Board approves multiple items including farm lease, dishwasher bid, SRO agreement and RIF action

The Charles City Community School Board conducted routine business and approved a series of motions by voice vote during the meeting.

Key approvals and votes at a glance:
- Agenda amendment: Board removed an Imagine Learning (egenuity) agenda item and approved the amended agenda by voice vote.
- Consent agenda: Approved by voice vote.
- DECAP/ECAP: Board approved the DECAP/ECAP attachment after Miller's presentation by voice vote.
- Farm lease: Board approved a farm lease with Zoettas (to be managed with the FFA) for 2026 at a nominal annual lease payment; the motion carried by voice vote.
- School calendars: Board approved the 2026–27 and 2027–28 calendars; members agreed to revisit timing of a February professional learning day in 2027–28.
- Dishwasher purchase: Board approved the low bid from Trimark Food Service Equipment for $56,623.19 to replace the high‑school dishwasher; installation planned for the coming summer.
- Budget/public hearings: Board opened the public hearing notice process for the FY 2026–27 budget (first publication) and set a second publication; no public comment recorded at this meeting.
- Bond resolution and HVAC hearing: Board approved a resolution concerning proposed bond issuance and set a public hearing for CCHS HVAC phase one documents (public notice to be published, bid receipt and addendum logistics discussed). The board set the hearing for April 28, with staff to confirm location/time in the published notice.
- Hourly support wages: Board approved hourly support contracts and wages for FY 2027 as presented.
- School resource officer 28E agreement: Board approved a 28E agreement to share a school resource officer with the city; the district and city will split a state funding allocation ($8,000 to the city while the district retains $8,000 of the $16,000 noted at the meeting).
- Reduction in force (RIF): A written recommendation for termination due to reduction in force was presented; a roll‑call vote was conducted and recorded as carried.
- Board policies: Minor policy revisions previously reviewed were approved by voice vote.

Several motions were carried by voice vote with the standard "all those in favor say 'I'" procedure. One personnel item required a roll‑call vote; the transcript records the roll call and the result as "motion carries." The board then moved into closed session for student‑placement matters pursuant to Iowa Code.

Where the transcript records specific dollar amounts, votes, or roll‑call responses, this summary reproduces them; when the transcript recorded only a voice vote the board result is reported as "motion carried" or "approved" in line with the board's stated outcome.