ITEM NUMBER: 6.F.
School Board Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 01/05/2026
- Prepared By:
- Paul Peterson
Item Type:
Subject:
Approval of Expenses for School Board Meetings
Background:
It has been the practice of the School Board to provide coffee for visitors, presenters and themselves at Board meetings. Further, it has been the practice to provide meals on special occasions.
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 77 that:
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 77 that:
1. WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the School District to occasionally invite members of the public, members of other public boards and bodies, and members of the school staff to School Board meetings, and
2. WHEREAS, at many School Board meetings, good public relations make it advisable to provide coffee and meals on special occasions as determined by the School Board, to persons attending such meetings in the interest of the District,
3. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the School District pay the cost of meals when occasionally furnished to members of the School Board and others who attend meetings held in the interest of the School District and that the School District do likewise provide, at the expense of the District, coffee for all persons attending said meetings in the interest of good public relations for the benefit of the School District and the students served thereby.
2. WHEREAS, at many School Board meetings, good public relations make it advisable to provide coffee and meals on special occasions as determined by the School Board, to persons attending such meetings in the interest of the District,
3. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the School District pay the cost of meals when occasionally furnished to members of the School Board and others who attend meetings held in the interest of the School District and that the School District do likewise provide, at the expense of the District, coffee for all persons attending said meetings in the interest of good public relations for the benefit of the School District and the students served thereby.
Recommended Action:
To conform with legal requirements, the administration recommends approval of the resolution as presented.