Somonauk Community Unit School District No 432 Board of Education met Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Here are the minutes as provided by Somonauk CUSD No. 432:
SOMONAUK COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 432
SOMONAUK, ILLINOIS 60552
BOARD OF EDUCATION – SPECIAL MEETING
The special meeting of the Board of Education, Somonauk Community Unit School District No. 432, was held in the Somonauk High School Library at 7:08 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. The following members were present: Corey Britt, Jason Diebold, Scott Horsch, Norm Johnson, Tom Nielsen, Mike Short and Amy Wiegman. Jay Streicher, Superintendent; Christy Pruski, James R. Wood Elementary School Principal and Laura Hatch, High School Principal were also present.
President Nielsen called the meeting to order and made a brief statement on the Proposal to Contract With a Third Party to perform Certain Food Services currently performed by School District employees and the invitation for bids for Food Service Management Services for the entire needs of the District’s school lunches and breakfasts that meet USDA and State of Illinois requirements for reimbursement.
President Nielsen then opened the floor for public comment. Julie Wilson asked questions regarding unused sick days and IMRF concerns. Matthew Wilson asked what would happen to the kitchen equipment currently in the kitchens and if our kitchens would still be available for use by district and community organizations. Brenda Warhurst also asked about the availability of the kitchens for use by district organizations and asked if there were other ways to save money. She would also like to see a survey completed by the students as to their feelings about the current school lunches being provided. Julie Brown asked who would be serving as cashier at the elementary school as they playground/lunchroom supervisors currently also serve as cashier in the cafeteria. She also stated that her opinion was that the nutritional value will not be there if the district makes this change. Lynda Root spoke regarding the resentment the community will have if changes are made that affect local residents who currently work for the district.
Board members addressed the questions as they were presented and stated this is just the first step of many that would have to be taken if the district chose to contract with an outside provider. It was also stated that the bidding process would have to be opened to four vendors and would have to be advertised that we were looking for bids. The Board will be exploring all options before a decision is made and that there would not be a vote on the proposal until March at the earliest and they would welcome any input or suggestions for cost saving or revenue producing measures.
It was moved by Nielsen, seconded by Horsch that the meeting be adjourned at 7:36 p.m. On a voice vote, all members present voted “Aye”. Motion carried.
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