Kankakee Times

Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 Board of Education met 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

The meeting was called to order by the President, and upon the roll being called, Rob Rodewald, the President, and the following members were physically present at said location: John Hall, Jamie Freedlund, Rich McBarnes, Michael Jurka, Nicole McCarty, Jayne Raef, Rob Rodewald.

The following members were allowed by a majority of the members of the Board of Education in accordance with and to the extent allowed by rules adopted by the Board of Education to attend the meeting by video or audio conference:

No member was not permitted to attend the meeting by video or audio conference.

The following members were absent and did not participate in the meeting in any manner or to any extent whatsoever: None.

At 7:00 o’clock P.M., the President announced that the next agenda item for the Board of Education was a public hearing (the “Hearing”) to receive public comments on the proposal to sell $4,800,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds (the “Bonds”) for the purpose of increasing the working cash fund of the District and explained that all persons desiring to be heard would have an opportunity to present written or oral testimony with respect thereto.

The President opened the discussion and explained that the reasons for the proposed issuance of the Bonds were as follows: to increase the working cash fund of the District.

Whereupon the President asked for additional comments from the members of the Board of Education. Additional comments were made by the following: None.

      i. testimony concerning the proposed issuance of the Bonds was read into the record by the Secretary and is attached hereto as Exhibit I.

                                                  None

Whereupon the President asked for oral testimony or any public comments concerning the proposed issuance of the Bonds. Statements were made by the following: None

The President then announced that all persons desiring to be heard had been given an opportunity to present oral and written testimony with respect to the proposed issuance of the Bonds.

Member Michael Jurka moved and Member Nicole McCarty seconded the motion that the Hearing be finally adjourned.

After a full discussion thereof, the President directed that the roll be called for a vote upon the motion.

The following voice votes were heard: John Hall, Jamie Freedlund, Rich McBarnes, Michael Jurka, Nicole McCarty, Jayne Raef, Rob Rodewald.

Whereupon the President declared the motion carried and the Hearing was finally adjourned.

Other business not pertinent to the conduct of the Hearing was duly transacted at said meeting.

Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting was adjourned.

https://www.boarddocs.com/il/besd53/Board.nsf/vpublic?open