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JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES (continued from Page 1) erton Elementary School Building Corporation explained to the Board that since they were not yet ready to sign a Certificate of Substantial Completion, that a temporary lease agreement had been prepared. Dr. Smith noted to the Board that Mr. Peddycord has reviewed the temporary lease and recommends that the Board execute that lease so that the necessary debt service payments can be made as scheduled. Following a motion by Mr. Millair, seconded by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted unanimously to authorize execution of the Walkerton Elementary School Project Temporary Lease Agreement as presented. A copy of the lease is attached to and a part of these minutes. NEW BUSINESS A. Vocational Agriculture Report: Mr. Leon Verhaeghe, vocational agriculture teacher, presented a review of the 1987-88 vocational agriculture program. His report included a review of student enrollment and recommended course changes to increase student enrollment. He reported on the

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of John Glenn School Corporation, LaPorte, Marshall, St. Joseph Counties, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said school corporation at their regular meeting place on the 16th day of August, 1988 will conduct a public hearing on the 1989 budget and on the 25th day of August, 1988 will consider the following budget, levies and tax rates for adoption: GENERAL FUND 11000: Instruction - Regular Programs 2,689,250 25000: Support Services - Business 747 350 12000: Instruction — Special Programs 73,950 26000: Support Services — Central 227 600 13000: Instruction — Adult/Continuing 30000: Community Services 12 250 Education 8,000 40000: Non-programmed Charges 205 000 14000: Instruction — Summer School 36,000 TOTAL GENERAL FUND 4 829 405 21000: Support Services — Pupils 145,000 DEBT SERVICE FUND 22000: Support Services — Instruction Staff ... 130,200 50000: Debt Services I 245 355 23000: Support Services — General TOTAL DEBT SERVICE FUND .. 1 245 355 Administration 238,555 TRANSPORTATION FUND 24000: Support Services - School 25000: Support Services - Business 443 700 Administration 316,250 TOTAL TRANSPORTATION FUND 443^700 ESTIMATES OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED Funds Required For Expenses To , December 31 Os Incoming Year T ™' 1. Total Budget Estimate for ensuing year, Jan. Ito Dec. 31, 1989, fu|Mj 'Fund* ^Fund ” Fund* inclusive 4.829,405 1.245,355 443,700 2. Necessary expenditures July I to Dec. 31 of present year to be made trom appropriations unexpended 5 2,203,897 659.573 136,309 109,068 3. Additional appropriations necessary to be made July Ito Dec. 31 of present year 4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before Dec. 31 of present year — not included in line 2 or 3 5. Total Estimated Expenditures (Add Une 1,2, 3 and 4) 7,033,302 1.904 928 580 009 109 068 Funds On Hand And To Be Received From Sources Other Than Proposed Tax Levy 6. Actual Cash Balance, June 30 of present year 226,754 152,003 60,171 112 944 7. Taxes to be collected present year (Dec. Settlement) 576,262 560^263 104*243 54 351 8. Miscellaneous revenue to be received July I of present year to Dec. 31 of incoming year (Schedule on file). a. Total Column A Budget Form No. 2 1,584,867 107.708 18,758 3,937 b. Total Column B Budget Form No. 2 3,466,994 176,461 39^305 8 451 9. Total Funds (Add lines 6,7, 8a and 8b) 5,854,877 996,435 222 477 179 683 10. Net Amount Required To Be Rained For Expenses To Dec. 31 Os Ensuing Year (Deduct line 9 from hue 5) 1,178,425 908,493 357,532 —70,615 11. Operating balance (not in excess of expenses from Jan. 1 to June 30, less miscellaneous revenue for the same period) 241,064 39 12 177 870 12. Total (Add lines 10 and II) 1,419,489 908,532 357,544 107*255 13. Replacement Credit from Local Option Tax 35,883 14. Total Less Replacement Credit (line 12 less line 13) 1,383,606 908,532 357,544 107,255 15. Levy Excess Funds applied to this budget 16. Net Amount To Be Raised (line 14 less line 15) 1,383,606 908,532 357 544 107 255 PROPOSED RATES AND LEVIES Net Taxable Property 42,901,848 _ . Proposed Amount to . RM' Be R.brt 55?"? V 3.3087 1,383,606 Debt Service 2.1177 908,532 Cumulative Building 0.2500 107,255 Tr ^?® ra “ on 0.8334 357^544 TOTAL 6.5098 2,756,937 Comparative Statement Os Taxes Collected And To Be Collected (Tabulate below amount to be collected in current year and amounts collected in each of the previous three years). To Be lynrf. Collected Collected Collected Collected General ,W 6 Debt Service .... 849.780 893.452 1,163.814 908.532 Cumulative Building 113,316 m 76J 112900 107 2 „ •C'IALS 2,245,147 2,294,839 2,686,322 2,756,937 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined and presented to the county auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the county tax adjustment board, or in their failure to do SO, by the county auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final hearing thereon by filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged and the state board of tax commissioners will fix a date for hearing in this county: Dated this 2nd day of August, 1988. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Jean Ann Beem Pamela M. Craft David W. Hostetler Donald E. Ludwig William W. Millar Nilas L. Miller Mary Kay Stedman

activities of the Future Farmers of American the John Glenn/La Ville Joint Adult Education Program and the vocational agriculture summer program. B. Vocational Quality Improvement Equipment Grant: Following a motion by Mrs. Craft, seconded by Mr. Miller, the Board voteo unanimously to accept the Vocational Quality Improvement Equipment Grant in the amount of $943 and to authorize the vocational agriculture teacher, Leon Verhaeghe, to make purchases from the grant as per the discussion of the grant application. C. Athletic Department Report: Mr. Dick Kickbush, John Glenn High School athletic director, presented the Board with copies of a summary of the financial statement for the athletic department and a review of the athletic budget for the period 1982 through 1988. He noted that due to rising costs that the balance at the end of the 1987-88 year ($847.19) is much lower than the balance at the end of the 1982-83 year ($5,898.82). However, the department is still operating in tha black and he projects that condition to continue. Mr. Kickbush also submitted a list of athletic concerns and requested that the Board review them for future consideration.

D. Bids: Dr. Smith submitted a spread sheet of bidders and prices submitted for bread, milk and gasoline products for the 1988-89 school year. Following a motion by Mr. Ludwig, seconded by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted unanimously to award the bid for bread products to Interstate Brands of South Bend under the Butternut label. Following a motion by Mrs. Beem, seconded by Mrs. Stedman, the Board voted unanimously to award the bid for milk products to Scholl Dairy Co. of Michigan City. Mr. Hostetler moved that the Board award the bid for the gasoline products to Fair Oil of North Liberty. The motion died for lack of a second. Following a motion by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Hostetler, the Board voted three aye (Mr. Miller, Mrs. Beem, Mr. Ludwig) to four nay (Mr. Hostetler, Mrs. Stedman, Mrs. Craft, Mr. Millar) to award the bid for gasoline products to the Fulton-Marshall Farm Bureau Coop. The motion failed. Following a motion by Mrs. Beem, seconded by Mrs. Stedman, the Board voted six aye (Mrs. Beem, Mrs. Stedman, Mr. Ludwig, Mr. Hostetler, Mrs. Craft, Mr. Miliar) to one nay (Mr> Miller) to award the gasoline products bid to Fair Oil of North Liberty. The Board noted that both Fulton-Mar-

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shall Farm Burean Coop and Fair Oil bid an escalator clause price and not a firm price for gasoline products. The Corporation does not own a storage tank large enough to accomodate purchasing on the open market, therefore the bid is being awarded to Fair Oil due to its long-term service to the Corporation and the fact that there is no demonstrable price advantage to changing the gasoline supplier. A copy of the spread sheet on bids is attached to and a part of these minutes. E. Cafeteria Prices 1988-89: Following a motion by Mrs. Beem, seconded by Mrs. Stedman, the Board voted unanimously to retain the current cafeteria prices for the 1988-89 school year. F. Appointment: Following a motion by Mrs. Craft, seconded by Mrs. Beem, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Mrs. Bonnie Wilson as a Walkerton Elementary School Chapter 1 half-time aide as recommended by Mrs. Lightfoot. G. Administrators Contracts: Following a motion by Mr. Millar, seconded by Mr. Ludwig, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Corporation administrators contracts as recommended by the superintendent. A summary of the approved contracts is attached to and a part of these minutes. H. Attendance District Waiver: Following a motion by Mr. Millar, seconded by Mrs. Stedman, the Board voted unanimously to grant the request of Mrs. Carol King for her son, Sean, a fourth grade elementary student, to continue to attend Walkerton Elementary School though the family lives in the North Liberty Elementary School attendance district. 1. State Board Os Accounts Audit: The superintendent submitted copies of the State Board of Accounts audit which was conducted during January of 1988 and recently received by the Corporation office. Dr. Smith noted that the audit contained no discrepancies from the earlier oral report and that the document states that the Corporation accounts are maintained in an accurate and professional manner. J. Gifted/Talented Grant: Dr. Smith noted that the Corporation has received formal approval for a 1988-89 G/T Continuation Grant in the amount of $14,400. K. Financial Statement: The

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Board received copies of the June 1988 Corporation financial statement. Dr. Smith noted that appropriation balances are normal for this time of year. NEXT MEETING DATE As previously announced, the Board will meet in a special open session at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, 1988 in the library of John Glenn High School for the purpose of conducting a budget workshop. The Boad will also meet in special open session at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 1988 in the library of John Glenn High School for the purpose of conducting a budget workshop. The Board will meet in regular open session on Tuesday, August 2. 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in the library of John Glenn High School. ADJOURNMENT Following a motion by Mrs. Craft, seconded by Mr. Ludwig, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 9:55 p.m. Administrators Contracts Robert Mulligan, 200 days/year. August 1, 1988 - July 31, i 991, $41,500 1988-90 salary, $50,000 life insurance. Mike Shuler. 220 days/year, August 1, 1988 - July 3i, i 991, $46,000 1988-89 salary,' $50,000 life insurance. Marilyn Lightfoot. 210 days/ year. August 1. 1988 - July 31. 1991. $43,250 1988-89 salary. $50,000 life insurance. Brent Kaufman, 210 davs/year. August 1. 1988 - July 31. 1991, $42,500 1988-89 salary,' $50,000 life insurance. Dick Reese, 210 days/year. August 1. 1988 - July 31, 1991. $42,250 1988 salary, $50,000 life insurance. Rich Dehne, 220 days/year, August 1, 1988 • July 31, 1991, $36,000 1988-89 salary. $45,000 life insurance. Dick Kickbush. 200 days/year, August 1, 1988 - July 31, 1991, $35,000 1988-89 salary ,‘545,000 life insurance. Medical Insurance, cost is fully paid less SI.OO. Travel. 22 cents/mile, plus approved expenses for conferences. Save a life. Learn CPR.

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