Marlin ISD

Action Report

Regular Scheduled Board Meeting - May 18, 1999

Consent Agenda: Motion by Mr. Arthur Douglas, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to move Item B (Consider and approve budget amendments) to follow Item D (Election of officers, seating of the Board for 1999-2000). The motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Mr. Arthur Douglas, seconded by Ms. Lowanda Washington, to approve the consent agenda. Voting for: Mr. Arthur Douglas, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mrs. Billie Jones, Ms. Elaine Truett, Ms. Rose Sedillo and Mr. Keith Alston. Mr. Carman Dingrando abstained from voting. The motion carried. Consent agenda items: agenda, minutes of the April 20 and May 6, 1999 meetings, bills from City Auto Parts and other bills.

Oath of Office: Janet Jones, Notary Public, administered the Oath of Office to elected Board members Arthur Douglas and Samuel Garcia. Steve Johnson, Notary Public, administered the Oath of Office to elected Board member Danny Vickers.

President Alston presented a plaque to Billie Jones and Elaine Truett, outgoing Board members, for their years of dedicated service on the Board.

Election of Officers for 1999-2000: Superintendent Thornell called for nomination for President. Ms. Rose Sedillo nominated Samuel Garcia. Mr. Carman Dingrando nominated Arthur Douglas. There were no other nominations. Superintendent Thornell called for a vote. Voting for Samuel Garcia: Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Samuel Garcia and Mr. Danny Vickers. Opposed: none. Voting for Mr. Arthur Douglas: Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Lowanda Washington and Mr. Keith Alston. Opposed: none. Therefore being a tie vote, Superintendent Thornell again called for a vote. Voting for Samuel Garcia: Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Samuel Garcia and Mr. Danny Vickers. Opposed: none. Voting for Arthur Douglas: Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Keith Alston and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Opposed: none. Mr. Arthur Douglas was elected as President.

Motion by Ms. Rose Sedillo to nominate Mr. Samuel Garcia as Vice -President. There being no other nominations, Mr. Garcia was elected Vice=President by acclamation.

Motion by Mr. Samuel Garcia to nominate Ms. Rose Sedillo as Secretary. There being no other nominations, Ms. Rose Sedillo was elected Secretary by acclamation.

Budget Amendments: Motion by Mr. Samuel Garcia, seconded by Mr. Keith Alston, to approve the amendments regarding bus insurance and heath insurance and not approve, at this time, the amendment to buy bus tires until the Board gets further information on the tires and the cost. The motion carried unanimously.

Bids for Middle School: Blair Williams with Baird Williams, Inc., presented each Board member a copy of the major bid items for the middle school project, the allowances and companion cost. He then briefed the Board. Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers to proceed on the excavation and schedule a meeting when the Board could meet with Mr. Williams on the other bid items. After a short discussion, Mr. Vickers withdrew his motion. Motion by Mr. Samuel Garcia, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to approve a contract of $5,663,262.00 for the middle school project with a flexibility to review documents and make changes as the Board sees fit. The motion carried unanimously.

Summer Food Contract Amendment with Sodexho Marriott: Motion by Ms. Rose Sedillo, seconded by Ms. Lowanda Washington, to approve the Summer Food Contract Amendment with Sodexho Marriott commencing June 1, 1999 and continuing through June 25, 1999. The motion carried unanimously.

Food Service Contract Amendment for 1999-2000: Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to approve the Food Service Contract Amendment with Sodexho Marriott for the 1999-2000 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Proposal for Property & Casualty Ins., Auto & Employee Ins.: Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Lowanda Washington, to accept the proposal of $85,563.00 from Brazos Insurance Services for Property & Casualty Ins., Auto and Employee Benefits Insurance. The motion carried unanimously.

Resolution-Extend Current Contract for School Depository: Motion by Mr. Keith Alston, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to approve the Resolution to extend current contract with Citizens State Bank, Marlin Branch for the school depository from September 1, 1999 through August 31, 2001. Voting for: Mr. Keith Alston, Ms. Rose Sedillo, Ms. Lowanda Washington, Mr. Carman Dingrando and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Voting against: Mr. Samuel Garcia and Mr. Danny Vickers. The motion carried.

Tax Resale Deeds: Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Mr. Samuel Garcia, to approve the Tax Resale Deeds as presented. The motion carried unanimously. The Tax Resale Deeds are as follows: Ashley A. Yezak offered $2,180.00 for 1.00 acre, more or less, out of the T.J. Chambers and A. de la Serda Survey and Lucille Williams offered $100.00 for Tract 1: Lot 4, Block 7 in Oltorf addition, North of Roosevelt Ave. about one mile South of the Courthouse and Tract 2: Lot 17, Block 6, L.E. Oltorf #2 Addition, City of Marlin.

Refund-Bankruptcy: Motion by Ms. Rose Sedillo, seconded by Mr. Keith Alston, to approve refund of $324.45 pertaining to Bankruptcy Case No. 93-60792. The motion carried unanimously.

Tax Collection Agreement with Falls County: Motion by Mr. Keith Alston, seconded by Mr. Carman Dingrando, to approve the Tax Collection Agreement with Falls County which states that the School District shall pay the County $8,998.00 for the tax year 1999 based on $1.00 per parcel on the current 1998 District tax levy. The motion carried unanimously.

Resolution-Calculate Effective Tax Rate: Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to approve the Resolution appointing Kate Vande Veegaete to calculate the effective tax rate for 1999 for Marlin ISD. The motion carried unanimously.

Results of Closed Session:

Grievance-Karen Evans: The Board reviewed the grievance of Karen Evans in closed session so as to determine its merit. Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to refer this grievance back to administration. The motion carried unanimously.

Grievance-Mr. & Mrs. Richard Young: The Board reviewed the grievance of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Young so as to determine its merit. Motion by Mr. Keith Alston to hear the grievance of Mr. & Mrs., Richard Young. The motion died for lack of a second. Motion by Mr. Samuel Garcia, seconded by Mr. Danny Vickers, to take no action. Voting for: Mr. Samuel Garcia, Mr. Danny Vickers, Mr. Arthur Douglas, Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Lowanda Washington and Ms. Rose Sedillo. Voting against: Mr. Keith Alston The motion carried.

Resolution-Settlement Agreement between Lynette Mays and Marlin ISD: Motion by Mr. Danny Vickers, seconded by Ms. Rose Sedillo, to approve the settlement agreement between Lynette Mays v. Marlin Independent School District as presented. Voting for: Mr. Danny Vickers, Ms. Rose Sedillo, Mr. Samuel Garcia, Mr. Carman Dingrando, Ms. Lowanda Washington and Mr. Arthur Douglas. Voting against: Mr. Keith Alston. The motion carried.

Personnel Employment: Motion by Ms. Rose Sedillo, seconded by Mr. Keith Alston, to employ the following for the 1999-2000 school year. Tracy Drews-4th grade; Toni English-4th grade; Leslee Falco-Sp. Ed. teacher, Elementary; April Wagner-5th grade; John Breck English-8th grade American History; Kenneth Damerson-Counselor, middle school; Deborah McKeen-English teacher, high school; Bruce Brignax-high school World History Geography/coach. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Resignations: Motion by Ms. Lowanda Washington, seconded by Mr. Samuel Garcia, to accept resignations from Tracy Johnson, Andrea Cardon, Jay Whitis, Mike Faulkner and David Blasingame. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Comments:

Lowanda Washington - Welcomed new Board members. Good Luck!

Rose Sedillo - Welcomed new Board members.

Danny Vickers - None

Carman Dingrando - Congratulated administration and staff on how they handled the bomb threats.

Samuel Garcia - Congratulated the VICA winners.

Keith Alston -Congratulated the VICA winners. Asked Superintendent Thornell if he could provide a report on legal fees spent in the past year. Also there needs to be or develop some policy or strengthen what we have regarding bomb threats, terrorism, etc. Superintendent Thornell said we have a procedure handbook which outlines what to do in these situations but there are some exceptions we need to look into.

Arthur Douglas - Wants to have cooperation of all Board members. This is an opportunity for this district to improve itself and it starts with the Board. The business of the school is highly important and the Board must do things that benefit the children.

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