July 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM - USD 393 Regular Monthly Meeting

1.  Clerk-Kelsey Hitchcock
2.  Deputy Clerk- Dean Ann Zsamba and Jennifer Wiese
3. Treasurer- Jennifer Wiese 
4.  Records Custodian- Kelsey Hitchcock
5.  Federal Program Director-Justin Coup
6.  KPERS Agent- Kelsey Hitchock& Jennifer Wiese
7. Food Service Determining Officer- Liz Krause
8. District Hearing Officer- KASB Attorney
9.  Health Insurance Contact- Kelsey Hitchcock
10. Compulsory Attendance Officers-  Liz Krause, Amber Fouard 11. Homeless Coordinator- Tina Jacquart- PK-12 Counselor
12. Freedom of Information Officer- Justin Coup
13.  Compliance Coordinator Title VI, VII, IX, Section 504- Justin Coup
15.  Title I Director- Justin Coup
16.  Activity Account Administrators- Liz Krause, Amber Fouard
17.  District Wellness Coordinator- Julia Hess
18. Attorney of Record- KASB  
 

c.  APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING THE PRINCIPALS TO OVERSEE ALL GATE RECEIPTS AND OTHER FUNDS WHICH ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE ACTIVITY FUND  
              1.  Resolutions as per K.S.A. 72-8208a

d.  RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING PETTY CASH FUNDS   
              1.  In accordance with K.S.A. 72-8208, the Board may authorize Petty Cash Funds to be used for making expenditures for school district purchases in emergencies.  Unified School District Office $1500.00  

e. DESIGNATION OF THE ABILENE REFLECTOR CHRONICLE AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR DISTRICT LEGAL PUBLICATIONS  (per K.S.A. 64-101 et. seq.)

F.   DESIGNATION OF MINIMUM HOURS FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR  a. As per K.S.A. 72-1106, I recommend designating the 1,116-hour system as opposed to the 180-day school year to provide us flexibility.  

G. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS BEFORE BOARD MEETINGS  a. K.S.A. 12-105b makes it legal to pay bills before a board meeting if there is a penalty for late payment or a discount for early payment. This is mainly for utility bills and the like. See the resolution for full detail.  

H. DESIGNATE THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR ALL DISTRICT FUNDS  a. In accordance with K.S.A. 9-1401, designate Solomon State Bank as the depository for district funds.  

I. RESOLUTION TO RESCIND ALL BOARD ACTIONS DURING 2024-2025 WHICH DID NOT BECOME WRITTEN BOARD POLICY AND APPROVE ALL CURRENT WRITTEN POLICIES FOR 2025-26 a. This is the same action you have taken in the past to protect the school district in cases when patrons claim past actions are “policy.” KASB recommends this action.

J. ESTABLISH MILEAGE RATE TO CORRESPOND WITH FEDERAL  

K. RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A HOME RULE  
        1. Authorizes you to exercise home rule as is allowed by Kansas’s law. The definition of home rule is “Home rule involves the authority of a local government to prevent state government intervention with its operations. The extent of its power, however, is subject to limitations prescribed by state e constitutions and statutes.” Or another way to think of it….  “When a municipality or other political subdivision has the power to decide for itself whether to follow a particular course of action without receiving specific approval from state officials, it acts pursuant to such powers.”  

L. RESOLUTION TO WAIVE GENERAL ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AS RECOMMENDED BY THE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION a. K.S.A. 75-120a(c) (1) requires boards to adopt a resolution annually to be exempt from general Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Districts do not operate this way for the most part.  

M. SET PRICE FOR COPIES  a. To establish the cost of copies at $0.25/copy for persons requesting copies from the district.  

N. SET SUBSTITUTE TEACHER PAY  

1. Approve Substitute pay at $130 full day and $65 for half day plus a lunch. 
2. Approve Long Term Sub rate at $175 per day after 10 consecutive days of work
 

O.  GIFTS AND GRANTS:

1.  Donations to Solomon FFA Project Gold Star totaling $1250

P.  SALVAGE

1.  Old computer equipment
2.  Old desks from high school
3.  Old teacher desks from high school
 

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

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