September 7, 2020 at 8:00 PM - Annual Budget Hearing, Tax Request Hearing & Regular September Meeting

Motion to approve the current month's board meeting agenda as presented passed with a motion by and a second by James Haussermann.

Motion to approve consent agenda passed with a motion by and a second by Windy Ingram.

Motion to approve Invoice from Shad's Auto, Inc. in the Amount of $619.25 passed with a motion by Scott Herrick and a second by Barb Overleese.

2020/2021 TAX REQUEST RESOLUTION FOR FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT (31-0506) WHEREAS, public was given at least five days in advance of a Special Public Hearing called for the purpose of discussing and approving or modifying the District's Tax Requests for the 2020/2021 school fiscal year for the General Fund, Bond Fund, Special Building Fund, and Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund of Franklin County School District 31-0506; and, WHEREAS, such Special Public Hearing was held before the Board of Education (hereinafter "the Board") of Franklin County School District 31-0506 (hereinafter "the District") at the time, date, and place announced in the notice published in a newspaper of general circulation, a copy of which notice and proof of publication of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, all as required by law; and, WHEREAS, the Board provided an opportunity to receive comment, information and evidence from persons in attendance at such Special Hearing; and, WHEREAS, the total assessed value of the property differs from last year's total assessed value by -2%; the tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property would be $0.998984 per $100 of assessed value; the Franklin Public Schools proposes to adopt a property tax requests that will cause its tax rate to be $0.9913883 per $100 of assessed value. WHEREAS, based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Franklin Public Schools will exceed last year's by 3 percent. WHEREAS, the Board, after having reviewed the District's Tax Requests for each said fund, and after public consideration of the matter, has determined that the Final Tax Requests as listed below are necessary in order to carry out the functions of the District, as determined by the Board for the 2020/2021 school fiscal year. NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that (1) the Tax Request for the General Fund should be, and hereby is set at $4,259,891.25; (2) the Tax Request for the Special Building Fund should be, and hereby is set at $141,414.00 It is so moved by Barb Overleese and seconded by Mike Bartels this 7th day of September, 2020. Roll Call vote as follows: Scott Herrick YES Mike Bartels YES Barb Overleese YES James Haussermann YES Raquel Felzien Absent Windy Ingram YES The undersigned herewith certifies, as Secretary of the Board of Education of Franklin County School District 31-0506, that the above Resolution was duly adopted by a majority of said Board at a duly constituted public meeting of said Board. Barb Overleese, Secretary passed with a motion by Barb Overleese.

Motion to Transfer $20,000 to School Nutrition Fund passed with a motion by Windy Ingram and a second by James Haussermann.