[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum]
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OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. ON TUESDAY, JUNE THE 13TH, FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE FINANCE FINANCE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
IT IS 3:00 AND WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED.
I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A QUORUM SO WE CAN BEGIN THE MEETING.
ITEM TWO ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE TO ASK FOR SPEAKERS ON A PUBLIC FORUM.
MECHELLE, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS PRESENT? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS FOR TODAY, SO THANK YOU.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE.
[III. Superintendent's Message]
WE ALL ARE READY FOR THIS.JUST AS A REMINDER, WE'RE NOW FULL SWING.
IN JUNE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ON A FOUR DAY WORKWEEK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE BOARD MEETING SET FOR LATE JULY, SO IT WILL BE THIS COMMITTEE MEETING, THEN IN TWO WEEKS WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING FOR THE YEAR, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
WE HAVE A PRETTY NICE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET INTO THIS AND ENROLL.
OUR BOOK IS A THICK ONE AT 250 PAGES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO.
[IV.A. Discuss Public Meetings]
THE FIRST ITEM WE'LL GET TO IS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR A DISCUSS PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING [INAUDIBLE] MAP IS ON HERE, THE INSTRUCTIONS WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM A1 CONDUCT PUBLIC MEETING ON THE CRRSA ESSER TWO AND ARP ESSER THREE GRANT PROGRAMS, AND WE'VE GOT AN UPDATE TODAY FROM KIMBERLY CADDELL AND MISS BRANDY MAYO.YOU GOT THE FLOOR. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER.
IN THE IN THIS ROOM, THE HARRIS HILL ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING ANNEX.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND DISCUSSION IS INVITED.
WE HAVE VISITED WITH YOU TWO TIMES A YEAR TO DISCUSS THE UPDATES FOR ESSER TWO AND ESSER THREE.
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ESSER THREE REQUIRES STATES TO DISTRIBUTE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO TARGET EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES FOR LEARNING ACCELERATION, SUMMER ENRICHMENT AND SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
THE GRANT PERIOD IS MARCH 13TH, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT DEDICATED FUNDS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY RELIEF GRANT FOR ESSER TWO. THE GRANT PERIOD IS MARCH 13TH, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, AND WE WILL BE SHARING UPDATES ON BOTH OF THESE GRANTS.
SO I WOULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO PAGE SIX TO REVIEW ESSER TWO AND PAGE SEVEN TO REVIEW ESSER THREE.
AS I NOTED, THE GRANT PERIOD IS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO EXPEND THESE FUNDS, REVIEW THE PROCESSES SO THAT WE CAN USE EVERY DOLLAR PRIOR TO THE END OF THE GRANT.
SO WE WILL BE CONTINUING WITH UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE END OF THAT GRANT, AND THEN YOU CAN REVIEW ESSER THREE DATA THERE AS WELL, AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? A QUICK QUESTION.
MR. BEACH. MS. MAYO, REAL QUICKLY, ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE, NUMBER 11, WHERE WE HAVE THE REMAINING BUDGET HAS GONE OVER, WILL OTHER FUNDS BE REDISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE ESSER FUNDS TO HELP OFFSET THAT OR WILL THAT STAY THE SAME? ARE YOU ON 3 OR 2? I'M SORRY. ON PAGE SIX.
YES, MA'AM. SOUTH GARLAND NORTH GARLAND HVAC.
YES, SO I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE...
OH, SORRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MATT, FOR SUPPORTING ME HERE.
YES, WE ARE CONTINUING TO REVIEW AND MONITOR THOSE BUDGETS RIGHT NOW.
OUR OVERALL BUDGET REMAINS POSITIVE.
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SO AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE YEAR, WE'LL BE REALLOCATING FUNDS TO COVER THOSE NEEDS.THAT'S JUST AS IT IS WHEN WE RAN THESE REPORTS.
SO THEN GUESS WHAT WE WILL SEE THEN WHEN IT SAYS REMAINING BUDGET, ALL OF THESE LINES WILL ZERO OUT.
IS THAT CORRECT? [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S THE EXPECTATION, YES, SIR.
OKAY. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] YOU OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? LET ME TAKE JUST A SECOND AND POINT OUT, SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE HONORABLE LARRY GLICK AND JOHNNY BEACH, THE HONORABLE JOHNNY BEACH WILL BE SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE WITH US THIS YEAR AND THEN I WILL SERVE AS YOUR CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU. SO WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE DISTRICT'S 2023-2024 BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE, AND THIS IS BRANDY MAYO.
BOARD, THIS IS PAGES EIGHT THROUGH 15 IN YOUR BOOK.
YES. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND DR.
LOPEZ, I DO WANT TO GIVE JUST A BRIEF UPDATE OF I DIDN'T CREATE A SLIDE FOR A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD BE OBSOLETE BY THE TIME WE MET TODAY.
SO I WAS ABLE TO BRING SOME OF THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE, BUT IF YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS THAT, YOU KNOW THAT LEGISLATION STILL CONTINUES OR IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO ADDITIONAL SPECIAL SESSIONS IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 1474 EDUCATION BILLS WERE FILED THIS SESSION.
THE STATE BUDGET HOUSE BILL ONE WAS PASSED.
IT HAS NEARLY ALL NEW FUNDING ABOVE.
THE CURRENT LAW IS CONTINGENT ON ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION PASSING SO I.E.
THEY HAVE BUDGET LINE ITEMS THAT DID NOT HAVE ITEMS PASSED AND SO THAT FUNDING WILL NOT BE USED UNLESS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL SESSIONS THAT PASS THOSE BILLS, SUCH AS SB THREE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX COMPRESSION.
NOW, THEY DID HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION THAT STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND THERE WAS SOME DEBATE BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE ON SOME AGREEMENTS ON THAT.
THE HOUSE HAS ENDED THEIR SESSION, AND WE DO EXPECT TO SEE AN ADDITIONAL SESSION ADDRESSING THAT GOING FORWARD, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE ON THAT. THE OTHER BILL THAT WE WERE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY IS HOUSE BILL 100.
THAT WAS OUR SCHOOL FUNDING INCREASES BILL.
IT HAS NOT MOVED FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE AS LATE AS THE FALL, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CREATE SOME PROCEDURAL CHALLENGES.
SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO SEE IF ANYTHING COMES OF HOUSE BILL 100, HOUSE BILL THREE.
I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT OUR SCHOOL SAFETY.
IT PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS AND HAS BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR.
I THINK IT MAYBE HAS BEEN SIGNED SINCE I TYPED THESE NOTES.
INCREASES SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING FROM OUR CURRENT SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT IS $9.72 PER ADA.
I BELIEVE IT ADDED ADDITIONAL SAFETY FUNDING OF $15,000 PER CAMPUSES, AND IT INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CAMPUSES TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE ARMED INDIVIDUAL ON SITE DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS.
SCHOOLS CAN OBTAIN A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.
HOWEVER, IT DOES MANDATE A SECURITY OFFICER.
THE BOARD MUST ENSURE AT LEAST ONE ARMED SECURITY OFFICER IS PRESENT DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS.
IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THIS MANDATE, THEY MAY CLAIM A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION FROM THIS REQUIREMENT DUE TO EITHER LACK OF FUNDING OR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL , AND THEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOES CLAIM A GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION MUST DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE STANDARD WITH WHICH THE DISTRICT IS ABLE TO COMPLY.
SO OUR SECURITY TEAM HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING ON A PLAN TO COMPLY WITH THIS BILL.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT BUILDING THE PLANE AS IT'S FLYING.
SO WE ARE BECOMING EXPERTS AT THAT.
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SCHOOLS WITH NEW NEWLY HIRED ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS UTILIZING THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM, AND THEN OVER TIME, WE WILL PHASE IN NEWLY HIRED ROWLETT PD SROS INTO ROWLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND SO OUR PLAN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HAS A POTENTIAL FUNDING OF ABOUT $3.8 MILLION WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING A TIERED ONE, A TIERED IN APPROACH AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NEXT THREE YEARS SO WE CAN FULLY SATISFY OUR GOOD CAUSE EFFORTS.SO WHAT WE WERE SUGGESTING TODAY IS TO ADD $3 MILLION TO THE BUDGET FOR OUR FY 24.
SO WHEN I COME TO YOU ON THE 27TH, THE BUDGET THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NOW.
POSSIBLY HAVE AN EXPENDITURE INCREASE OF $3 MILLION.
SO OUR 3.8 COULD BE 2.8 ADDED TO THE BUDGET, AND WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO DO IS AS WE'RE DEVELOPING OUR PLAN AND AS THIS IS GOING THROUGH THE STATE AND WE'RE LEARNING ALL THE IMPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, WE CAN ATTACH A TRACKING PIECE TO THE ACCOUNT CODE FOR THIS FUNDING AND THEN AS OUR PLAN IS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED, IF THERE ARE ANY SAVINGS OUTSIDE OF THAT $2.8 MILLION, WE CAN COME TO THE BOARD AND REDUCE THAT FROM THE BUDGET ONCE WE ACTUALLY KNOW, BUT IF WE ARE ABLE TO BRING IT ON THE 27TH AND THE BOARD ADOPTS THAT BUDGET WITH THE INCREASE, THEN WE CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. WHEN WE GET INTO JULY.
WE'RE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION EVERY DAY.
WE'RE GETTING THERE'S LOTS OF DISCUSSION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO YOU COULD EXPECT THAT THE FUNDING THAT I TALKED ABOUT IS AN INCREASE OF $0.28 IN THE CURRENT SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT, AN ADDITIONAL $15,000 IN ALLOTMENT PER CAMPUS, AND AS I SAID, THE INITIAL REVIEW SHOWS AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE HERE.
LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED ABOUT $476,000 IN SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT, BUT WE SPENT ABOUT $7 MILLION.
SO JUST SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM.
SO WHILE THIS THERE IS THIS MILLION DOLLARS AND A LITTLE BIT OF [INAUDIBLE], THIS REALLY RELATES TO AN UNFUNDED MANDATE BY THE STATE THAT WE WILL NEED TO ADDRESS AND ADD AS PART OF OUR LONG TERM PLAN.
BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHEN WE ADD PERSONNEL, THAT'S A LONG TERM EXPENDITURE.
CAN WE TAKE A PAUSE THERE? I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.
MR. GLICK, DID YOU HAVE ONE? YEAH. THANK YOU, SIR.
HB THREE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ITERATIONS.
MR. QUINN AND I HAD A FAIRLY LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.
WHEN YOU'RE SAYING YOU BELIEVING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD 38 NEW PERSONNEL TO HANDLE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, IS THAT WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY? THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION.
TO STAFF THE 38 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WE WOULD BE ADDING...
I THINK IT'S 31 GISD ARMED SECURITY OFFICER.
YEAH. 31 SOUNDS MORE LIKELY BASED ON WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE WITH THE FLOATERS AND THE THREE CITIES.
YES. YES, AND I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS AS WE IMPLEMENT THIS, TO MAKE SURE OUR PARENTS CERTAINLY AND ALSO OUR STAFF ARE AWARE, BECAUSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I RECEIVED AN AWFUL LOT AT THE POLLS FOR A BOND, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SECURITY.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS, WILL THIS INCLUDE OFFICERS OR ARMED PEOPLE AT ALL THE ELEMENTARIES? AND THE ANSWER WAS NO, OBVIOUSLY.
NOW THAT WE'RE, LET'S SAY, BEING FORCED TO IMPLEMENT IT, I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE THING AND WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PUBLICIZING THAT IS OUR GOAL.
YEAH, THAT IS THE GOAL, AND I EXPECT WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU ON THE 27TH AND ASK FOR THE BUDGET TO BE ADOPTED WITH THIS INCREASE, WE WILL HAVE MORE OF A DETAILED PLAN FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
IT'S ALSO INTERESTING THAT AT ONE POINT THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE US $100 PER STUDENT AND THEY GAVE US, WHAT, 28 MORE CENTS? SO A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN AND I THINK AS YOU INDICATED CORRECTLY, IT'S A CLEARLY A VERY LARGE UNFUNDED
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MANDATE FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT.SO I THINK IT'LL BE INTERESTING AS WE IMPLEMENT IT AS WE GO FORWARD.
THANKS, BRANDY. I GUESS MY QUESTION KIND OF GOES TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED MANDATE PART OF THIS, TOO.
I HAVEN'T HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO READ THIS SECTION OF THE LEGISLATION THAT HAD PASSED YET.
SO I WISH I HAD, BUT DOES IT REQUIRE LIKE AN ACTUAL TRAINED SECURITY GUARD TO BE ARMED SPECIFICALLY IN THE TEXT OR AS I'M THINKING, MORE RURAL SCHOOLS THAN US HERE, BUT OUR SCHOOL MARSHALS, SOMEBODY WHO COULD BE QUALIFIED UNDER THIS? THE BULLET POINT THAT I'M SEEING HERE IS A SECURITY OFFICER MUST BE A SCHOOL DISTRICT, PEACE OFFICER, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED AS SECURITY PERSONNEL.
SO I TAKE IT THIS MEANS THAT THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVELY DEAD? NO. SO WE WOULD NEED THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM FOR A LOT OF THAT RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DEVELOPING THE PLAN AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, A PHASE-IN PLAN.
SO THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PLAN WOULD LOOK DIFFERENTLY FOR OUR DISTRICT THAN FOR A RURAL DISTRICT.
SO TRADITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PLANS AND THE GUARDIAN PLANS, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY GO AHEAD AND THEY ATTACH SOMEBODY TO BE AN ARMED PERSON ON OUR OR ON THE SCHOOL PROPERTY.
RIGHT. WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD MODIFY IT TO OUR STANDARDS.
WE WOULD HIRE SOMEBODY THAT HAS PRIOR EXPERTISE, IDEALLY A RETIRED OFFICER, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE AS A BOARD VOTE THAT PERSON TO BE IN IT AND WE WOULD PAY THEM AND ASSIGN THEM TO A CAMPUS OR HER.
RIGHT. WHICH WOULD BE MUCH DIFFERENT AND GO WITH THE HIGHEST THRESHOLD OF TRAINING, WHICH WOULD BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE PLAN'S ORIGINAL INTENT TO HAVE A PERSON ARMED ON CAMPUS THAT WAS DOING ANOTHER JOB.
SO REGARDLESS ON HOW WE APPROACH IT, MARK QUINN AND I MET WITH THE HEAD OF TEA ON ALL THIS, AND THEY'RE STILL IRONING OUT WHAT THE INTENT IS.
THEY'RE STILL IRONING OUT WHAT THEIR EXPECTATION BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY THE ARMED PERSONNEL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT IT'S ABOUT HARDENING FACILITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WHEN WE MET WITH THEM, WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A COMMON UNDERSTANDING.
WHAT WE KNOW WOULD WOULD FIT THE LOGIC AND INTENT OF THE BILL.
THEN TALKING TO MARK, TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHIEFS OF ROWLETT, SACHSE AND GARLAND SAYING, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO FOR YOU TO EVENTUALLY GET AN SRO AT OUR SCHOOLS? SO WHAT THE GOAL WOULD BE IS TO INITIALLY START SOME FORM OF THIS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THREE PHASES FROM GUARDIAN UP TO SRO.
IT LOOKS LIKE SACHSE MAY BE THE FIRST TO FULLY STAFF.
THEY ONLY NEEDED ONE MORE OFFICER.
IT LOOKS LIKE ROWLETT WOULD BE COMING IN SECOND AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE GARLAND IS.
SO THERE'S NO WAY THEY COULD DO IT.
ROWLETT'S SAYING THEY'RE APPROACHING IT.
SO WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO IS PHASE IT OUT AND THAT PART OF THE PRESENTATION WE WOULD HAVE FOR YOU ON IN JUNE.
SO THAT WAY YOU GUYS COULD SEE WHAT THE PHASE OUT PLAN WOULD LOOK LIKE.
WE'RE WORKING OUT LOGISTICS BECAUSE IF WE GO GUARDIAN, WE HAVE TO BUY THE HANDGUNS.
WE HAVE TO BUY ALL OF THAT STUFF, PROVIDE THE [INAUDIBLE].
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE MOVEMENT THAN JUST THE PERSON TO DO IT RIGHT.
SOME PEOPLE ARE DOING KNEE JERK REACTIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO HIRE AND THEN FIGURE IT OUT AS WE GO.
BECAUSE LET'S SAY WE HAVE 30 OPENINGS AND WE ONLY GET TEN PEOPLE THAT QUALIFY.
HOW WHAT SCHOOLS ARE WE GOING TO PICK? AND THEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY, WHY NOT US? SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO ATTEND TO AS WE'RE ROLLING THIS OUT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY SWOOP WHERE WE HAVE A LINE OF CANDIDATES FOR ALL THIS.
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BUDGET STRUCTURE, NUMBERS, ETCETERA.WHY DON'T JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE, JUST COVER WHAT ALL COULD BE AFFECTED IN THIS BILL IF IT DOES COME TO PASS IN SOME FORM AT THAT TIME, THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT, ADJUST, ETCETERA.
THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT WHICH TRIGGERS SOME SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE CURRENT INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AND SOME OF THE PROJECTED INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE IS SIMILAR TO HOUSE BILL THREE, WHERE IF YOU HAVE AN INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOTMENT, THEN YOU GIVE A CERTAIN SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SALARY THAT GARLAND ISD HAS APPROVED.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COVER THAT.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT KEEPS GETTING BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH THAT IF HOUSE BILL 100 IS APPROVED AND THERE IS A SALARY COMPONENT, WOULD IT BE ON TOP OF WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE? NOW, IN HISTORICALLY, THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE, ESPECIALLY WITH HOUSE BILL THREE.
IF YOU HAD QUALIFIED, YOU JUST HAD TO GIVE THE SALARY.
IF YOU GAVE IT PRIOR TO THE BILL PASSING OR NOT, AS LONG AS YOU QUALIFIED BASED ON THE LAW, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE AND BASED ON THE MODELS THAT WE'VE SEEN AND THE AND THEN CURRENTLY WHAT'S IN HOUSE BILL THREE, WE WOULD MEET THOSE STANDARDS.
SO IT WAS AN INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOTMENT WHICH TRIGGERS THE SALARY WHICH THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN.
DO WE MEET WITH OUR CURRENT SALARY? I BELIEVE THAT WE DO.
OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE BILL PASSES, WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, FUND THE FINAL DETAILS.
THE INCREASE IN THE PENNY WOULD BE A BENEFIT IN REVENUE TO US, AND SO THERE WAS SOME INCREASES IN FUNDING PORTIONS WITH REGARDS TO SPECIAL ED, THOSE WOULD GENERATE INCREASES IN REVENUE TO US.
AND SO FUNDAMENTALLY IT WOULD REALLY JUST BE THE SALARY PIECE AND THE I GUESS THE ONLY NEGATIVE WOULD BE IS IF WE DIDN'T MEET THAT WHICH WE GAVE A VERY A GREAT RAISE TO OUR STAFF, AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE EXCEEDING ALL OF THOSE MODELS, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE DIDN'T MEET IT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND MAKE SOME CORRECTIONS, BUT I DON'T FORESEE THAT BEING AN ISSUE JUST BASED ON THE RAISE THAT WE GAVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS PHASING PLAN WITH THE GUARDIANS AND MARSHALS AND WHAT TRAINING HAVE WE IDENTIFIED THAT'S GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS? BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY OFFICERS.
SO THEY'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH TRAINING TO BE ON OUR CAMPUSES IN THAT SECURITY OR SAFETY CAPACITY, AND IS THAT A PART OF THE $3 MILLION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US IN JUNE FOR THE MEETING? SO THE TRAINING PORTION IS INCLUDED IN THERE.
I DON'T HAVE ALL THE TRAINING.
I CAN BRING MARK QUINN FOR IT, BUT UNDERSTAND THERE IS THERE'S A MINIMAL TRAINING THAT GOES WITH WITH ONE OF THE EXPECTATIONS I'M TALKING ABOUT BASE MINIMAL THAT NONE OF US WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.
OKAY, BUT IT WOULD IT WOULD MAKE US COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW.
WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE WOULD MEET THAT MINIMUM QUALIFICATION WITH MAKING SURE THERE'S AN ARMED PERSON AT THE SCHOOL, BUT WE WOULD GIVE THEM EXTRA TRAINING THAT IS NOT MANDATED BY THE LAW.
IT'S MANDATED BY THE DISTRICT TO FULFILL THAT REQUIREMENT.
DO YOU MIND IF I BRING MARK QUINN? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. MARK, COULD YOU PLEASE COME UP? THAT TRAINING IS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THAT WE WANT OUR INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE.
WHATEVER WE SELECT, THERE IS A TRAINING, AND THEN, LIKE DR.
THERE'S ALL KIND OF ABOVE AND BEYOND TRAINING THAT WE WOULD PUT OUR OFFICERS THROUGH.
NOW THESE INDIVIDUALS WON'T BE EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
OR WILL THEY? OKAY. SO THEN AS WE'RE TRANSITIONING AND THESE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE HIRING NEW OFFICERS, THESE PEOPLE WILL EVENTUALLY GO WHERE AND AS THE NEW OFFICERS COME IN AND TAKE THEIR PLACE, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE? WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'LL GO, BUT I WILL SAY THAT IF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ARE THE SRO OFFICERS IN THE TRI-CITY AREA, AND IF WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ONE OF THOSE, THEN WE WILL TRANSITION THEM OUT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
OUR STANDARD IS TO HAVE ONE SRO OFFICER AT EVERY CAMPUS.
WE START WITH THE SECONDARY AND MOVE DOWN TO ELEMENTARY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND THAT'S THE GOAL.
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OKAY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS THAT WOULD TAKE US.MAYBE A FEW OF THE CITIES COULD BE DONE IN ONE YEAR, RIGHT, WHERE ANOTHER CITY TAKES A WHILE, AND SO THAT'S WHERE THESE PEOPLE COME IN.
ALL RIGHT. THERE'S THREE OPTIONS, RIGHT? AND THE PAY STRUCTURES ARE DIFFERENT FOR ALL THREE OPTIONS, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO THE LOWEST PAY STRUCTURE WOULD BE WHICH ONE? WELL, THE LOWEST PAY STRUCTURE WOULD BE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, THE GUARDIAN PLAN.
SO WE WOULD BE PAYING A CERTAIN THING FOR GUARDIAN.
THEN WE WOULD PAY A SECOND TIER FOR THE MARSHALS AND THEN THE THIRD TIER FOR SROS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR.
THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR THE GUARDIAN AND MARSHAL POSITIONS, THEY'RE NOT POLICE OFFICERS.
THEY COULD BE FORMER POLICE OFFICERS.
OKAY. OKAY. THEY COULD BE THEY COULD BE RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS.
THEY COULD BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT AVENUES, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
WHILE WE'RE ON THAT SUBJECT, MRS. GRIFFIN, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? LET ME GET TO YOU.
THAT'S FINE. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SOMEHOW IN OUR INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE US THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GUARDIAN, TRAINING WISE MARSHAL AND THEN SRO.
I THINK THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT DEGREES THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED.
WHAT THOSE THREE DEGREES OF TRAINING ARE? YES, SIR. WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU.
LINDA GRIFFIN. YEAH. AS WE BRING ON THE MARSHALS AND THE GUARDIANS, THEY WILL REPORT WHERE.
WHO ARE THEIR SUPERVISORS? THEY WILL REPORT TO THE SECURITY DEPARTMENT.
YES, THEY WILL BE UNDER GISD SECURITY.
INCLUDED IN THE PLAN, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY.
WE'RE INCLUDING ALSO SOME PEOPLE TO OVERSEE THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
OKAY. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE OFFICERS WE'RE GOING TO BE HIRING.
SO UNDERSTAND THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT IT HOLISTICALLY.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
I WILL JUST COMMEND MARK, SHELLEY AND THEIR TEAMS FOR STARTING THIS PROCESS, AND SO BY IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING SOLID TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD TO INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON IT.
WHEN WILL WE ADVERTISE THIS? AS FAR AS WHAT KIND OF SALARY THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE MAKING, THE TYPE OF SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY GO THROUGH THIS TRAINING, EVEN IF THEY'RE A GUARDIAN OR A MARSHAL, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH TRAINING THAT IS SATISFACTORY TO WHO? TO YOU OR TO OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY GROUP, AND THEN IS IT CERTIFICATIONS? WHAT IS IT THAT THEY RECEIVE ONCE THEY GO THROUGH THE SEAL OF APPROVAL TO SAY, OKAY, YOU DO QUALIFY TO BE IN OUR SCHOOLS OR WHATEVER, WELL, IT'S KIND OF ALL OF THE ABOVE.
IT'S OUR REQUIREMENTS, IT'S THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS.
IT'S DEPENDING ON WHAT PROGRAM YOU GO WITH.
IT'S TCOLE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS THE COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
WE WANT TO BE HIRING AS SOON AS WE CAN.
SO IF THOSE PHONE CALLS COME IN, WHO SHOULD WE LEAD THOSE TO? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL THE INDIVIDUAL.
YOU CAN LEAD THEM TO ME. OKAY.
WE WILL BE HIRING TOP NOTCH PEOPLE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
OKAY. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THINK, BECAUSE HE IS A TOP NOTCH GUY AND RETIRED FROM THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SO I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT AND I'M THANKFUL THAT WE'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE REACHING OUT ALREADY.
SO I WILL FORWARD THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, THEY WOULD BE POSTED AFTER THE BOARD APPROVES THE BUDGET, WHICH WOULD BE IN TWO WEEKS.
OKAY. MISS MAYO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE? THANK YOU FOR THE PAUSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.
I'LL JUST GO RIGHT INTO OUR SLIDES.
SO WE RECENTLY IN MAY HAD A BUDGET UPDATE AND THESE WILL BE THE SIMILAR NUMBERS.
WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES SINCE YOUR LATEST REVIEW OF THE BUDGET.
HOWEVER, AS WE JUST SPENT SOME TIME DISCUSSING, WE WILL BE BRINGING YOU AN INCREASE TO THE BUDGET THAT WILL BE CLEARLY DEFINED AS WE GO INTO JUNE 27TH.
SO TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE GROWTH OF 8%.
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TOTAL TAX RATE BUILT.THIS BUDGET IS 1.1976 DUE TO THAT 8% WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE WERE PROJECTING BEFORE.
THERE IS A LITTLE ADDITIONAL COMPRESSION THAT'S LISTED THERE.
THE CURRENT TAX RATES ARE UNKNOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TAX RATES AS WE GET TO THE END.
THESE ARE GENERAL FUND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU SAW IN MAY, AND JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT $22.9 MILLION NUMBER WOULD INCREASE WITH THE PROPOSED AMOUNT FOR THE SECURITY PROGRAM THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED WHEN WE COME ON THE 27TH.
GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATES ARE LISTED HERE.
THESE ARE OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENSE AMOUNTS ARE LISTED HERE.
WE'RE PROJECTING 23-24, AND THEN OUR BUDGET ADOPTION SHEET IS ON THE LAST PAGE.
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO SEE THIS IN A BIGGER FORMAT, YOU CAN LOOK ON PAGE 122 IN YOUR BOOK.
THIS IS JUST FOR YOU TO REVIEW BECAUSE LATER ON DOWN IN THE AGENDA, WE'LL BE ASKING YOU ON THE 27TH TO ADOPT A BUDGET SIMILAR TO THIS, AND THEN IF I CAN DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE HANDOUT THAT YOU RECEIVED HERE DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE BOARD DOCS AND THEN THE REQUIRED TIMING FOR THE STATE STATUTE OF PUBLISHING OUR BUDGET AND TAX RATE, I WILL ADD THIS TO OUR 27TH PRESENTATION.
WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR PUBLIC MEETING, IT WILL BE THERE AS AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT AS WE HAVE DONE HISTORICALLY AND AS WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO DO, WE ARE POSTING WE DID POST THIS NOTICE TODAY AT THE AT THE HIGHEST RATE, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OF 0.8450 IS THE CEILING. IT'S THE CURRENT CEILING WITH THE COMPRESSION INITIATED BY HOUSE BILL ONE, THE BUDGET THERE AND THEN ADDED WITH OUR FIVE ARRANGEMENT PENNIES, AND THEN IT IS A OUR I&S RATE IS 0.384, AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK IN THE BOARD BOND COMMITTEE ABOUT THE I&S RATES, AND SO WE WILL EXPECT TO SEE SOME ADDITIONAL COMPRESSION OFF OF THIS 1.1976, AND THEN WE WILL BE DISCUSSING POSSIBLY AN I&S RATE THAT IS LESS THAN 0.3840.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR CASH FLOW ANALYSIS AND WE'RE REVIEWING ALL OF THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AND REVIEWING THE LEGISLATION AND THE COMPRESSION, AND WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR TAXPAYERS IN GARLAND ROWLETT AND SACHSE, AND SO WE ARE GOING TO LIKELY BE COMING WITH A LOWER TAX RATE THAN EXPECTED.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK DILIGENTLY SO THAT WE CAN BRING OUR TAXPAYERS THE MOST RELIEF IN THEIR TAX RATES FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO WHEN WE COME ON THE 27TH, WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
ONCE WE GET OUR CERTIFIED VALUES IN JULY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT OUR MCR TO THE STATE , AND THEN ONCE WE KNOW THAT OUR MCR IS APPROVED BY THE STATE, WE CAN ADD OUR ENRICHMENT PENNIES.
IF THERE'S ANY SPECIAL SESSIONS THAT CONTINUE TO REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES, WE WILL BE REPORTING TO THE BOARD AS DILIGENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND WE'LL HAVE A VERY DETAILED TAX RATE PLAN WHEN WE COME FOR TAX RATE ADOPTION LIKELY IN SEPTEMBER BUT WE REALLY I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU TODAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT IN BOARD BOND COMMITTEE, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY EXCITING AND I COMMEND THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD AND BEING DILIGENT WITH OUR TAXPAYERS.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR REVENUE AND EXPENSES, WE OUGHT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT OUR BUDGET IS BY THE END OF THE MONTH, [CHUCKLING] WE WILL BE ASKING YOU TO ADOPT IT ON THE 27TH BY THE 30TH, AS LAW STATES.
YES. GOTCHA, AND THEN AS WE MOVE THROUGH 23-24, WE WILL BRING YOU MONTHLY BUDGET AMENDMENTS SO THAT WE CAN CONSTANTLY REVIEW AND ANALYZE SO THAT WE ARE BRINGING YOU THE BEST FORECASTED INFORMATION POSSIBLE.
SO THE POTENTIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR REVENUE ARE, WHAT, 5%? WITH SPECIAL SESSIONS.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS FOR YEAR OVER YEAR? BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? OH, OH, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF THINGS.
YEAH. I THINK 5% WOULD PROBABLY BE A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
RIGHT. ARE WE GOING TO DISCUSS THAT AGAIN IN DECEMBER TO SEE HOW I FARED? YEAH, WE WILL. OKAY, SOMEBODY CHECK THAT WHEN IT COMES.
I'M A FAN OF KPIS AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT, SIR.
SO ARE YOU SAYING POTENTIAL INCREASE OF $12 MILLION? IS THAT GIVE OR TAKE, THE 5%? WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT I THINK WHEN WE DID OUR ANALYSIS FOR HOUSE BILL 100, BASED ON THE WAY THAT IT WAS WRITTEN BEFORE, IT WAS LOOKING LIKE AROUND MAYBE $15 MILLION AND THAT WAS
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JUST WITH A 100 INCREASE OF THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.SO ANYTHING DOWN FROM THAT, I THINK THEY HAD ENDED WITH 90 AT ONE TIME.
THEY WENT DOWN TO 50 AT ONE TIME SOMEBODY SAID 200 AT ONE TIME.
SO AND THAT'S INCLUDING THE GOLDEN PENNY THAT IS INCLUDING THE GOLDEN PENNY, ALL OF THE ESTIMATED INCREASES FOR THE FUNDING FOR SPECIAL ED AND THE OTHER PROGRAMS. YES.
REMIND THIS COMMITTEE WHAT A GOLDEN PENNY'S WORTH FOR US RIGHT NOW.
A GOLDEN PENNY RIGHT NOW ON THE LOCAL LEVEL.
YEAH. TOTAL YES FOR ALL YEAH WITH LOCAL AND STATE.
47,080 ADA IS THAT--47,000 ADA IS WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING.
YES. OKAY. BOARD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, ARE WE AT THE END OF IT? I JUST HAVE A FEELING THAT MR. GLICK IS GOING TO MAKE A BET WITH ME AGAIN, AND I'M GOING OWE HIM ANOTHER LUNCH.
GOOD, BECAUSE I OWE HIM ABOUT FIVE.
VERY GOOD. WELL, LET ME GET TO MY AGENDA.
THE NEXT ITEM I HAVE IS ITEM A3 CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING ON DISTRICT SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICES PLAN. GOOD EVENING, DR.
SHELLEY GARRETT. HOW ARE YOU DOING? IN ORDER TO BE ESSER COMPLIANT, TEA REQUIRES A SIX MONTH PERIODIC REVIEW AND PUBLICLY DELIVER UPDATES TO THE SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICES PLAN GUIDEBOOK.
THIS IS OUR FINAL UPDATE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE GUIDEBOOK FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM B INFORMATION ITEMS NUMBER ONE RECEIVE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
[IV.B. Information Items]
CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT FOR JUNE 2023.TO MISTER MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DOCTOR LOPEZ.
WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU OUR RENEWAL REPORT FOR JUNE.
WE HAVE 26 CONTRACTS, THREE OF WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A ACTION ITEM BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TWO OF WHICH HAVE EXCEEDED THE DOLLAR THRESHOLD OR EXCUSE ME, ONE OF THOSE HAVE EXCEEDED THE DOLLAR THRESHOLD.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE JUNE CONTRACT RENEWAL REPORT, AND I WILL AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY FINANCE COMMITTEE, I DO REMIND THE COMMITTEE THAT OUR RULES HERE ARE THESE CONTRACTS THAT ARE INCREASING MORE THAN 25% OR $75,000 FROM THE PREVIOUSLY BOARD APPROVED AMOUNT ARE THE ONES THAT GET PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
THOSE LESS THAN THAT ARE PRESENTED TO US AS A REPORT.
YES, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU, MR. MILLER, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD MODIFICATIONS IN AWARD, WHICH IS PART OF CH REGULATION.
SURE. IN THE PAST IT HAD JUST BEEN THE DOLLAR THRESHOLDS.
THERE ARE TWO ON THE AGENDA THAT ARE ACTUAL MODIFICATIONS IN THE AWARD.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
FROM THE BOARD, ANYTHING? OKAY. MR. BOOKER, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO ITEM B TO REVIEW.
APRIL 20TH, 23 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN MILLER.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ, BEFORE YOU ARE THE APRIL 2023 GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
OKAY. BOARD AS YOU LOOK, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS THIS AFTERNOON? ARE YOU GOOD? JOHNNY, ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY, BOARD WE WILL MOVE ON.
THANK YOU, ALLISON. WE'LL GO TO ITEM B3, WHICH IS REVIEW THE APRIL 2023 TAX REPORT.
WE HAVE KRISTI COOPER HERE TODAY.
AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 98.40% COLLECTED.
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WE HAVE THREE REFUNDS WHICH EXCEED $500 FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AND THE LISTING FOR ALL REFUNDS THAT WERE ISSUED DURING FY 23 AND THE RATIFICATION RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE JUNE 27TH MEETING.THAT WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TODAY.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
OKAY. BOARD ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COMMITTEE? BOARD MEMBERS.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM B4 REVIEW THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT.
YES, GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. LOPEZ. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN INFORMATION ITEM IS THE THIRD QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR COVERING THE TIME PERIOD JANUARY 1ST TO MARCH 31ST. THE FIRST CHART YOU'LL SEE IS A PIE CHART THAT DEPICTS A SNAPSHOT OF THE DISTRICT'S INVESTMENT POSITION.
AS OF MARCH 31ST, THE DISTRICT'S 463 MILLION WERE INVESTED, 59% IN AGENCY SECURITIES, WITH THE REMAINING 41% IN THREE SEPARATE PUBLIC FUND INVESTMENT POOLS. DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS CHART, YOU'LL SEE INFORMATION THAT DETAILS HOW THE POOLS INVEST, THE FUNDS THAT WE DEPOSIT WITH THEM.
THIS HAS BEEN PROVIDED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENT OF THE POOLS, AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE LISTS THAT THE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE POOL MIRROR THE INVESTMENT POLICY OF THE DISTRICT.
THE DAILY RATES INCREASED FROM 4.18% TO 5% OVER THE COURSE OF THE QUARTER, AND I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THE FED HAS INCREASED RATES TEN TIMES SINCE MARCH OF 2022.
THE FINAL DOCUMENT SHOWS INTEREST INCOME.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD ONE REAL QUICK, AND IF YOU WANT TO POINT ME TO SOMETHING, I CAN LOOK UP, THAT'D BE FINE.
TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE IN EXPECTED GROSS REVENUES FROM OUR INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN THIS FISCAL YEAR VERSUS THE PREVIOUS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BY JUST SIMPLY THE INTEREST RATES.
WE HAVE SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT MORE TOWARD AGENCY SECURITIES, TREASURY BILLS AS WE ARE ABLE TO DO SO.
WE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT IN THE PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE YEAR THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCESS FUNDS.
SO WE PRETTY MUCH AND I THINK THE LAST TIME WE MADE A LARGE INVESTMENT WAS IN MARCH AND WE PROBABLY WON'T PICK THAT BACK UP UNTIL AROUND OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, BUT THE LAST PURCHASE THAT I MADE IN MARCH, I BELIEVE, WAS AT A 5.3%, AND THAT WAS GOING OUT TO DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH FULLY INVESTED THROUGHOUT DECEMBER AND WE'LL PICK THAT BACK UP.
DO YOU KNOW THE DOLLAR AMOUNT DIFFERENCE MAYBE BETWEEN INVESTMENT INCOME 2020? I SHOULD KNOW THAT FOR YOU, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT IT'S PROBABLY DOUBLE THIS YEAR WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT.
I WOULD SAY IT WAS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 MILLION LAST YEAR.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE GUESSING, AND I THINK I WENT BACK AND LOOKED TODAY AND I THINK THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD A LEVEL OF 10 MILLION IN INTEREST INCOME WAS BACK IN 1999 TO 2000. SO IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE WE'VE HAD THAT LEVEL OF INTEREST INCOME AROUND THAT OR 2001.
SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME WHATSOEVER.
IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE MARKET.
[CHUCKLING] I DON'T WANT TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THE GOOD YEARS.
[INAUDIBLE] MAKE ME TAKE CREDIT FOR THE BAD YEARS.
BOARD ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SPEAKING OF BAD YEARS, FINANCIAL ANALYSTS RIGHT NOW ARE STATING THAT WE POSSIBLY COULD BE LOOKING AT A RECESSION OR DOWNTURN IN THAT RESPECT OR WITH INFLATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE, ANOTHER RECESSION? HOW IS OUR PORTFOLIO? ARE WE SECURE BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS SAYING, HEY, YOU NEED TO BE LIQUID, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS YOUR MONEY.
SO I'M JUST CONCERNED OF WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS THAT.
THAT'S ABOUT THREE MONTHS OF PAYROLL IN THERE.
AS FAR AS, AS FAR OUT AS WE CAN GO, I TRY TO KEEP THOSE AT THAT LEVEL.
SO WE WILL KNOW RELATIVELY SOON IF OUR BUDGET NUMBERS ARE SUSTAINABLE FOR NEXT YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A BALL THAT WOULD TELL YOU ANYTHING FURTHER OUT THAN THAT, BUT I THINK THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO KNOW PRETTY QUICK WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH OR DO YOU NEED SOME MORE INFORMATION? OKAY. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
THANK YOU. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, ANYTHING?
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OKAY. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. ARE YOU DONE? I AM DONE, BUT I'M UP NEXT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO STAND HERE UNTIL YOU TELL ME.
OKAY, JUST HANG ON THEN. [CHUCKLING] OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ACTION ITEM C ONE.
[IV.C. Action Items (Non Consent)]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION DESIGNATING INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT.ITEM C, NUMBER ONE FOR YOUR ANNUAL REVIEW IS THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT.
AS STATED IN LEGAL, WE ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY APPROVE BY JOB TITLE OR POSITION THAT THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CASH MANAGER ARE DESIGNATED AS INVESTMENT OFFICERS FOR THE DISTRICT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU.
OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM C TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE TRAINING OF INVESTMENT OFFICERS.
RHONDA ROUNDTREE IS BACK AGAIN.
YES, SIR. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE, AREN'T YOU? I AM GOING TO BE HERE. THE FOUR THAT I'M SPEAKING TO ARE PART OF OUR ANNUAL REVIEWS THAT WE DO FOR THE REQUIREMENTS CDA (LEGAL) AND (LOCAL) FOR OUR AUDITORS.
CDA (LEGAL) REQUIRES US TO HAVE ONGOING TRAINING IN INVESTMENT CONTROLS, SECURITY RISK STRATEGY, RISK MARKET RISK, DIVERSIFICATION OF PORTFOLIO AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT.
THE LIST DETAILS THE ORGANIZATIONS FROM WHOM WE INTEND TO RECEIVE OUR TRAINING, AND WE USE THIS LIST NOT ONLY FOR THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN OUR POLICY, BUT FOR OUR OWN PERSONAL ONGOING CERTIFICATIONS AS CERTIFIED TREASURY PROFESSIONAL THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF TREASURY PROFESSIONALS AND AS REGISTERED TEXAS SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH TASBO. COMMITTEE, ANY QUESTIONS? HAS THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES TO THIS POLICY OR PROCEDURE IN THE PAST YEAR? NO, SIR, THERE HAS NOT BEEN. OKAY.
BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C THREE.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS.
YES, SIR. ITEM C THREE FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS OUR LIST OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENT BROKERS.
CDA (LEGAL) AND CDA (LOCAL) REQUIRES THAT THE BROKERS INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DISTRICT BE PROVIDED A COPY OF OUR INVESTMENT POLICY AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE POLICY. THEY ALSO REQUIRE REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF REASONABLE PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS AND PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT WE REQUEST FROM THEIR FIRMS. WE HAVE HAD NO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIST THIS YEAR.
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? HOW ABOUT OUR BOARD MEMBERS? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WE'LL WRAP UP THAT AND GO TO ITEM C4 REVIEW THE INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND ADOPT A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT STATING REVIEW OF THE SAME AND RECORDING ANY CHANGES MADE TO EITHER INVESTMENT POLICY OR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES.
THE LAST THING YOU'LL HEAR FROM ME TONIGHT IS ITEM C4 WHICH IS INVESTMENT POLICY REVIEW.
COMMITTEE, ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM C5.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022-2023 GENERAL FUND, STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICE FUND AND DEBT SERVICE FUND.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DOCTOR LOPEZ.
YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE THE JUNE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
TYPICAL WITH THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE DO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE.
OUR LOCAL REVENUE HAS INCREASED.
AS WE DISCUSSED IN OUR LATEST BUDGET UPDATE, WE DID INCREASE OUR INTEREST INCOME, AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT MISS ROUNDTREE JUST SUGGESTED BY UP TO $10 MILLION, WE HAD ALREADY INCREASED IT TO EIGHT.
SO THE ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION AND THEN WE HAD INCREASES IN LOCAL REVENUE DUE TO SOME HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TAXABLE VALUES, AND THEN, AS YOU KNOW, AS WE INCREASE LOCAL REVENUE, STATE DECREASES.
SO THAT'S WHAT THAT OFFSET IN STATE REVENUE IS SEEN THERE, AND THEN WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE OF $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL REVENUE FOR SHARS, AND SO THAT RESULTS IN A $6 MILLION INCREASE THERE FOR REVENUE, AND THEN ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE'RE INCREASING FUNCTION 51 DUE TO INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR AUTO FOR STUDENT NUTRITION.
WE DO HAVE WE'RE MAKING SOME BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THERE.
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STUDENT NUTRITION HAD A LESS EXPENDITURES EXPECTED THAN WE SAW OR THAN WE PLANNED, AND SO WE'RE REDUCING THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET THERE.SO THEY WILL SEE A WE ARE PROPOSING A NET IMPACT TO FUND BALANCE OF $783,000 DUE TO PAYROLL SAVINGS THAT THEY'VE SEEN IN STUDENT NUTRITION AND WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT AND THEN FOR DEBT SERVICE, WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN LOCAL REVENUE FOR 99% TAX COLLECTIONS, AND THEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STATE REVENUE FOR UPDATES TO A STATE HOLD HARMLESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE ONE.
GO BACK TO THE SHARS ADJUSTMENT.
YES. SO COULD YOU JUST GIVE ME SOME BACKGROUND ON WHAT'S BEHIND THAT? SO WHEN WE CAME TO THE BOARD, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN DECEMBER, WE READJUSTED OUR SHARS BASED ON THE COSTING REPORT, ABOUT $5 MILLION.
WE DID INITIATE AN APPEAL TO THAT COST REPORT AND WERE ABLE TO GET BACK $2 MILLION OF THAT.
SO IS THAT ISSUE DONE NOW? WELL, IT'S STILL SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT DID AFFECT SHAH'S OVERALL ARE STILL IN PLACE, AS MISS RAMOS DESCRIBED, BUT THIS WE ARE THROUGH THIS YEAR. WE DID GET THE COST REPORT FOR NEXT YEAR, AND WE DO EXPECT TO SEE, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT $4 MILLION.
SO THERE'S NO MORE APPEALS, NOT LAST YEAR'S NOW, NOT FOR LAST YEAR.
WE'VE COMPLETED LAST YEAR'S COST REPORT.
COMMITTEE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? OKAY. THANK YOU.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FINAL AMENDED BUDGETS FOR 2022 AND 2023.
MISS MAYO. YES, CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DOCTOR LOPEZ.
THIS IS A PROCEDURAL AGENDA ITEM TO FINALLY CLOSE THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE YEAR.
WE'LL BE ASKING YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON A FINAL AMENDMENTS.
THESE ARE THE SAME REVENUES AND EXPENSE AS YOU SEE IN THE JUNE AMENDMENT.
THEY ARE JUST CONSOLIDATED TO SHOW YOU THE FINAL AMENDMENTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THE STUDENT NUTRITION FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THAT IN THE GENERAL FUND, WE DO SEE A $71 MILLION NET DECREASE THE FUND BALANCE, AND PART OF THAT IS UTILIZING FUND BALANCE OF $22.8 MILLION FOR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEAR, AND THOSE WERE DECISIONS THAT WE MADE THROUGH THE BOARD WITH ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN WE ALSO EXPECT TO SEE QUITE A BIT OF SAVINGS IN SALARIES DUE TO OUR VACANCY RATE THAT WE'VE HELD FAST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND SO WE ARE STILL EXPECTING TO SEE LIKELY AROUND MAYBE INSTEAD OF A 71,000,000 DEFICIT CLOSER TO THAT 27 TO 30,000,000 DEFICIT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING AND ANALYZING.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I REMIND THE BOARD ABOUT THAT.
YES. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE? BOARD, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS MAYO? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN.
RINGO BROUGHT YOU THIS FOR GARLAND ROWLETT IN ORDER FOR THE DISTRICT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE DISTRICT WILL MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT THE SACHSE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S EFFORTS.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST FIRST DETERMINE THAT DOING SO WILL SERVE THE DISTRICT'S PUBLIC PURPOSE.
SO WE'LL BE ASKING FOR APPROVAL ON THAT IN JUNE 27TH.
MISS MAYO, WITH RESPECT TO ALL THREE OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHEN ARE THOSE CHECKS ACTUALLY WRITTEN? CHECK REQUESTS ARE PROCESSED IN SEPTEMBER FOLLOWING AUGUST 31ST INVOICING.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE?
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BOARD MEMBER STANLEY.THANK YOU. HOW COME SACHSE IS SO MUCH BEHIND ROWLETT AND GARLAND SUBMITTING THIS? BECAUSE AREN'T THEY LATE FOR WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SUBMITTING THIS? THEY'RE VERY LATE. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SUBMIT REPORTS ONCE IN THE FALL AND ONCE IN THE SPRING.
IT'S DELINEATED WITHIN THESE AGREEMENTS AS YOU SCROLL THROUGH, IF YOU PUT IT DOWN TO THE NEXT PAGE AND ACTUALLY SHOW THE AGREEMENT, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SUBMIT REPORTS TWICE A YEAR LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'VE TURNED OVER PEOPLE AT SACHSE A FEW TIMES.
THEREFORE IT FALLS THROUGH CRACKS.
IT'S ONLY THE ONLY THING WE REMIND THEM OF IS THAT THEY HAVE FALLEN VERY FAR BEHIND, WHICH WE SENT OUT CORRESPONDENCE, AND THERE'S A NEW PERSON OVER IN SACHSE WHO TOOK THIS OVER A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
SO WITH HER TAKING OVER, SHE SUBMITTED THE FINAL REPORT NECESSARY TO GET THEM ON FOR YOU GUYS' REVIEW AND APPROVAL, BUT TECHNICALLY THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN DECISION OR INABILITY TO PROVIDE US WITH THE NECESSARY REPORTS BY THE DEADLINES THAT WE SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENTS.
THANK YOU, MISS MAYO. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN C7.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.
BRANDY MAYO YES, THIS IS THE END OF MY MARATHON AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET, SO I'M PLEASED TO BRING YOU THE PRESENTATION OF THE 23-24 BUDGET.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL ITEM WE WILL BE REQUESTING THE BOARD TO ADOPT AS STATE STATUTE SAYS DO THAT.
WE ARE JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH DISTRICT.
THE BOARD MUST ADOPT THE BUDGET BY JUNE 30TH.
SO WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU THIS ON THE 27TH WITH THE IDEA THAT THIS EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS LIKELY TO INCREASE FOR THE SECURITY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE JUST TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY, BUT THIS IS THE BUDGET, AS YOU WILL SEE.
WE'LL ASK THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE BUDGET BY FUNCTION HERE, AND THEN AS STATE STATUTE REQUIRES, YOU'LL SEE THE NOTES AT THE BOTTOM THAT THIS INCLUDES OUR STATUTORILY REQUIRED PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTICES, REQUIRED POSTINGS AND LOBBYING, AND THEN STATING THE COMPENSATORY BUDGET MEETS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS OFFICIAL BUDGET.
BASED ON WHERE YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHAT ARE YOU PROJECTING THE UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE TO BE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR? I KNOW IT'S EARLY, BUT ARE YOU GOING TO START WITH AROUND 270 SOMETHING OR OTHER MINUS 20 SOMETHING ABOUT.
YEAH, 30. I THINK IF WE WANT TO BE CONSERVATIVE WE CAN WITH MINUS 30.
YEAH. SO 245, DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT.
YES. SO THAT WILL BE THE STARTING UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE FOR THIS YEAR.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING? I THINK THAT'S AN ESTIMATE AMOUNT.
YEAH. WE CAN BRING IT IN JUNE AND THEN OR ADD IT FOR DISCUSSION IN BOARD INSIGHT.
SO BUT ALSO YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR FUND BALANCE, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS $66 MILLION, WE STILL HAVE YOU KNOW, WE HIRED AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO DO A COST ANALYSIS OF GIBSON.
SO WHILE THIS IS A $66 MILLION DEFICIT, WE DO HOPE TO START GETTING THAT DATA, REVIEWING IT AND MAKING THOSE CHANGES SO THAT WE CAN START, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES CLOSER TOGETHER, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SHOWING 100% OF PAYROLL AND THAT EVEN IN OUR HISTORICAL, I GUESS, CAN WE SAY NORMAL? I DON'T THINK THAT'S A WORD ANYMORE, BUT IN OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGE YEARS, WE STILL DID NOT EXPEND ALL SALARY, AND SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL, AND AGAIN, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER ON, THAT'S NOT INCORPORATING ANY CHANGES THE LEGISLATURE WILL DO IN FUTURE SESSIONS OVER THE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL.
WHICH, IT COULD BE AS MUCH AS, WHAT, 15 MILLION? WE SAID SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
WE HAVE A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, AND SO WHILE WE SEE A DEFICIT HERE, WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS IN OUR FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT THIS AND WE'RE CONTINUING EFFORTS FOR COST SAVINGS.
BRANDY, I THINK FOR CLARIFICATION FOR EVERYBODY LISTENING, THE FUND BALANCE IS ALSO ON THE ONE TIME INITIATIVES THAT WE DID THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE TURF TRACKS, AIR, ALL THAT STUFF.
WHAT DID THAT AMOUNT ADD TO BAND TRAILERS, THEIR HEADS, ALL OF THAT?
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WHAT THAT WHAT DID THAT AMOUNT TO ON ONE TIME EXPENDITURES THAT WE PUT IN, DO YOU HAVE THAT OF THE PROJECTED DEFICIT THAT WE'RE SHOWING ON PAPER OF THE 71 MILLION, 22.8 MILLION WERE IDENTIFIED AS FUND BALANCE USES FOR THESE NEEDED PROJECTS, AND EACH ONE OF THOSE WERE PRESENTED IN DETAIL AND DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD, BUT YES, $22.8 MILLION IS A TOTAL OF ALL OF THOSE.VERY GOOD. COMMITTEE? WES JOHNSON. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BEFORE WE'VE HAD ANY BUDGET SAVES, BEFORE WE'VE HAD ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE LEGISLATURE, WE ARE CARRYING A MOVING FORWARD DEFICIT FOR RECURRING EXPENSES THAT WOULD GO FROM ANNUAL AS OPPOSED TO ONE TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 49 MILLION. YES, BUT THAT DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE SALARY SAVINGS PIECE.
BEFORE WE EVER GET TO ANY SAVES OR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE LEGISLATURE.
SO I KNOW WE'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THESE SAVES.
ARE WE RELATING IT ENTIRELY ON THE PAYROLL SAVES TO THE COVID, OR DID WE HAVE THESE KINDS OF PAYROLL SAVES? BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE ASKED THIS IN THE PAST.
ARE THERE POSITIONS THAT WE CONTINUE TO CARRY ON OUR HEY, I DON'T KNOW ON YOUR SPREADSHEET THAT WE REALLY WILL PROBABLY NEVER, EVER FULFILL, AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHAT IS THAT? WHEN I LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CARRYING THAT WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO FILL.
SO WE DO, AND YOU'RE ASKING IN REGARDS TO VACANCIES IS THAT.
YEAH. SO WE DO A VACANCY REPORT AND ANALYSIS EVERY MONTH AND SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING THAT.
SO IF THERE'S ANY POSITIONS THAT ARE STALE VACANCIES THAT HAVE SAT, WE WOULD DO A CURSORY REVIEW OF THOSE AND DISCUSS IF THEY'RE NEEDED, IF THEY NEED TO BE COLLAPSED, AND SO WE'RE VERY HAVE ONGOING EFFORTS FOR THAT, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE THE INDEPENDENT FIRM FOR THE GIBSON AUDIT IS TO GET INTO THOSE DETAILS AND TO SUPPORT US IN THE REVIEW OF THOSE COST SAVINGS, AND SO I THINK WHEN WE SEE THE DETAILS OF THAT COME OUT, WE'LL UNDERSTAND MORE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C9.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 2023-2024 SALARY SCHEDULE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN MILLER.
YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET A COPY OF OUR 23-24 SALARY SCHEDULE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WILL THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THERE IF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT PRIOR TO OUR BOARD MEETING TODAY, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT WE HAD SOME SECTIONS OUTLINED IN RED AND THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE FOR 2324.
OUR FIRST CHANGE IS ACTUALLY ON PAGE ONE AND THAT CHANGES IS DUE TO YOUR APPROVAL OF OUR NEW SALARY SCHEDULE FOR OUR GISD EMPLOYEES.
IT ENCOMPASSES THE BEGINNING TEACHER PAY AS WELL AS THE TEACHER PAY RAISES WHICH ARE GRADUATED BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF YEARS EXPERIENCE OF THE TEACHERS AS WELL AS A 2% PAY RAISE FOR ALL OTHER STAFF AND A MINIMUM $15 PER HOUR FOR ANY STAFF WHO ARE IN OUR AUXILIARY DEPARTMENTS WHOSE PAY RATE WAS LESS THAN $15 PER HOUR.
NO STAFF MEMBER WILL RECEIVE A RAISE LESS THAN 2% OF THE MIDPOINT OF THEIR PAY RANGE.
PAGE ONE AND MY PAGES ARE THE PAGE JUST OF THE SALARY SCHEDULE, NOT THE PAGES IN YOUR BOARD BOOKS.
SO THE NEXT PAGE WITH THE CHANGE IS PAGE FIVE.
ON PAGE FIVE, WE HAVE A LICENSED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, LSSP, AND THOSE STAFF MEMBERS WILL WORK 202 DAYS.
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LITTLE FURTHER. SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND IN SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.ONCE AGAIN, WE DISCUSSED THIS IN OUR LAST MEETING TO INCREASE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD 187 DAYS TO A 197 DAY RATE AND WE ALREADY HAD SOME AS SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, SLPS, WHO HAD 202 DAYS OF WORK.
THE NEXT CHANGE IS ON PAGE SEVEN.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE, WE HAD PRINCIPALS OF OUR ELEMENTARY AND PRE-K CAMPUSES WHO WERE IN THE SAME PAY GRADE AS ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS DUTIES THAT PRINCIPALS HAVE THAT DIFFER THAN SOME OF OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.
SO WE HAVE A SPECIAL PAY GRADE FOR OUR ELEMENTARY AND PRE-K PRINCIPALS.
THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, OPERATION BUDGET AND ACCESS DIRECTOR FACILITIES PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND DIRECTOR. THOSE TWO POSITIONS WERE MOVED FROM PAY GRADE 110 TO PAY GRADE 111, AND WE HAVE A NEW POSITION, ACTUALLY AN UPGRADE OF A POSITION.
DIRECTOR OF GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE AN UPGRADE OF THE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING AND UPGRADE OF RESEARCH ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
THESE ARE POSITIONS THAT WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR BOND 1.3 BILLION BOND ISSUE.
WE DID NOT HAVE A PAY GRADE, WHICH WAS 400.
THERE'S NOT A LOT LEFT, BUT IT'S QUITE A BIT.
WE HAVE A NEW STIPEND FOR CTE STUDENT ORGANIZATION LEAD SPONSORS SUCH AS DECA, HOSA, SKILLS, TAFE OF $1,000 PER YEAR AND HAS PAID EVERY PAYCHECK IS ANNUALIZED.
THE NEXT CHANGE IS ON PAGE 23.
THE NEXT CHANGE ON THAT SAME PAGE IS THE TEXAS COLLEGE BRIDGE, AND WE'LL SEE ALL OF THOSE INSTEAD OF HAVING A SEPTEMBER AND JANUARY PAYMENT, THEY WILL HAVE SEPTEMBER, JANUARY AND APRIL.
IT'S JUST THE PAYMENT DATES THAT CHANGED.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT LEAD WILL RECEIVE 100% OF THEIR STIPEND IN NOVEMBER.
THE ATHLETICS HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH STIPEND WAS INCREASED TO $8,500.
THE ATHLETICS HIGH SCHOOL GOLF COACH WAS INCREASED TO $4,100, AND THEN ON PAGE 26, OUR STUDENT NUTRITION DEPARTMENT WILL BE AWARDING ADDITIONAL HOURLY RATES AMOUNTS TO THEIR STAFF MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE CERTAIN LEVELS OF CERTIFICATION FOR STUDENT NUTRITION.
THERE ARE FIVE LEVELS, AND DEPENDING UPON THE LEVEL, THEIR DAILY RATE WILL INCREASE WHEN THEY RECEIVE THAT LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION.
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ON PAGE 34, WE HAVE A CLASSIFICATION OF TEACHERS CALLED NON CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS.THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY CERTIFIED IN THAT ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THEY UNLESS THEY GET FULLY, FULLY ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM WITH AN INTERN CERTIFICATE, THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE A SALARY INCREASE.
THEIR SALARIES WILL BE FROZEN AT THE 22-23 LEVEL.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION THERE? YES, SIR.
HOW MANY NON CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS DO WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT AT THIS POINT? I WOULD GATHER TO THINK THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 300, BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE IT CHANGES ON A DAILY RATE AS PEOPLE CELEBRATE AND FINISH THEIR CERTIFICATION.
THANK YOU, AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW CATEGORY OF TEACHER CALLED TEACHER RESIDENTS.
BACK IN IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY WERE CALLED STUDENT TEACHERS, BUT NOW THEY'RE CALLED TEACHER RESIDENTS, AND THEY ARE PAID DURING THIS PARTICULAR TEACHER, AND I CAN RECALL MY MOTHER SAYING PRACTICE TEACHING, PRACTICE TEACHERS, TOO, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH TWO OF OUR LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, DALLAS COLLEGE AND UT DALLAS FOR OUR TEACHER RESIDENTS, THIS TEACHER RESIDENT PAY IS A RESULT OF OUR TCLAS GRANT, AND I BELIEVE THAT IS OUR LAST CHANGE.
ANY QUESTIONS? JUST REAL QUICK.
IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A CHANGE ON PAGE 20.
YES. THIS IS FOR OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMPLETING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND PURSUING A TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
THIS STIPEND IS A RESULT OF TCLAS AS WELL.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE STIPEND, BUT THE STIPEND CHANGED THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR.
MS. BROWN, I'M CURIOUS, I DIDN'T SEE HERE I WAS JUST KIND OF CURIOUS AS I READ MORE AND MORE AND I HEAR MORE AND MORE ON AND I KNOW MR. JOHNSON HAS BROUGHT THIS BEFORE US BEFORE, TOO, ABOUT NOT HAVING A TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND A SUBSTITUTE PAY AND WHERE WE ARE AT THE SCALE AND WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS IN THE NORTH TEXAS REGION OF WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR SUBS TO MEET, THE NEED OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM AND THAT IS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF RETIRED TEACHERS AND A LOT OF THOSE TEACHERS ARE VERY WELL DEGREED.
AS FAR AS MASTER'S, 30 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, A LOT OF THEM THAT ARE WANTING THAT, AND ARE WE COMPLIMENTING THEM OR ARE WE HELPING THEM IN ANY FORM OR FASHION FINANCIALLY TO DO THAT? BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME COME TO ME THAT I MEAN, HUGE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COULD TEACH ANYTHING IN THE WORLD, AND WHEN THEY FIGURED IT UP, THEY WERE WORKING FOR A DAILY RATE OF $16.62 AN HOUR, HOUR A DAY, AND SO IT NOT WORKING HOUR, AN HOUR EXCUSE ME, AN HOUR.
SO IT WASN'T WORKING OUT REAL WELL YEAH A DAY THAT WOULDN'T WORK EITHER.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHERE WE ARE THERE, IF WE MIGHT GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS IN THE SUBSTITUTE, BECAUSE I KNOW THE REPORTS THAT I READ IS THAT WE DON'T FILL THE CLASSROOM WITH SEEMED LIKE IT'S 78% OR 80% AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE OFFERING AN ADDITIONAL $10 EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY TO THAT PAY SCALE JUST WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO THERE POSSIBLY TO HELP HOW WE CAN EVALUATE TO DRAW MORE POSITIVE SUBS INTO BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK INTO, I THINK, IN THE CLASSROOM AND HELP US OUT, AND I THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORK FOR THAT KIND OF PAY SCALE.
SO, OKAY, SO IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 35, THAT DOES SHOW OUR SUBSTITUTES RATE OF PAY ON PAGE 35, AND IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A RETIRED GISD CERTIFIED TEACHER, WHICH IS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, THE SIX LINE.
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WELL, THIS PARTICULAR SUB THAT WANTS TO SUB WAS BEING CHASTISED BECAUSE HE LIVES IN GARLAND , BUT HE CAME AND ALSO TAUGHT HERE AND THEN MOVED OVER TO PLANO AS A COUNSELOR AND NOW IS STILL LIVING IN GARLAND BUT DIDN'T GET THE RATE OF PAY.HE GOT CUT LESS BECAUSE HE WASN'T CONSIDERED A GISD EMPLOYEE.
IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT? MORE THAN LIKELY SINCE HE DIDN'T RETIRE FROM GISD BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
OKAY BECAUSE HE'S OVER QUALIFIED TO BE A SUB IN ONE OF OUR CLASSROOMS FOR SURE, AND WE DO HAVE SOME COUNSELOR SUBSTITUTES AS WELL, IF YOU LOOK FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE. OKAY.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. SELDERS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THE TEACHER RESIDENCE PROGRAM IS BEING FUNDED BY THE TCLAS GRANT.
YES, SIR, AND THAT GRANT IS GOING TO GO AWAY AT THE END OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, RIGHT? YES, SIR, AND SO HOW MANY TEACHER RESIDENTS ARE WE EXPECTING? AND THEN HOW ARE WE PLANNING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AFTER THAT? WE THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW WITH A PROGRAM CONJUNCTION WITH CONJUNCTION OF A PROGRAM CALLED TEACH WORTHY AND INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, AND THAT PROGRAM WILL ALLOW US TO OFFER TEACHING JOBS TO SUCCESSFUL PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS WHO ARE IN OUR CLASSROOMS RIGHT NOW.
THEY WILL HAVE HAD TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM AT LEAST ONE YEAR SUCCESSFULLY AND NOT ONLY OFFER THEM TEACHING JOBS, BUT PAY FOR THEM TO GET THEIR DEGREES AND FINISH THEIR DEGREES.
SO WE'RE EXPLORING THAT, AND HOPEFULLY ONCE OUR WE GET OUR RULES AND POLICIES IN PLACE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO BEGIN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING THAT PROGRAM FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WE PLAN TO USE NEXT YEAR AS A YEAR OF PREPARATION.
SO THE TEACHERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM NEXT YEAR, HOW MANY ARE YOU ANTICIPATING? WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL HAVE 14 TEACHER RESIDENTS AT ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SAM HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY, DAUGHERTY, AND THERE'S ONE MORE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THERE'S THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WE ACTUALLY HAD A MATCHING CEREMONY FOR THEM.
IT WAS PROBABLY DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 2ND AND THEY WERE WHAT WE CALL GIVEN THEIR MATCH OF THEIR SCHOOL AND THEIR PRINCIPALS. SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WORKING WITH THEM, AND I GUESS IT'S OUR EXPECTATION THAT ONCE THEY GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM AND THEN GRADUATE AND GET CERTIFIED, THAT THEY WILL BE TEACHING IN THE DISTRICT.
AS I GO PAGE AFTER PAGE, YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT ARE REALLY TO BE COMMENDED.
HOW YOU KEEP TRACK OF THIS? I HAVE NO IDEA.
THERE MAY BE QUICK COUNT, AT LEAST 600, MAYBE MORE DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND DIFFERENT PAY GRADES AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PAY GRADES, AND THEN ADDING ON THE STIPENDS.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW YOU DO IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU DO IT VERY WELL.
WELL, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO WORK ON KEEPING US STRAIGHT.
WELL, REALLY KEEPING ME STRAIGHT BUT YEAH, IT IS NOT AN EASY TASK, BUT IT'S FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN DO DETAILS, AND IT IS A DETAILED TASK.
MISS STANLEY. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO ME WHEN YOU SAY POSITIONS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED? YES. YES, MA'AM.
IN MOST IN A CASE WHEN A POSITION HAS BEEN UPGRADED, IT WAS IN LET'S SAY IT WAS PAY GRADE 101, AND IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO PAY GRADE 102, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A NEW HIRE.
IT'S JUST AN IS IT BECAUSE MAYBE THEIR SALARY HAS JUMPED THEM UP TO THAT.
I MEAN. WELL, YEAH, THE SALARY DOES INCREASE WHEN YOU INCREASE THE PAY GRADE, BUT ALSO WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION OF EACH JOB AND WE ASK TASB TO ALSO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT, AND WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO SAY THIS JOB NEEDS TO CHANGE, PAY GRADES OR IT NEEDS TO INCREASE
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PAY GRADES. CAN I SAY IT BACK TO YOU AND YOU TELL ME IF I UNDERSTOOD IT CORRECTLY? OF COURSE. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.YES, AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN IN SOME CASES.
THANK YOU. A COMMITTEE OR BOARD.
ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD IS IF WE DO APPROVE THE SECURITY OFFICERS, THE ARMED SECURITY OFFICERS, THAT CHANGE MAY BE IN YOUR SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE JUNE BOARD MEETING.
OKAY. WE'LL BE SURE TO LOOK FOR THAT.
OKAY. COMMITTEE ITEM C10 HAS BEEN PULLED, SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM C11.
YES, MR. MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DR.
THE FIRST PROPERTY IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF 119 WEST STATE STREET IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
THIS IS VACANT LAND THAT WAS STRUCK OFF TO THE CITY OF GARLAND IN 2015.
THE OFFER AMOUNT IS $19,177.78 OF WHICH GARLAND ISD WILL RECEIVE $4,472.35 TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE JUDGMENT YEARS OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
GARLAND ISD WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $2,157.44 FOR THE POST-JUDGMENT DELINQUENT YEARS, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $6,629.49. THE SECOND OFFER IS TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 238 EAST AVENUE B IN GARLAND, TEXAS. THIS IS ALSO VACANT LAND THAT WAS STRUCK OFF TO THE CITY OF GARLAND IN 2013.
THE OFFER AMOUNT IS $34,320, OF WHICH GARLAND ISD WILL RECEIVE $14,596.97 TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE JUDGMENT YEARS, AND GARLAND ISD WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $1,719.84 FOR THE POST JUDGMENT YEARS AS WELL, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT DISBURSED TO GARLAND ISD OF $16,316.81 FOR THAT PROPERTY.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? JUST PROCEDURALLY, I'D LIKE TO ASK ONE RIGHT QUICK WHEN WE DO RECEIVE THE MONEY AND THOSE ARE STRUCK OFF, SO TO SPEAK, ARE SOLD, THE CITY THEN IS SOLE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
YES, AND AT THAT POINT, IF THEY PUT IT INTO THEIR GARLAND HOUSING PROGRAM OR WHATEVER PROGRAM THEY PUT IT INTO OR RESELL IT, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO WHATEVER THEY DO WITHIN THEIR GUIDELINES.
THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY.
I HAVE SPOKEN WITH [INAUDIBLE] THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY, THE ONE ON WEST 19TH STREET THERE'S NO DECISIONS AT THIS TIME, BUT THEIR SOLE FOCUS IS TO HAVE TOWNHOMES PLACED IN THAT AREA.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD STREET ON STATE STREET AND THEN THE SECOND PROPERTY.
IN 2000, I BROUGHT ABOUT 15 PARCELS TO YOU GUYS.
IT'S IN THAT TRIANGLE OF THE CITY THAT THEY'RE CALLING THE TRIANGLE, WHERE HALF OF IT IS GOING TO BE A FUTURE HOME OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS ALREADY IN THE PROCESS DUE TO THEIR BONDS THAT THEY'VE PASSED.
SO THAT'S ALREADY IN THE WORKS, AND THEN THE OTHER HALF WILL BE THE CURRENT PROJECTION.
OF COURSE, EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE IS A MIXED USE AREA FOR THAT.
ON STATE. YES. THAT 119 YES, AND THE ONE ON B IS JUST THAT ONE THERE.
THAT ONE'S I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN WHERE THAT'S AT.
IT'S WHAT THEY CALL THE TRIANGLE OF THE PROPERTY.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS ON IT FORMERLY ANYTHING.
ALL OF THAT PROPERTY WAS ALL STRUCK OFF YEARS AND YEARS AGO AND DEMOLISHED TO VACANT LAND.
SO, I MEAN, WE HAD TAXES THAT WERE DUE ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1998.
THE PAYMENTS FOR BOTH OF THESE WILL CLEAR BOTH PROPERTIES OFF OUR DELINQUENT ROLL.
HOWEVER, IT WON'T BECOME TAXABLE UNTIL IT CHANGES TO A NON NON EXEMPT OWNER.
YOU KNOW THE PIE SHAPE I'M NOT SURE OF.
THE OTHER ONES WERE PROBABLY A HOME AT ONE POINT.
THE ONE ON WEST 19 WAS A HOME.
YES IT IS, AND THAT PROPERTY IS VACANT LAND BETWEEN CURRENT HOMES RIGHT NOW.
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RIGHT. GOTCHA.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTING FUND.
THE ADOPTION OF COMMITTING FUND BALANCES.
I CAN'T READ TODAY. [CHUCKLING] CHAIRMAN MILLER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DR. LOPEZ, BEFORE YOU IS THE FY 23 FUND BALANCE RESOLUTION, WHICH DOES COMMIT OUR REVENUE SOURCES AND FUND BALANCE FOR SPECIFIC SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS LISTED BELOW.
GASB 54 ESTABLISHED FIVE CATEGORIES OF FUND BALANCE, WHICH INCLUDE NON SPENDABLE, RESTRICTED, COMMITTED, ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED, AND IT REQUIRED THAT SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS BE ACCOUNTED FOR AS EITHER RESTRICTED OR COMMITTED.
THE RESOLUTION ALSO COMMITS IN OUR GENERAL FUND SELF-INSURANCE FOR TWO ITEMS, ONE OF THEM BEING OUR UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS AND A TRANSPORTATION AREA, AND THAT'S IN $1 MILLION SELF-INSURANCE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE BASED ON THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AND THEN SECONDLY, THE CITY OF GARLAND HAS REQUIRED THE DISTRICT TO HAVE A SELF-INSURANCE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF 6 MILLION IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RIGHT TO PLACE THE DISTRICT'S [INAUDIBLE] IN THE CITY OF GARLAND RIGHT OF WAYS. OKAY.
SO THAT SELF-INSURANCE, I'M ASSUMING THOSE ARE FUNDS SET ASIDE IN ONE OF OUR ACCOUNTS SOMEWHERE? THEY'RE WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE COMMITTED, YOU'LL SEE A $7 MILLION LINE LOOKING AT THAT BREAKOUT OF FUND BALANCE, AND THAT'S SPECIFIC FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS. SO WHEN MR. GLICK IS ASKING THE QUESTION ABOUT OUR AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND BALANCE, ARE THOSE NOT IN THAT NUMBER? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
RIGHT. I'M JUST MAKING SURE MR. GLICK COULDN'T GET HIS HANDS ON THAT.
OKAY. SORRY, AND YOU CAN THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE, THOUGH.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? AND THIS IS A ROUTINE ITEM THAT WE DID.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES.
MR. BOOKER, ARE YOU GOING TO BE WITH US A WHILE? YES, SIR. JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES, I HOPE.
WHY DON'T YOU GO? WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE WHY DON'T YOU JUST ANNOUNCE THESE AND TAKE THESE ONE AT A TIME AS WE GO, OKAY? YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, TO MR. MILLER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO DR.
LOPEZ. THE FIRST CONTRACT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS USED PRIMARILY BY OUR STUDENT NUTRITIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,900,000.
OKAY. AS MR. BOOKER GOES THROUGH THIS, WHEN HE PAUSES, ANYBODY WITH A QUESTION JUST FIRE AWAY.
IT'S DISHROOM CHEMICAL SAFETY SANITATION SERVICES RECOMMENDED CONTRACTOR IS PORTION PACKED CHEMICAL WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $160,000 ANNUALLY.
IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ONCE AGAIN, STUDENT NUTRITIONAL SERVICES.
THAT CONTRACT WILL BE USED TO MODIFY AND DECORATE THE SIGNAGE IN OUR CAFETERIAS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF FORCED ENTRY RESISTANCE FILM AND SERVICES.
UPON ADVISEMENT BY COUNSEL, ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING HOW, WHEN AND THE FILM THAT WOULD BE USED SUGGEST THAT WOULD BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS? I CERTAINLY CAN DISCUSS THAT PUBLICLY, BUT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT WAS THE RATIONALE FOR NOT HAVING OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RESISTANT FILM.
OKAY. ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AS MR. BOOKER MENTIONED, ANY DETAIL OF THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION OR PRODUCT QUALITY TYPE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN EXECUTIVE
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SESSION. WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION PLANNED FOR TODAY, SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM AT ANOTHER MEETING SO WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD ON THAT ONE. YES, SIR.A LOGISTICAL LOGICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
IS THE RECOMMENDED AWARD FOR $1 MILLION.
THAT IS A CONTRACT THAT IS FUNDED OUT OF GENERAL FUND AND FUND 683.
IT'S A 1 MILLION OR EXCUSE ME, ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUAL RENEWABLE OPTIONS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE PURCHASE OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
DISYS SOLUTIONS IS THE RECOMMENDED SUPPLIER WITH A NOT TO EXCEED [INAUDIBLE] DOLLARS.
IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH ONE ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTION.
THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE AVID CENTER.
THE PRICING FOR THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE PRICING AT YOUR DESK.
IT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ANNUALLY RENEWABLE OPTIONS.
IT IS SPLIT FUNDED BETWEEN GENERAL FUND 199 AND 211.
THAT IS TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING AVID CENTER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR THE DISTRICT.
THAT IS A AN ESSER TWO FUNDED PROJECT AND WE ARE USING A INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $360,000.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT TAKES US THROUGH NEW BIDS.
IF I COULD GO BACK TO ITEM E FOR PAUL GONZALEZ.
JUST ONE SECOND, JOHNNY. ITEM E FOR PAUL GONZALEZ.
IF YOU'RE HERE, I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD STARTING SEVEN YEARS, AND I THINK EVERY YEAR WE HAVE BIG ITEMS FOR THE PURCHASE OF HVAC CONTROL SERVICES AND REPAIRS.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE EVER GET TO THE END OF OR WILL IT BE CONTINUAL FOR AS LONG AS ANYBODY SERVES? GREAT QUESTION. WE KIND OF EXPECTED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE.
SO THERE'S TWO PARTS ON THE HVAC CONTROLS.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE A CONTROLS DEPARTMENT INTERNALLY.
WE OUTSOURCE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.
WE OUTSOURCE 99% OF THAT WORK.
SO THE ONE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS EVENING IS FOR ONE OF THE TWO CONTRACTORS THAT MAINTAINS THE DAY TO DAY OPERATION TO SUPPORT OUR HVAC DEPARTMENT. YOU WILL SEE IN THE FUTURE TO SUPPORT OUR BOND PROGRAM, YOU WILL SEE A CONTRACT WITH THESE MULTIPLE THESE TWO VENDORS THAT HAVE OUR CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT MAINTAIN OUR CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR THE UPGRADES OF THE BOND PROGRAM, AND I'M HOPING AND I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AFTER WE COMPLETE THIS BOND PROGRAM, THE HVAC CONTROLS WILL BE FINALLY COMPLETED.
I'M JUST AGAIN, I WANTED TO TALK JUST A FEW MINUTES ABOUT THE FUNDING ON SOME OF THIS.
JUST REAL QUICKLY AS AN OVERVIEW.
ONE ON ITEM E AND F, WHERE WE'RE DOING A 3070 SPLIT AS FAR AS GENERAL FUND AND THE BOND, I THOUGHT THE BOND WAS COVERING ALL OF THAT ON BOTH OF THOSE.
WHICH PROJECT ARE YOU REFERRING TO? CONTRACT E AND F, THE HVAC CONTROLS AND ALSO THE NETWORK, THE I.T.
WHICH ONE IS THAT ONE? THE ONE.
THE ONE THAT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT.
SO WHEN THIS WAS ORIGINALLY WHEN THIS WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO THE TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, WE WERE GOING TO UTILIZE THIS CONTRACT FOR THE BOND.
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STATED TO MR. MILLER, WAS THAT WE ARE BRINGING BACK ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL BE UNDER 683.THIS PARTICULAR ONE WOULD BE 199.
PROBABLY OVER 90% WOULD BE 199.
SO WITH THAT 30% OF MONEY THAT YOU'RE USING FROM THE GENERAL FUND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BOND PROGRAM, WILL IT GO TO SOME OTHER PROGRAM IN THE BOND PROGRAM? ON THE ACTUAL FUNDING, IT'S WE JUST USE WE JUST THERE IS NO ACTUALLY FUNDING TIED TO THIS DOCUMENT.
OKAY, AND WHAT ABOUT THE IT SIDE OF IT, MATT? THERE YOU GO. YEAH, THIS IS REALLY JUST PERTAINING TO OUR CURRENT SERVICES AND OUR LICENSING REGARDING OUR EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS JUST A THIS IS KIND OF A RENEWAL, BUT WE WENT OUT FOR A NEW BID.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO THIS IS WITHIN OUR NORMAL ANNUAL BUDGET.
ALL THE OTHER STUFF IS MORE FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES GOING FORWARD FOR BOND IN ESSER, BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE TO BUY LICENSING ON A YEARLY, BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE 70% BOND MONEY.
NOT ON THIS, NOT ON THE SERVICES, ON THIS PIECE, IN THE LICENSING ON THIS.
WE PROVIDE THIS THIS GROUP PROVIDES THOSE SERVICES FOR US.
SO THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT THEN SHOULDN'T BE LISTED, IT IS ONE GENERAL FUND.
SO IT'S IN OUR GENERAL BUDGET.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T. THIS CONTRACT, NOT FOLLOWING THIS THIS CONTRACT RIGHT HERE IS IS SOLELY FOR THE SERVICES AND LICENSING FOR ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT, OUR NETWORK EQUIPMENT, THE ESSER AND THE BOND.
WHEN WE WENT OUT FOR THAT, THAT'S MORE OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASING.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO IT'S TWO SEPARATE SERVICES VERSUS HARDWARE.
SO HOW ARE WE ABLE TO USE 70% OF THE BOND MONEY FOR THAT? THEN THIS THIS IS ONLY ON FOR 199.
SO OUR PORTION HERE, PAUL'S IS 7030.
THIS THIS CONTRACT IS ONLY FOR 100% 199.
LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO.
THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE DOES IT STATE THAT BOTTOM OF PAGE 211 JOHNNY.
BOTTOM OF PAGE 209 SAYS RECOMMENDED AMOUNT.
OH YOU'RE LOOKING NINE IS HVAC 211 IS IS NETWORKING THE ITEM WE'RE TALKING? I STAND CORRECTED.
YEP. OKAY. THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE IS ON ON.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE WHOEVER ON THE 425 GRANT ON CONTRACT 13-23-01 MS. GARRETT, WHO SECURED THAT GRANT? MARK YOU DID THAT? CONGRATULATIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THESE ITEMS? THESE ARE COVER ALL THE ITEMS FOR UNDER NEW BIDS.
ITEM 13 WE ARE READY TO GO TO RENEWAL BIDS.
MR. BOOKER, IF YOU WILL, WALK US THROUGH THOSE LET ME GET BACK TO HUMAN RESOURCES . 227.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS A MODIFICATION AND AWARD FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.
THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING CHANGING IT TO A ONE YEAR WITH ONE MORE ANNUAL RENEWAL TO ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE THE WORK FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES.
DID NOT CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING.
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE SEPARATED OVER TWO YEARS.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS A MODIFICATION AND AWARD.
THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO WIN TRANSPORTATION WHO WERE BOUGHT OUT BY AVALON MOTOR COACHES THAT THEY'VE AGREED TO THE ORIGINAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING CHANGING THE AWARD FROM WYNN TRANSPORTATION TO AVALON MOTOR COACHES THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT AN AMOUNT ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES REMAINS UNCHANGED.OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE TWO ITEMS? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 15.
MR. BOOKER, WHY DON'T YOU JUST READ THROUGH THE PURPOSE OF THE ITEM AND THEN ANY DETAILS YOU HAVE? THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION IS TO SAFFIRE LLC, THAT IS FOR ONLINE TICKETING UTILIZED BY THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER. BASICALLY WITH THE INCREASE IN SALES, WE'RE RECOMMENDING A INCREASE OF $175,000 TO MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $249,999. ONCE AGAIN, THAT CONTRACT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CURTIS CULWELL CENTER.
THE NEXT CONTRACT IS AN INCREASE IN OUR HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT AND PARTS COMPANY INC.
IT IS THE COMPANY THAT'S BEING AWARDED.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED FOR $75,000.
WE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE AWARD OF $220,230.
WE'VE EXHAUSTED OUR WAREHOUSE SUPPLY OF HAND SOAP.
THIS IS TO KEEP IT REPLENISHED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTRACT.
THAT NEW AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS $295,229.
THE NEXT CONTRACT FOR YOU CAN SEE ARMED CARRIER SERVICES, WHICH IS UTILIZED BY OUR SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS TO PICK UP BANK DEPOSITORIES AT OUR SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS WITH AN INCREASE OF $50,000, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $150,000 AWARDED TO GARDAWORLD, AND THE NEXT CONTRACT IS A EXTENSION OF THE APPLE EQUIPMENT AGREEMENT DIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLE COMPUTER, EXTENDED THAT CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS, WHICH ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SOME ADDITIONAL PURCHASES UNTIL A NEW CONTRACT IS PUT IN PLACE.
THE NEW INCREASE WOULD MAKE THE NEW NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $775,000.
THOSE ARE THE CONTRACTS WE HAVE BEFORE YOU.
COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS? LARRY? JUST A QUESTION.
YES. YEAH. THIS WOULD BE FOR MADAM PRESIDENT.
WAY BACK AT THE END OF 2021, WE DISCOVERED OR I DISCOVERED SOME ISSUES WITH THE ACOUSTICS REVERBERATION IN OUR BAND HALLS, AND I THINK WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HAD TO BE SPENT AND HOPEFULLY THAT THIS SUMMER WOULD BE THE START OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS OR CORRECTIONS.
WOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET A REPORT AT OUR FULL BOARD MEETING BECAUSE THIS COMMITTEE WILL NOT MEET IN JULY? SO COULD WE GET A REPORT AT OUR MEETING IN JUNE? OUR FULL MEETING IN JUNE ON WHERE WE STAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BAND HALLS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GLICK. I WILL CONSULT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND GET BACK WITH AN ANSWER.
THANK YOU. I CAN PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE.
WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET THIS IN JULY DURING THAT BOARD MEETING OR AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING IN AUGUST, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING AFTER TODAY TO GET ME ITEMS BY TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY'S BOARD MEETING.
I WOULD REALLY PREFER THAT IT BE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IF THE WORK IS BEING DONE.
THE ONLY OTHER THING REMAINING IS THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MECHELLE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING.
NO, SIR. I DON'T HAVE A NEED FOR IT, DR.
AS MR. GLICK ALLUDED TO, THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR JULY, SO THIS COMMITTEE'S NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN AUGUST.
THERE WILL BE REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN JULY, AND I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
SO MOVED. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 4:45.
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THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.