Marlin ISD

MINUTES

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MARLIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Administration Building 7:00 P.M.

February 17, 2004

CALL TO ORDER
1. The meeting was called to order by President, Lowanda Washington, at 7:00 P.M.
2. Invocation was given by Roger Nutt.
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and Texas Flag was led by LaSharee Bailey, member of the Future Career Community Leaders of America (FLCCLA). The Board thanked Ms. Bailey for coming.
4. Roll call: Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Roger Nutt, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. Terry Douglas, Mr. David Lawson and Mr. Danny Vickers.
Absent: Ms. Sonja Washington
5. Public comments/audience participation - none

Bill(s) to The Chicken Place - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve the bills to The Chicken Place. Voting for: Mr. Roger Nutt, Mr. Terry Douglas, Mrs. Byrleen Terry, Mr. David Lawson and Ms. Lowanda Washington. Mr. Danny Vickers abstained from voting. The motion passed.

Consent Agenda - Motion by Mr. David Lawson, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to approve the consent
agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Consent agenda items: minutes of the January 20, 2004 regular meeting and January monthly financial report.

Accept Bid for Property/Inland, Marine Liability, Auto & Commercial Liability Ins. - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, accept proposal from Texas Association of School Boards, excluding the School Professional Legal Liability coverage, for Property/Inland Marine, Liability, Auto & Commercial Liability Insurance coverage. The motion carried unanimously. The premium for this coverage is $118,602.

Accept Bid for Errors & Omissions Insurance - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to accept proposal of $7,796 from Texas Association of School Boards for Errors and Omissions Insurance
coverage. The motion carried unanimously.

Publish Proposals for Electrical Services - Motion by Mr. David Lawson, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to authorize the Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations to solicit proposals for electrical
service rates. The motion carried unanimously.

Publish Proposals for Audit Services - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to authorize the Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations to publish proposals for audit services. The motion carried unanimously.

Research for Improvements & Renovations of Athletic Complex & Roof Improvements at High School - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to authorize Marlin ISD to proceed with finding out the cost of the improvements and renovation of the athletic complex and roof improvements at the high school. The motion carried unanimously.

Authorize to Proceed with Improvements to Football Field & Practice Field - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to accept proposal of $50,000 for specifications addressed in the proposal from Turf Solutions. The motion carried unanimously.

2004-05 School Calendar - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to approve the school
calendar for 2004-05 as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Policy DEC (LOCAL) - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve changes to
policy DEC (LOCAL) as presented. The motion carried unanimously. The changes are as follows: 1)Local days (5) will be for personal in the same manner as state days; 2) the number of days available at a reduced rate (substitute pay plus $5) will be decreased from 30 to 15.

TASB Term Life & AD&D Program for Full Time Employees - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve TASB Term Life & AD&D Program for full time employees beginning July 1, 2004. The motion carried unanimously.

Call for Trustee Election & Announcement of Board Members Hours - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, to authorize an election to be held on Saturday, May 15, 2004, for two school trustee positions, Single Member Districts B and E. The motion carried unanimously.

President Washington then announced the number of credit hours of each board member.
They are as follows: Lowanda Washington-26.75 hours, Roger Nutt-16.5 hours, Byrleen
Terry-14 hours, Terry Douglas-17.5 hours, David Lawson-20.25 hours, Danny Vickers-
14 hours, Sonja Washington-23.5 hours.

Resolution- Agents of the Board for Trustee Election - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to approve Resolution naming Velia Urive, Tom Simpson, Elizabeth Davidson and Janet Jones as agents of the
board for the May 15 Trustee Election. The motion carried unanimously.

Early, Alternate Judges & Judges & Clerks for Districts B&E - Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve Velia Urive and Tom Simpson as early voting judges, Elizabeth Davidson as alternate and the list of judges and clerks as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Judges and clerks are
as follows:
DISTRICT B JUDGE - Nevia Meisch - CLERKS - Eleanor Walston & Jean Trice

DISTRICT E JUDGE - Maria Curry - CLERKS - Helen McCullough & LaTonya Taplin

Cheerleader Constitution - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to approve the Cheer Squad
Constitution as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Resale #34,760-T #34,760-T recorded in Volume 94, Page 521 -Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to accept bid of $60.00 from Cornell and Selessteen Jones for Lot 5, Block 7, Highbank Addition, recorded in Volume 94, Page 521, Deed Records of Falls County, Texas suit number 34,760-T. The motion
carried unanimously.

Discussion Item- Salary - Superintendent Hopkins addressed the Board concerning salaries. Some of the issues that are being considered are: add $1,000 to teacher salary scale; changing the factors; five cent tax increase; not to replace the third principal at elementary school. Approximate cost to the district for this -$200,000. Superintendent Hopkins stated she feels very confident the money will be there. This will help attract quality teachers. At present it is firm we have $135,000 towards these issues.

Supt. Repor - t Superintendent Hopkins reported to the Board on the following: 1)talked with Michelle Willhelm and Ms. Willhelm did not think it was necessary to come this month. She stated that everything is going well; 2)Teen court.

FEC Director's Report - Steve Holland, FEC Director, presented handouts to the Board. He briefed the Board on
purchasing of land and the business of Z's Nursery. Mr. Holland went over the contents of the handouts.

Closed Session - The Board went into Closed Session at 8:10 P.M.

The Board came out of Closed Session and reconvened to Open Session at 8:30 P.M.

Extension & Renewal of Administrative Contracts - Motion by Mr. Roger Nutt, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to approve contract Contract extensions until June 30, 2006 for: Jo Ann Garrison, Tom Cannon, Rockney Terry, Gene Hicks, Chuck Kautzer and Jerry Malone. The motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. David Lawson, to approve contract renewals until June 30, 2006 for: Dale Bohannon, Bill Almond and Tawnya Nail and approve contract renewal until June 30, 2005 for Deana Fink. The motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Mrs. Byrleen Terry, seconded by Mr. Roger Nutt, to extend contract of FEC Director, Steve Holland for one year until June 30, 2007. The motion carried unanimously.

Employment of Coordinators Contracts - Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Mr. Terry Douglas, to offer a two year twelve month contract (beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2006) to William "Rusty" Nail and Charles "Chuck" Vincent. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Comments:

Roger Nutt None
Danny Vickers None
Terry Douglas None
Byrleen Terry None
David Lawson None
Lowanda Washington None

Adjourned - President Washington adjourned the meeting at 8:34 P.M.

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