Board of Education Special Board Meeting March 27, 2024 Board Members Amy Jo Rowse - President Coby Welke - Vice President Michael Hammerlun - Vice President-Elect Barton Becker - Member Monica Huber - Member Aaron Troester - Member Board Secretary Kathleen Marvin Administrators Michael Rotherham - Superintendent William Wragge - HS Principal Jim York - Elementary Principal Jill Brodersen - Assistant Principal Nathan Larsen - Activities Director DeAnna Clifton - SPED Dir. Board Treasurer Carol Hammerlun __________ • Attendance Taken at 7:35 PM. Barton Becker: Present; Michael Hammerlun: Present; Monica Huber: Present; Amy Rowse: Present; Aaron Troester: Present; Coby Welke: Present • Posted Locations: • Holt County Independent (print & website) • KBRX Radio • O'Neill Post Office • O'Neill Public Schools Administrative Office • O'Neill Jr-Sr High School • O'Neill Elementary School • O'Neill Public Schools Website Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2024 • Call to Order The special board meeting of the O'Neill Public School Board of Education was called to order by President Amy Jo Rowse at 7:35 pm, on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Administrative Offices at 635 N 4th Street, O'Neill, Nebraska. • Roll Call Administrators Jill Brodersen, DeAnna Clifton, Nathan Larsen, Mike Rotherham, Will Wragge, and Jim York were present. • Excused/Unexcused Board Members • Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. • Approve Meeting Agenda A motion to approve the meeting agenda, passed with a motion by Michael Hammerlun and a second by Coby Welke. Michael Hammerlun: Yea, Monica Huber: Yea, Amy Rowse: Yea, Aaron Troester: Yea, Coby Welke: Yea, Barton Becker: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 • Reception of Visitors Visitors were welcomed and informed that this meeting was in compliance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act which is posted on the south wall of the board room. • Oral and Written Communications Communications received, either written or oral, were reviewed. • Business • Real Estate Opportunity A motion to go into closed session to discuss a real estate opportunity for the protection of the public interest passed with a motion by Barton Becker and a second by Aaron Troester. Monica Huber: Yea, Amy Rowse: Nay, Aaron Troester: Yea, Coby Welke: Yea, Barton Becker: Yea, Michael Hammerlun: Yea Yea: 5, Nay: 1 Entered closed session at 7:38 pm. Exited closed session at 7:56 pm. No action was taken. • Administrator's Salaries A motion to go into closed session to discuss administrator salaries to prevent needless injury to the reputation of an individual passed with a motion by Barton Becker and a second by Monica Huber. Amy Rowse: Yea, Aaron Troester: Yea, Coby Welke: Yea, Barton Becker: Yea, Michael Hammerlun: Yea, Monica Huber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 Entered closed session at 7:58 pm. Exited closed session at 8:07 pm. A motion to increase the administrator's salaries by 5% passed with a motion by Michael Hammerlun and a second by Coby Welke. Aaron Troester: Yea, Coby Welke: Yea, Barton Becker: Yea, Michael Hammerlun: Yea, Monica Huber: Yea, Amy Rowse: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 • Non-Teaching Staff Salaries A motion to go into closed session to discuss non-teaching staff salaries to include speech pathologists, the school psychologist, and the technology coordinator to prevent needless injury to the reputation of an individual passed with a motion by Michael Hammerlun and a second by Monica Huber. Coby Welke: Yea, Barton Becker: Yea, Michael Hammerlun: Yea, Monica Huber: Yea, Amy Rowse: Yea, Aaron Troester: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 Entered closed session at 8:10 pm. Exited closed session at 8:24 pm. A motion to increase the non-teaching staff salaries by 5% passed with a motion by Coby Welke and a second by Aaron Troester. Barton Becker: Yea, Michael Hammerlun: Yea, Monica Huber: Yea, Amy Rowse: Yea, Aaron Troester: Yea, Coby Welke: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 • Adjournment A motion to adjourn at 8:27 pm passed with a motion by Michael Hammerlun and a second by Barton Becker. Michael Hammerlun: Yea, Monica Huber: Yea, Amy Rowse: Yea, Aaron Troester: Yea, Coby Welke: Yea, Barton Becker: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 Kathleen Marvin School Board Secretary Holt Co. Dist. #7 Published April 4, 2024 14 ZNEZ (0) COMMENTSWelcome to the discussion.
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