Co., P.C. as financial auditors for Blachly School District and Triangle Lake Charter School;
• Designate PACE crime coverage which is now placed on the district policy in the amount of $1,000,000 with $10,000 deductible each in lieu of surety bonds for the Superintendent and financial managers (ORS 332.525);
• Designate The Hungerford Law Firm and the OSBA Legal Department as district legal counsel.

Description:  To authorize the General Fund (Fund 100) to loan money to the individual grant funds, the food services fund (Fund 295) and athletics fund (298) to be repaid by the end of the ensuing fiscal year.

Description:  To authorize Superintendent Adam Watkins, Principal Brittany Bottensek and Executive Secretary Anni Thiessen to handle Student Body transactions and Superintendent Adam Watkins, Principal Brittany Bottensek and Secretary Linda Richardson to sign checks.

Description:  To authorize Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Bri Simington, Executive Assistant Anni Thiessen and Business Manager Pat Rufo to use a signature stamp to sign checks when authorized by Superintendent Adam Watkins using written or electronic media during his absence from the district. 

Description:  The board may convene an Executive session Pursuant to ORS 192.660: To consider the employment of or the dismissal or disciplining of, or hear complaints or changes brought against a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent. To conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to carry on labor negotiations, to negotiate real property transactions. To consider records exempt by law from public inspection. To consult with counsel concerning current or possible litigation. To review and evaluate the performance of the superintendent or any other public officer, employee or staff member, unless that person requests an open hearing. To consider matters relating to school safety or a plan that responds to safety threats made toward a school. 

Description:  The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,  August 17th at 6 pm.