BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL P.O. BOX C MILFORD, NE 68405 Monday, September 15, 2025 The meeting with start at 4:10pm or immediately following the Hearing to Set the Final Tax Request Sydnie Carraher: Present David Dickinson: Present Jessica Dunlap: Present Ned Pauley: Present Tony Roth: Present Dave Welsch: Present 1. Milford Public Schools Board of Education Information 1.1. Meeting was advertised 2. Opening Procedures 2.1. Call to Order, Roll Call 2.2. Excuse Absent Board Member(s) 2.3. Open Meeting Law - Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the meeting room 2.4. Changes to the Agenda 2.5. Welcome and Introduction of Visitors Brittany Volkmer 2.6. Community Input 3. Consent Agenda Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Ned Pauley and a second by Jessica Dunlap. Sydnie Carraher: Yea, David Dickinson: Yea, Jessica Dunlap: Yea, Ned Pauley: Yea, Tony Roth: Yea, Dave Welsch: Yea 3.1. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the Minutes of Previous Meeting 3.2. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action to Approve Payment of Claims 4. Reports 4.1. Review/Discuss Administrative Reports Elementary Principal: Mrs. Hartman thanked Brittany Volkmer for all her work with the WORDS PD; Janelle Kremer and Tiffany Reynolds with their work with K-Kids; Addison Mersmann and Kennedy Mogul with their work with student council; Keziah Bruns for her work with Eagle Singers; and Sandra Rowland with their notes of encouragement to K'Lena Schnack Secondary Principal: Dr. Mowinkel discussed Homecoming. He congratulated the students on all their accomplishments. He thanked Kirk Gunnerson, Shelly Mowinkel and the student council for all their work with Homecoming. He discussed current activities and upcoming activities. Superintendent: Dr. Kubicek discussed the CLSD (Comprehensive Literacy State Development) Reading Grant from NDE; the school improvement external visit; and the Clark & Enerson longrange planning discussion. He gave an update on the building and grounds projects. He pointed out upcoming training and future board meetings. 4.2. Review/Discuss Student Enrollment Report K-6: 390 7-8: 118 9-12: 268 K-12: 776 Down 1 student from last month. 4.3. Review/Discuss State Funding for Public Education 5. Board Commentary 6. Unfinished Business 7. New Business 7.1. Discuss, Consider, And Take All Necessary Action to Adopt Resolution Increasing the School District’s Base Growth Percentage Used to Determine the School District’s Property Tax Request Authority by Up to 6% Motion to adopt a resolution increasing the School District's base growth percentage used to determine the School District's Property Tax Request Authority by 6% Passed with a motion by David Dickinson and a second by Tony Roth. Sydnie Carraher: Yea, David Dickinson: Yea, Jessica Dunlap: Yea, Ned Pauley: Yea, Tony Roth: Yea, Dave Welsch: Yea 7.2. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the 2025-26 Proposed Budget Motion to approve the 2025-26 Budget as presented Passed with a motion by Jessica Dunlap and a second by Ned Pauley. Sydnie Carraher: Yea, David Dickinson: Yea, Jessica Dunlap: Yea, Ned Pauley: Yea, Tony Roth: Yea, Dave Welsch: Yea 7.3. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the 2025-26 Proposed Property Tax Request and the 2025-26 Property Tax Resolution Motion to approve the 2025-26 property tax request and Property Tax Resolution as presented Passed with a motion by Tony Roth and a second by David Dickinson. Sydnie Carraher: Yea, David Dickinson: Yea, Jessica Dunlap: Yea, Ned Pauley: Yea, Tony Roth: Yea, Dave Welsch: Yea 7.4. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the 2025 NASB Delegate Assembly Representative Motion to appoint board member Jessica Dunlap as 2025 NASB Delegate Assembly Representative Passed with a motion by Sydnie Carraher and a second by David Dickinson. Sydnie Carraher: Yea, David Dickinson: Yea, Jessica Dunlap: Yea, Ned Pauley: Yea, Tony Roth: Yea, Dave Welsch: Yea 7.5. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding the purchase of a 2027 school bus Motion to authorize the superintendent to purchase a 2027 school activity bus with an amount not to exceed $134,850 Passed with a motion by David Dickinson and a second by Sydnie Carraher. Sydnie Carraher: Yea, David Dickinson: Yea, Jessica Dunlap: Yea, Ned Pauley: Yea, Tony Roth: Yea, Dave Welsch: Yea 8. Executive Session 8.1. Executive Session (if requested) 9. Adjourn President Welsch adjourned the meeting at 4:55 p.m. September Expenditures: Payee Amount Quadient Leasing USA, Inc. $315.06 Amazon Capital Services $3,742.52 Armstrong, Gary L $16.00 Bishop Business $630.00 Bosn Service Company $4,340.00 CareerSafe $315.00 Carolina Biological Supply Company $10.00 Casey's $1,159.39 CENGAGE Learning Inc $614.25 Century Business Products $270.02 City Of Milford $2,645.05 Crouch's Farm & Hardware $30.68 Culligan $172.00 Dietze Music House $2,885.29 ECES Inc, DBA Campbell Cleaning $7,585.50 Educational Service Unit #6 $882.10 Educational Service Unit No. 4 $15,508.56 Educational Service Unit No. 5 $13,431.00 Egan Supply Co $8,490.00 Electronic Contracting Co $1,990.12 Farmers Cooperative $3,236.68 FNBO 0562 $4,209.45 FNBO 1327 $358.66 FNBO 5349 $40.08 FNBO 7046 $682.84 FNBO 9812 $445.99 Go Physical Therapy, LLC $835.90 Hartman, Cory L $21.36 HD Supply formerly Home Depot Pro $3,582.85 HometownLeasing $1,336.10 Hostetler, Krista R $51.80 Jan Meehl $977.10 John Henrys Plumbing Co $670.42 JW Pepper & Son Inc $190.68 KSB School Law, PC LLO $691.50 Lincoln Journal Star $285.45 Lytle, Lamoin E $40.00 Matheson Tri-Gas Inc $478.59 McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings, LLC $1,050.57 Menards - Lincoln North $58.93 Midwest Auto Parts Inc - Milford $164.01 Midwest Automotive Inc $295.00 Milford A/C & Appliance Inc $572.00 Milford Plumbing $10.25 National Art & School Supplies Inc $1,203.56 NE Association of School Boards $510.00 Nebraska Public Power Dist $13,326.12 Nebraska Safety Center $250.00 Occupational Health Centers of Nebraska $272.00 Oswald Electric $407.00 Potter Repair Inc $1,144.00 Quadient Finance USA, Inc $700.50 Rediger Automotive $659.00 Roger L. Wittrock $1,890.65 Roth, Randall R $16.00 Sams Club/GECRB $576.22 Savvas Learning Company LLC $399.60 Scholastic $137.50 School Specialty, LLC $1,497.25 Securly $1,350.00 Seward County Independent $75.91 Seward Family Medical Center $100.00 Staples $456.62 Summit Fire Protection $583.50 Tophatmonocle (US) Corp $480.00 University of Nebraska High School $500.00 Uribe Refuse Services $543.00 Voss Lighting $409.47 Voyager Sopris Learning $1,211.10 Walker Country Mowers LLC $299.80 Walmart $841.49 Wergin's Lawn Service $2,475.00 Windstream $1,193.81 WoodRiver Energy LLC $1,355.03 Zaner-Bloser Inc $64.35 Zegers, Calyn J $16.76 $120,263.99 September Payorll $783,450.17 Total September Expenditures $903,714.16 Building Fund $7,251.60 Depreciation Fund $121,818.92 Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund $110,748.60 Tammy Salyer Recording Secretary Mitch Kubicek Superintendent MT — October 08, 2025 ZNEZ
