SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 15-08
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter 5 of the City Code of Ordinances sets forth provisions for council meetings. The council has amended the provisions to provide for a regular meeting schedule to be adopted by resolution.
The city council has determined publication of this title and summary ordinance will clearly inform the public of the intention and effect of the ordinance. The council also directs only the title and this summary be published. A copy of the entire text of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person at the office of the city clerk any Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m or on the city’s website at www.sartellmn.com.
Adopted by the City Council of Sartell on the 8th day of June, 2015.
s/ Sarah Jane Nicoll
MAYOR
ATTEST:
s/Mary Degiovanni
City Administrator
SEAL
Publish: June 19, 2015
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
PINECONE ROAD ROUNDABOUTS (Scout Drive and Heritage Road)
The City of Sartell will solicit bids for the Pinecone Road Roundabouts (Scout Drive and Heritage Road) project at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road, Sartell, Minn., until 11 a.m. CST, Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at which time all bids will be publicly opened in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, and all bids read aloud.
Please see the City of Sartell website at www.sartellmn.com for bid information.
Publish: June 19 and 26, 2015
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MAY 15, 2015
DISTRICT CENTER BOARD ROOM
The regular school board meeting of Independent School District 748 was called to order at 7 p.m. by Krista Durrwachter, chair. Members present: Durrwachter; Michelle Meyer, vice chair; Pam Raden, clerk; Mary McCabe, director; Jason Nies, director; Pat Marushin, director and Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent.
A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Nies to approve the agenda. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Raden and seconded by McCabe to approve consent items a-c below:
a. Minutes of the regular school board meeting held on April 20, 2015
b. Checks in the amount of $1,795,343.41 as presented:
General Fund 1,480,110.06
Food Service Fund 107,811.60
Transportation Fund 96,758.67
Community Service Fund 30,185.04
Capital Expenditure Fund 77,429.01
Summer Rec Agency Fund 3,049.03
Check numbers 159934 to 160228
Receipts in the amount of $3,716,617.49 as presented:
General Fund 3,390,185.91
Food Service Fund 209,090.90
Transportation Fund 2,570.61
Community Service Fund 24,466.81
Debt Service Fund 31,269.75
Summer Rec Agency Fund 59,033.51
Receipts 40957 to 41052
Wire transfers in the amount of $3,871.47 as presented:
General Fund 83.72
Food Service Fund 3,787.75
Wire transfers 201400054-2014000555
c. Accept the following donations:
Oak Ridge Elementary, PTC, $2,099.95, ORE Book Fund; John and Lisa Koll, Community Education, $100, donation; St. Cloud Federal Credit Union, Sartell High School, $5,000, coursework in human geography; CentraCare Health, Early Childhood, $500, Family Fun and Fit Night.
d. Accept the resignation of the following: Margaret Burk, Sartell Middle School, choral director, June 3, 2015; Brittany R. Hemann, Sartell Middle School, school counselor, June 2, 2015; Joy Kowalke, Sartell Middle School, server/dishroom supervisor, May 5, 2015; Carmen Mead, Sartell Middle School, special-education teacher, June 3, 2015; Brennan Michaels, Sartell High School, choir/general music, June 3, 2015; Abby Moon, Sartell Middle School, eighth-grade teacher, June 3, 2015; Aimey Notsch, Sartell Middle School, special-education teacher, June, 3, 2015; Mindy Strom, Oak Ridge Elementary, teacher, June 3, 2015; Cathy Vande Vrede, Sartell-St. Stephen District Service Center, community education and summer recreation, May 15, 2015; Bruce Wagner, Sartell High School, custodian, May 27, 2015; Mark Weimer, Sartell High School, industrial tech teacher, June 3, 2015.
Accept the retirements: Gary Putz, Oak Ridge Elementary, second-grade teacher, June 3, 2015.
Accept the release of employment: Lisa Schoon, Sartell High School, clerical, May 18, 2015.
Student Representative Report: Ryan Kororll, student representative
- Board Chair Krista Durrwachter shared her thanks and appreciation to the student representatives for their year of service and wished them well on their post-secondary journeys.
- Sartell High School students participated in the Boys State True Team Track Meet and placed third at the event.
- The Sartell High School Choir Concert took place on Monday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at SHS
- Graduation will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. at SHS.
- Student Council helped in celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week at SHS.
- SHS Students enjoyed Spring Week with themed spirit days that ended with a successful outdoor dance.
- Many athletic activities had successful seasons and entered into playoffs including softball, lacrosse and baseball.
- Senior Awards Night will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at SHS.
- Into the Woods was performed by SHS students with great reviews.
- On behalf of the three students, Ryan thanked the board for the opportunity to serve as student board members to represent the students and further develop leadership skills
Superintendent Report: Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent
- Schools for Equity in Education Meeting update – Superintendent Schwiebert shared information that was discussed at this meeting
- SEE Preparing for Minnesota’s Changing Economy Report
- SEE Demographer Report
School Board Committees
Policy Committee Report
- The committee met to talk about the framework and advertising policy in relations to an athletics website proposal in cooperation with the All Sports Booster
Schools for Equity in Education (SEE)
- SEE has been focusing on the legislative session and the debates happening about adding funding to the general formula and funding universal 4-year-old preschool
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Advisory Committee
- An overview of Special Education programming was shared along with goals set by a district taskforce that focus on continuous improvements
- An overview of the Academic Extensions Programming was shared
Enrollment Report: Jeff Schwiebert, superintendent of Sartell-St. Stephen School District, reported on the current number of students enrolled in each school in the district.
Report – Instruction Technology Report
- Kyle Breitkreutz, director of technology, along with Paul Moe, Brad Scherer and Joe Schulte, instructional technology specialists, and eighth-grader Jack Hackenmueller, shared an overview of technology integration for the 2014-15 school year.
Community Planning Next Steps
- Superintendent Schwiebert shared with the Board the need for a work session to discuss the next steps in the process.
A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Meyer to APPROVE #1-24:
New Employees or Changes:
| Name | Bldg. | Position | Compensation | Change | Effective Date | |
| 1. | Debra Albright | SHS | Door Greeter | No change | Reassignment(SHS- 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; ORE – 1 p.m.-2:20 p.m.) | 5-4-15 |
| 2. | Laura Arndt | ORE | Instructional Coach | $61,205 | New Position | August 2015 |
| 3. | Brian Baloun | SHS | Assistant Principal | $89,356 | Replacing Charlie Bakker (resignation) | 7-1-15 |
| 4. | Kari Daudt | SHS | Secondary Math Teacher | $45,263 | New Position | 8-26-15 |
| 5. | Zachary Dingmann | SMS | Assistant Principal | $83,586 | New Position | 7-1-15 |
| 6. | Lorie Duevel | SHS | Special Education | $57,043 | Replacing Mary Joe Peckskamp (retiring) | 8-26-15 |
| 7. | Sara Gabrielson | SHS | Assistant Principal | $79,948 | New Position | 7-1-15 |
| 8. | Dawn Gent | PME | Instructional Coach | $65,619 | New Position | Aug 2015 |
| 9. | Sarah Karolus | ORE | Student Supervisor | $13.26/hour | Replacement for Tracy Zimmerman | 5-1-15 |
| 10. | Stacy Kubesh | SHS | LTS SPED Teacher | $191.45/day | Replacing Mary Jo Peckskamp (retired) | 5-15-15 to 6-3-15 |
| 11. | Stacy Kubesh | SHS | Special Education | $52,418 | Replacing John Rausch (retiring) | 8-26-15 |
| 12. | Mackenzie Lecy | SMS | Fifth- and Sixth-grade Swim | $379 | Michael Symanietz | 3-30-15 |
| 13. | Terri Ogelsby | SHS | Paraprofessional | $15.71/hour | New Position | 12-16-14 |
| 14. | Joe Perske | SMS | Fifth- and Sixth-grade Soccer | $952 | Brenden Bruss | April 2015 |
| 15. | Michelle Raml | SMS | Assistant Principal | $79.948 | Replacing Kurt Stumpf | 7-1-15 |
| 16. | Joyce Schneider | SMS | LTS Math Teacher | $225/day | Replacing April Bogel /Brenda Holter (LOA) | 4-23-15 to 5-15-15 |
| 17. | Lauren Stanislawski | SHS | Language Arts Teacher | $35,934 | New Position | 8-26-15 |
| 18. | Kurt Stumpf | SMS | Principal | $101,047 | Replacing Julie Tripp (retiring) | 7-1-15 |
| 19. | Lori Tchida | PME | Lead Custodian | $19.74 | Replacing Marvin Tvedt | 4-29-15 |
| 20. | Marvin Tvedt | SMS | Custodian | $19.45/hour | Reassignment | 5-7-15 |
Leaves of Absence:
| Name | Bldg. | Position | Action | Expected Duration | |
| 21. | Rochelle Arellano | SMS | Eighth-grade Global Studies Teacher | Leave of Absence | 9-18-15 to 1-4-16 |
| 22. | Corinne Lyon | ORE | Kindergarten Teacher | Leave of Absence | 11-6-15 to 1-4-16 |
| 23. | Traci Schellinger | SMS | Eighth-grade Language Arts Teacher | Leave of Absence | 9-8-15 to 12-1-15 |
| 24. | Christina Voegele | SMS | Fifth-grade Language Arts Teacher | Leave of Absence | 8-31-15 to 11-20-15 |
All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Marushin to APPROVE 2015-16 FISCAL CALENDAR HOLIDAYS FOR NON-UNION CONTRACT AND SUPERINTENDENT. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Raden to APPROVE BOYS AND GIRLS LACROSSE PROGRAM FOR SARTELL HIGH SCHOOL. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Meyer to APPROVE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT TEACHING AGREEMENT. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Raden and seconded by Nies to APPROVE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP 2015-16. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Nies and seconded by Marushin to APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR NON-RENEWAL OF EMPLOYMENT. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Marushin to APPROVE ENROLLMENT PROJECTION STUDY FROM HAZEL REINHART. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Nies to APPROVE REVISED 2014-15 BUDGET. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Marushin and seconded by Nies to APPROVE PROPOSAL FOR ACTIVITIES WEBSITE. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by McCabe and seconded by Marushin to APPROVE TEACHER EVALUATION. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Raden and seconded by Nies to APPROVE SARTELL HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND TRIP-WISCONSIN DELLS. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Nies and seconded by McCabe to APPROVE DISCONTINUING AND REDUCING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND POSITIONS. All in favor. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Meyer and seconded by Raden to APPROVE RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO PLACE (TEACHER) ON UNREQUESTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE. All in favor. Motion carried.
Schedule Work Session and Committee Meetings
Board Work Session – Monday, June 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the District Service Center following the Board meeting.
Board Finance Committee Meeting – June 10, 2015 at 4 p.m.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Raden and seconded by Nies at 6:57 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried.
Pam Raden, clerk/treasurer
Publish: June 19, 2015
