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| BOARD OF EDUCATION Minutes for Special Meeting - Open Session June 22, 2006 |
Doyle Administration Building 545 West Dayton Street Madison, Wisconsin |
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Special Meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Johnny Winston, Jr. at 5:01 p.m. in Room 103
MEMBERS PRESENT: Carol Carstensen, Lawrie Kobza, Lucy Mathiak, Ruth Robarts, Arlene Silveira, Shwaw Vang, Johnny Winston, Jr.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Freddi Adelson, Jennie Allen, Linda Allen, Gabrielle Banick, John Burkholder, Mark Evans, Elizabeth Fritz, Mary Gulbrandsen, Deborah Hoffman, Mary Hyde, Linda Kailin, Frank Kelly, Cathy McMillan, Marianne Moss, Bob Nadler, Anne Nolan, Julie Palkowski, Roger Price, Art Rainwater, Gowri Sriskandarajah, Linda Sweeney, Lisa Wachtel, Gary Zehrbach, Barbara Lehman-Recording Secretary, and other members of the Administration
1. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Carol Carstensen and seconded by Lawrie Kobza to approve the minutes of the Special meetings dated June 2, June 12, and June 19, 2006 as distributed. Motion unanimously carried.
2. Announcements
There were no announcements.
3. Architectural Engineering Services - New Elementary School
(Packets included the Scope of Services letter from Plunkett Raysich (6/15/06); a chart of individual rankings; references for architect selection (6/20/06); a PowerPoint presentation from Plunkett Raysich about their organization; and a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed school. Copies are attached to the original of these minutes.)
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Shwaw Vang that Plunkett Raysich Architects be awarded the contract for design services for a proposed new elementary school, with a total score of 473 with funding from the November 2006 Referendum.
Carol Carstensen made a substitute motion, seconded by Ruth Robarts, to award the contract to Zimmerman Design Group. The substitute motion carried unanimously.
4. Architectural Engineering Fees - New Elementary School
The Superintendent noted that they did not have a firm estimate from Zimmerman Design Group and suggested changing the language to state that $69,000 was an estimate so that the administration could move forward. The administration will come back with a change order if the $69,000 is exceeded.
It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Ruth Robarts that the Board of Education authorize the expenditure of $69,000 to Zimmerman Design Group for pre-referendum planning for the new elementary school with funding from the 2006-07 General Operating Budget. Motion unanimously carried.
(Packets included a chart showing premium options/savings options/salary and total package options for Item 5 of the agenda. A copy is attached to the original of these minutes.)
5. It was moved by Lawrie Kobza and seconded by Ruth Robarts that the Board approve a one-year total package increase of 3.98% for salary and benefits for Administrators for 2006-07 with a base salary increase of 2.18% and that the district investigate whether the same level of health insurance benefits can be provided to Administrators for 2006-07 at a lower cost which would result in cost savings being passed on to both Administrators and the District, and that if Administrators can be provided with such same level health insurance benefits at a lower cost, which would result in cost savings, that the Board reserves the right to make the necessary changes to realize the cost savings with an implementation date for such changes being October 2006.
Discussion: Clarified that this would affect the base of the 2007-08 salaries. Looking at options with Dean, Physicians Plus, and GHC. Benefits would be basically the same and all three have nationwide PPO or Point of Service so retirees and those with children in college can have access. Employees would have a choice among those three. The district is receiving costing for this now.
Ruth Robarts made an amendment to the motion, accepted as friendly by mover, to restate the motion as follows: "...that the Board reserves the right to make the necessary health insurance changes to realize the cost savings...."
Discussion: Confirmed that no changes would be made until after October 1. The Board expressed their appreciation to the administrators for the work they do and for their leadership on this issue. Administrators were not being targeted; this will be a district-wide question over the next year.
Ms. Robarts asked, as chair of the Human Resources Committee, to hear from the Administrators about what the most important part of same level of health insurance means to them. Ms. Silveira, as chair of the Communications Committee, would be working to get the District's message to the public about the strong work of the Administrators and other issues.
Motion, as amended, carried unanimously.
6. Other Business
There was no other business.
7. Adjournment
It was moved by Ruth Robarts and seconded by Lucy Mathiak to adjourn the meeting at 5:25 p.m. Motion unanimously carried.
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