Marion Community Schools board meeting, Sep 22, 2026
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Marion school board approves lease amendment and appropriation resolutions 25:58
- A district staff member presented proposed 2026 and 2027 bond issues with a maximum borrowing amount of $6,865,000 each during a public hearing. 3:13
- The board approved the 2026 and 2027 lease amendment and additional appropriations resolutions in one motion, with Gabe Delgado recusing from the vote. 25:58
- The board also approved a revision of its board policy on computer network and internet acceptable use and safety. 28:07
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Item by item (10)
- Opening and consent agenda 0:41
- Public hearing on proposed bonds 2:52
- A district staff member said the estimated interest expense was $2,512,819 for the 2026 issue and $2,558,542 for the 2027 issue, with an estimated tax rate increase of 0.0291. 3:13
- Asked about the interest cost, the staff member said the figures were estimated at 5% and the $2.5 million would be a worst case. 7:41
- One board member said the legislature will not finance the district at what it needs to run its schools. 9:51
- Public hearing on budget and plans 11:52
- A district staff member said the estimated school operating max levy was $10,050,419 and the district was advertising $30 million in the education fund. 12:45
- The staff member said the bus replacement plan calls for replacing 3 buses per year and the debt service additional appropriation was $485,540. 16:28
- Asked about joint bus purchasing with other districts, a staff member said the district does not partner with other schools but gets a discount by purchasing through the Education Service Centers. 18:14
- Bond lease and appropriation resolutions 21:12
- A staff member said bonds sold today would carry an interest rate around 4% and the '26 bond issue could be sold around the beginning of November. 22:16
- One board member asked whether the 30-day notice period should be changed to fewer days, saying few people get the newspaper. 24:19
- Gabe Delgado recused from the vote to avoid any potential conflict of interest related to employment. 26:40
- The motion to approve resolutions 26-236 through 26-239 carried. 25:58
- Debt service additional appropriation 26:53
- A staff member said the resolution would give the district authority to spend money already in the fund to cover what was not advertised for the 2025 bond repayment. 27:05
- Acceptable use policy revision 28:07
- A staff member said the updates to the computer network and internet acceptable use policy were recommended through ISBA because the policy had not been updated in a few years. 28:22
- Annual school safety plans 29:21
- The board was asked to certify that the annual review of building safety plans had been conducted and to approve the current plans. 29:21
- Extracurricular bank account transfer 30:12
- The district asked to move the ECA bank accounts for McCullough, Justice, Riverview and Grant Regional Career Center to Horizon Bank as of January 1st, 2027, citing more competitive interest rates. 30:12
- Severe weather closures and waiver 31:03
- A staff member said one school closed due to flooding and Riverview closed due to a power outage after storms on August 12th, and the district was granted a waiver request so the 2 schools do not have to make the day up. 31:17
- The staff member said the district requested a waiver for those 2 days and the request was granted, so the schools do not have to make the day up. 31:17
- Reports and board comments 33:40
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Video: posted by the district as “MCS Regular Board Meeting - September 22, 2026”