September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Learning Community Coordinating Council
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1. Opening the Meeting:
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1.a. Call to order: The regular meeting of the Learning Community Coordinating Council is called to order on __________, at ___ p.m.
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1.b. Council Mission Statement: Together with school districts and community organizations as partners, we demonstrate, share, and implement more effective practices to measurably improve educational outcomes for children and families in poverty.
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1.c. Public Notice and Compliance Nebraska Open Meetings Law: Public Notice was published in The Daily Record on September 12, 2025 and on the Learning Community Website.
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1.d. Council Roll Call:
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1.e. Pledge of Allegiance: Please stand and face the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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2. Public Comment: Are there any public comments?
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3. Good News Report!
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4. Reports:
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4.a. Chair Report:
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4.b. CEO Report
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4.c. Treasurer Report:
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4.d. Legal Counsel:
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4.e. Foundation:
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5. Consent Agenda:
Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. |
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5.a. Minutes of the 08-21-2025 meeting of the Council.
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5.b. Treasurer’s Report – September 2025
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5.c. Insurance Proposal 2025-2026
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6. Subcommittee Reports:
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6.a. Elementary, Learning, and Diversity (ELD) subcommittee:
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6.b. Budget, Finance & Audit Subcommittee:
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6.c. Legislative and Policy subcommittee:
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6.d. Administration and Personnel subcommittee:
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7. Programming Update:
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7.a. Center Updates
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8. New Business:
Motion to approve the General Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $470,000 calling for a total property tax requirement of $0 and to recommend the same to the full Council at the next Learning Community Coordinating Council meeting. Motion to approve the Capital Projects Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $874,000 calling for a property tax requirement of $1,281,324 plus a 1% County Treasurer Collection Fee of $12,943 for a total property tax requirement of $1,294,266. Motion to approve the Elementary Learning Center Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $1,021,993 calling for a property tax requirement of $12,891,773 plus a 1% County Treasurer Collection Fee of $130,220 for a total property tax requirement of $13,021,993 and to recommend the same to the full Council at the next Learning Community Coordinating Council meeting. Motion to approve the Research & Evaluation Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $762,542 calling for a total property tax requirement of $0. Motion: To approve the Action Items as presented. First: ____ Second: ___ Discussion: Moved to vote: Yes ____ No _____ Abstain_____ Motion: passed____ failed _____ Action Item: 2026 Tax Year Levy Resolutions Motion to adopt of the following resolutions. WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statute § 77-1601.02 provides that the Coordinating Council, as the governing body of the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties (the “Learning Community”), passes by majority vote a resolution setting the Learning Community’s tax requests for its Capital Projects Levy and Elementary Learning Center Levy after holding a public hearing for the purpose of discussing and approving or modifying the Learning Community’s tax requests for the 2025-2026 fiscal year; WHEREAS, such special public hearing was held on September 18, 2025 as required by law to receive and consider public comments regarding the proposed property tax requests of the Learning Community’s Capital Projects Levy and Elementary Learning Center Levy, notice of the special public hearing having been given in accordance with Nebraska Revised Statute § 77-1601.02; WHEREAS, the total assessed value of the property differs from the previous year’s total assessed value by 6.56%; the tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as the previous year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property would be $0.014586345 per $100 of assessed value; the Learning Community proposes to adopt a property tax requests that will cause its tax rate to be $0.013688323 per $100 of assessed value for the 2025-2026 fiscal year; WHEREAS, based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Learning Community will increase last year’s budget by 4.58% percent; and WHEREAS, the Coordinating Council, after having reviewed the Learning Community’s tax requests for each said levy, and after public consideration of the matter, has determined that the tax requests as listed below are necessary in order to carry out the functions of the Learning Community, as determined by the Coordinating Council for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Motion: To approve the Action Items as presented. First: ____ Second: ___ Discussion: Moved to vote: Yes ____ No _____ Abstain_____ Motion: passed____ failed _____ |
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9. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at: _________
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10. Next Meeting - – October 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. – Learning Community Center of North Omaha, 1612 North 24th Street, Omaha, NE 68110
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