The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will hold a tax rate hearing before its regular meeting next week. The hearing will be at the district office on August 10, 2021, at 5:25 in the evening. The proposed tax levy for the current tax year is $4.4287 per $100 of assessed valuation. That is 1.52 cents […]
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Trenton Building and Nuisance Board and Trenton City Council to meet on Monday
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will meet before the Trenton City Council on Monday, July 26, 2021. The Building and Nuisance Board will discuss one property listed under public hearing and one under findings of fact at the city hall at 6 o’clock that evening. There will also be updates on current structures and […]
Grundy County Board of Education to hold special meeting
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education will hold a special meeting to amend the current budget to reflect actual figures and approve the 2021-2022 budget. The board will meet on June 29, 2021, at 6 o’clock in the evening. The agenda also includes a closed session for personnel records, employees, and student discipline.
North Central Missouri Mental Health Center Board of Directors to meet on June 22
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center Board of Directors will discuss the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget next week. A meeting will be held at the mental health center of Trenton on June 22, 2021, at 4:30 in the afternoon. It will also be available on Zoom, with a meeting ID of 960 5277 6134 […]
Gallatin Board of Education finalizes 2020-2021 budget, approves 2021-2022 budget
The Gallatin R-5 Board of Education finalized 2020-2021 expenditures and approved the 2021-2022 budget on June 17. The Teachers Fund was zeroed out with the estimated amount of transfer of $395,000 from General Fund 1 to the Teachers Fund 2. Student accounts were zeroed out for athletics, basketball, football, golf, softball, track, and wrestling. A […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approve new telephone system proposal
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved a proposal for a new telephone system for the district on June 16th. The proposal was from the Grand River Mutual Corporation. The cost will be $23,533 for both the Galt and Humphreys buildings. The board approved a request from the Newtown-Harris R-3 School District for Algebra […]
Jamesport City Council approves raising salaries of city employees, address nuisance properties
After a closed session on June 14, the Jamesport City Council voted to raise salaries of city employees by one dollar. The city will also take bids on the mowing of city properties. Before the closed session, Mayor Dana Urton presented a list of properties that had been a problem last year and will again […]
Princeton Board of Education approves bids, presented update on summer maintenance projects
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education on Monday evening, June 14, approved a bid for a passenger vehicle pending availability and final approval of a facility grant. The approved bid was from Suburban Chevrolet of Tulsa, Oklahoma for $45,695. Pettijohn Auto Center of Bethany also submitted a bid for $44,414. Pettijohn’s bid was lower, but […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education to meet on June 16
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education next week will discuss the opening of school next year and COVID-19 requirements. The board will meet on June 16 at 6 o’clock. Other items on the agenda include Missouri Consultants for Education policy updates as well as updates on maintenance for the summer, Elementary and Secondary School […]
Chillicothe City Council to meet on Monday
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop for an overview of city finances before a regular meeting on Monday June 14. The workshop will be in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room at 5:30 that evening. The council will consider ordinances at the meeting at 6:30 that would accept a bid for a street […]
Princeton R-5 Board of Education to meet on Monday, June 14
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will accept public input for a Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. A meeting will be on Monday, June 14 at 5:30 in the evening. The board will also consider approving the Safe Return Plan for 2021-2022 with Continuity of Service as required by Elementary and […]
Chillicothe City Council to meet on Tuesday, June 1
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a public hearing regarding a petition involving the vacating of a platted street and two alleys. The petition submitted by Hope Haven will be considered in the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities meeting room on June 1st at 6:30 in the evening. Other items on the agenda include an ordinance accepting […]
Trenton Board of Education to hold special meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will hold a special closed session meeting for personnel at the district office on May 24 at 7 o’clock in the morning. Superintendent Mike Stegman reports the purpose of the meeting is to accept pending resignations and hire positions that are open and recommended.
Spickard Board of Education approves addition to handbook pertaining to out-of-school suspension
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education on May 17 approved an addition to the 2021-2022 student handbook involving out-of-school suspension. The addition says that when a student has OSS as a consequence, he or she is not eligible for any after-school events on the same day as the OSS. The student must remain off of school […]
Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approve bids
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education May 18th approved bids for next school year. One was from the People’s Coop for diesel at five cents below the pump price. A bid from Prairie Farms Dairy was approved to provide milk at 30.28 cents for one percent white milk and 33.07 cents for chocolate milk. […]
Grundy R-5 Board of Education approves bids for fuel, bread, milk and propane
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education approved various bids on May 12th. One was for a proposal from Noah Swartzentruber to construct a bus barn at an estimated price of $96,000. Other bids approved were from MFA for propane at $1.399 per gallon and diesel at $2.29 per gallon, as well as Galt Hometown Grocery […]
Trenton Park Board to hold special meeting in regard to pool staffing
The Trenton Park Board will hold a special meeting on May 14th to discuss pool staffing, wages, and policies. The meeting will be held at the Park Shop at 7 a.m. The agenda also includes a closed session for personnel.
Annualization of salaries within the school district tops discussion at Trenton R-9 Board of Education meeting
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education on Tuesday, May 11, discussed non-certified payroll annualization with district Bookkeeper Mona Loyd and Administrative Assistant Susan Leeper. Loyd started by saying she had been willing to try annualization at the time the board originally voted to implement it for non-certified staff. She did not have the forethought to […]
Princeton Board of Education approves health insurance proposal; announce new hires and accepts resignation
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved a health insurance proposal on May 10th. The proposal from Thomas McGee includes no increase in premiums for employees. The base HSA for an employee will remain at $516.63, and the base PPO will stay at $607.35. The district cap will remain at $600. This is the third […]