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Amboy Community Unit School District 272 Board of Education met September 26

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Amboy Community Unit School District 272 Board of Education met Sept. 26.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

President Jones called the Finance/Building & Grounds Meeting of the Board of Education to order at 7:00 p.m. All board members were present except Schnaiter. Also present were Joshua Nichols, Yvonne Vicks, Brandon Little Michele James, Joe Haka, Bill Burke, Carl Grossman, Randall Singleton, Mary Jo Zinke, Janet Crownhart, Andrew Full, and Joyce Schamberger.

The floor was opened to comments or questions from the audience. CTS presented an update on the building project expenses and offered several value engineering options. A question and answer session with the board and audience members covered the project timeline, budget, bid process and other details associated with the building project.

A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by White to adopt the resolution for setting a public hearing on October 22, 2019, 7:00 p.m., at Central School to discuss interfund transfers, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

A motion was made by Payne and seconded by Leffelman to table the acceptance of bids from Servco, DuKane and S. G. Krauss. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

At 7:43 p.m., a motion was made by Payne and seconded by Stenzel to go into Executive Session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body; and setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

At 8:34 p.m., a motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Payne to return to Open Session. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Stenzel to accept the bid from Servco for kitchen equipment for the junior high/high school addition, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

A motion was made by Payne and seconded by Stenzel to accept the bid from DuKane for precast for the junior high/high school addition, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

A motion was made by Stenzel and seconded by Leffelman to accept the bid from S. G. Krauss for steel for the junior high/high school addition, as presented. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

Superintendent Nichols clarified the board voted on three bids and not all 17 because these three are critical to begin the building project. CTS is still reviewing the other bids and will present these at the October 15, 2019 Finance/Building & Grounds meeting.

A motion was made by Leffelman and seconded by Payne to approve the employment of Karen Smith as Custodian at the Junior High, effective September 16, 2019. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

A motion was made by Payne and seconded by Leffelman to approve the employment of Wayne Smith as Custodian at Central School, effective September 23, 2019. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

A motion was made by Stenzel and seconded by Payne to accept the resignation of Alicia Murphy as Head Volleyball Coach at the High School. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

A motion was made by Payne and seconded by Leffelman to adjourn the meeting at 8:38 p.m. Motion carried unanimously upon roll call.

https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?mk=50349687&fn=minutes.pdf

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