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Milan Area Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Auditor reports unmodified opinion and no findings on Milan Area Schools' 2026 audit 8:39

  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to approve a resolution to levy summer 2027 taxes. 8:12
  • An auditor presented the district's 2026 financial audit as a first reading, and the board was told it would vote to accept or not accept the audit at its next meeting. 8:15
  • The auditor said the firm gave an unmodified opinion on the district's June 30th, 2026 financial statements and did not note any findings. 10:27
  • The superintendent asked the board to consider holding a special meeting, possibly on November 2nd, to hear a presentation from Performance Services Incorporated on capital projects. 52:32
Item by item (10)
  1. Call to order and pledge 0:17
    • The meeting was called to order at 7:11 PM with all board members present and a quorum established. 0:17
  2. School administrators recognition resolution 0:53
    • A resolution was read recognizing October as School Administrators Month and thanking the district's administrators. 0:53
    • A speaker noted that administrators had all attended the parade. 3:41
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 4:04
  3. Public comment and meeting minutes 4:07
    • No one addressed the board during the first public comment period. 4:07
    • The board considered the minutes of the September 30th, 2026 regular meeting and its closed session. 5:02
    • Both motions to approve the minutes carried 7⁠-⁠0. 5:31
  4. Bills and reimbursement of expenses 6:12
    • A speaker said the check register and P-card charges had been reviewed and raised no questions or concerns. 6:35
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 7:14
  5. Summer tax levy resolution 7:16
    • A speaker described the item as an annual resolution required for the district to collect summer tax revenue. 7:41
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 8:14
  6. 2026 financial audit presentation 8:15
    • The auditor said the district added $865,000 to fund balance and that total fund balance rose from about 10.5% to about 13% of expenditures. 24:41
    • A board member asked whether the sinking fund and a new ISD millage were reflected in rising local revenue, and the auditor cited the sinking fund millage, property tax values and ISD reimbursements. 34:05
  7. Public comment and assistant superintendent report 47:11
    • No one offered public comment during the second period. ~47:11
    • The assistant superintendent said it was Safety Week at Paddock and PECC and that the first DESSA window of the year was underway. 47:42
    • The assistant superintendent said students would take part in a farmer's market with FFA and food service and that there would be no school Monday because of professional development. 48:55
  8. Superintendent report 50:07
    • The superintendent thanked building principals and volunteers for the Fall on the Farm event. 50:07
    • The superintendent said Performance Services Incorporated visited buildings to prepare an action plan, with HVAC as the top need, and asked the board to consider a special meeting possibly on November 2nd. 50:07
  9. Board member comments 53:29
    • Board members thanked administrators and the district's finance staff for the audit work. 58:56
    • A board member reported the Communications Committee discussed website fixes and possible community locations for Big Red Board Chats. 1:02:00
    • The presiding officer asked board members to review board policies 5405 through 5418 and said a special meeting was planned for November 2nd at 7:00 PM. 1:15:58
  10. Closed session on negotiation strategies 1:15:58
    • The board considered a motion to enter closed session under Section 8 of the Michigan Open Meetings Act for negotiation strategies. 1:17:47
    • The board entered closed session at 8:30 PM, returned at 9:39 PM and adjourned at 9:40 PM. 1:18:21
    • The motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 1:18:19

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Video: posted by the district as “Milan Area Schools Board of Education Meeting October 7th, 2026”