Board of Education
Independent School
District 200
Hastings, Minnesota
An Organizational Meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 200,
Hastings, Minnesota, was held on Wednesday, January 3th, 2024 at the Hastings Middle School Media Center.
The meeting was called to order by the Acting School Board Chairperson Jessica Dressely at 6:00 PM.
After the Pledge of Allegiance, the new board members were seated, recited the Oath of Office, and attendance was taken.
The following board members were present: Mark Zuzek, Jenny Wiederholt-Pine, Melissa Millner, Matt Bruns, Philip Beirmaier, Carrie Tate and Jessica Dressely. Superintendent Champa was also present.
A motion was made to approve the meeting agenda. This motion was made by Mark Zuzek and seconded by Carrie Tate.
A motion to approve the minutes from the December 20th, 2023 Regular Board Meeting and the December 20th, 2023 Special Board Meeting was made by Carrie Tate and seconded by Mark Zuzek. Motion passed with 7 ayes, and 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
The next item of business was the election of officers to the School Board. The first office was the Chairperson of the Board.
1st Nominee: Mark Zuzek Nominated by: Mark Zuzek
2nd Nominee: Carrie Tate Nominated by: Philip Biermaier
With no further nominations the vote was as follows:
Voting for Mark Zuzek: 2 - Mark Zuzek and Matt Bruns
Voting for Carrie Tate: 5 - Carrie Tate, Jessica Dressely, Melissa Millner, Jenny Weiderholt-Pine, and Philip Beirmaier
Having received the majority of the votes, Carrie Tate was named as the Chairperson for the School Board of Independent School District No. 200 for 2024.
The next position open for election was the position of Vice-Chairperson of the Board.
1st Nominee: Jessica Dressely Nominated by: Melissa Millner
2nd Nominee: Mark Zuzek Nominated by: Matt Bruns
With no further nominations the vote was as follows:
Voting for Jessica Dressely: 5 - Carrie Tate, Jessica Dressely, Melissa Millner, Jenny Weiderholt-Pine, and Philip Beirmaier
Voting for Mark Zuzek: 2 - Mark Zuzek and Matt Bruns
Having received the majority of the votes, Jessica Dressely was named as the Vice-Chairperson for the School Board of Independent School District No. 200 for 2024.
The next position open for election was the position of Clerk.
1st Nominee: Melissa Millner Nominated by: Jessica Dressely
With no further nominations the vote was as follows:
Voting for Melissa Millner: 7 - Mark Zuzek, Jenny Wiederholt-Pine, Melissa Millner, Matt Bruns, Philip Beirmaier, Jessica Dressely and Carrie Tate
Having received the majority of the votes, Melissa Millner was named as the Clerk for the School Board of Independent School District No. 200 for 2024.
The next position open for election was the position of Treasurer.
1st Nominee: Mark Zuzek Nominated by: Jessica Dressely
With no further nominations the vote was as follows:
Voting for Mark Zuzek: 7 - Mark Zuzek, Jenny Wiederholt-Pine, Melissa Millner, Matt Bruns, Philip Beirmaier, Jessica Dressely and Carrie Tate
Having received the majority of the votes, Mark Zuzek was named as the Treasurer for the
School Board of Independent School District No. 200 for 2024.
Chairperson Carrie Tate took a moment to recognize those members of the public who were attending the meeting in person as well as virtually.
The Board moved to items for discussion beginning with a discussion regarding the standing board committees and assignments. There was a brief discussion regarding school board meetings and inclimate weather. A motion was made by Mark Zuzek that if a meeting needed to be cancelled, it would be immediately rescheduled for the next day. The motion was seconded by Jessica Dressely. After some discussion, a motion was made by Mark Zuzek to have the board meeting inclimate weather action item moved to later in the meeting and was seconded by Jessica Dressely. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion to adopt the 2024 School Board calendar as presented was made by Matt Bruns and seconded by Philip Biermaier. An amendment was made by Jessica Dressely to move work sessions to Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays and approve a revised board calendar. The amendment was seconded by Melissa Millner. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made to establish the Hastings Journal as the official district publication by Matt Bruns. The motion was seconded by Jenny Wiederholt-Pine. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Jessica Dressely to authorize the Superintendent or official designee to perform the official responsibilities of the clerk and treasurer. This motion was seconded by Mark Zuzek. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Jessica Dressely to establish the 2024 board member compensation as follows: Board Chair $ 4,750.00/year and Board Directors $4,250.00/year. This motion was seconded by Mark Zuzek. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Matt Bruns to approve the official district depositories as indicated:
Merchants Bank
General Receipts
Vermillion State Bank, Hastings/Vermillion
Activity accounts
Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund/PFM Asset Management
Payroll & finance accounts, Section 125 flex account
MidAmerica
Community Ed. Employee Benefit Trust
State Board of Investment OPEB PERA Plan
US Bank
QSCB Escrow Account
This motion was seconded by Melissa Millner. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried
unanimously.
A motion was made by Philip Biermaier to designate the Superintendent, Director of Finance, and their official designees to make electronic fund transfers. This motion was seconded by Mark Zuzek. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Jessica Dressely to delegate authority to the Superintendent and the
Director of Finance to sign contracts and enter into agreements in accordance with the law. This motion was seconded by Matt Bruns. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Melissa Millner to authorize the delegation of authority to the Superintendent and the Director of Finance to enter into Joint Powers Purchasing Agreements. This motion was seconded by Mark Zuzek. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Mark Zuzek to designate the Superintendent to act as the Identified Official with Authority (IOwA) and the Director of technology to act as the IOwA to add and remove names only for Hastings Public School District 0200-01. This motion was seconded by Jessica Dressely. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Matt Bruns to designate the law firms as the district’s legal counsel:
- Ratwik, Roszak, & Maloney, P.A.
- Kennedy & Graven, P.A.
- Squires, & Waldspurger, & Mace, P.A.
This motion was seconded by Jenny Wiederholt-Pine. A friendly amendment was made by Jessica Dressely to establish Kennedy & Graven, P.A. as general counsel. Matt Bruns accepted the friendly amendment. The vote for the friendly amendment was: 7 ayes, 0 nayes, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Jessica Dressely to establish the following auditors for the district:
Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A.. This motion was seconded by Philip
Biermaier. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion to approve facsimile signatures from the Board Chair, Board Treasurer, and Board Clerk on school district checks was made by Mark Zuzek and seconded by Melissa Millner. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Jessica Dressely to establish the following standing committees:
● Facilities
● Finance
● Policy
● Student School Board Member
● Community Collaboration
This motion was seconded by Mark Zuzek. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously. Discussion took place establishing details about these standing committees.
A motion was made by Jessica Dressely to approve the time place and manner as follows:
● Public comment will take place at all Regular Board Meetings, after the recognition of visitors, and will be live streamed and recorded pending feedback from HCTV and feedback from legal counsel
This motion was seconded by Philip Biermaier. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried
unanimously.
A motion to designate Mark Zuzek as the Board liason with ISD 917 was made by Melissa
Millner and seconded by Jenny Wiederholt-Pine. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made to designate Jenny Wiederholt-Pine as the Board representative with the Minnesota State High School League by Mark Zuzek and seconded by Matt Bruns. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made to appoint Matt Bruns as the Board liason with AMSD. This motion was
made by Melissa Millner and seconded by Philip Biermaier. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays,
motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made to appoint Jessica Dressely as the Brightworks liason by Mark Zuzek and seconded by Melissa Millner. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made to approve the 2024 Combined polling Places Resolution and to waive the reading. This motion was made by Jessica Dressely and seconded by Jenny Wiederholt-Pine.
Those in favor were: Matt Bruns, Philip Biermaier, Jenny Wiederholt-Pine, Mark Zuzek, Jessica Dressely, Melissa Millner, and Carrie Tate. Those opposed: None. Motion carried unanimously.
With no further business to discuss, a motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Melissa Millner and seconded by Philip Biermaier. The vote was: 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried
unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 PM.
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