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Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education met Sept. 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the baord:

The Board of Education of Community Unit School District #100, Boone, McHenry, DeKalb Counties, Illinois met in a special meeting September 5, 2024, at 5:30 P.M. at the Belvidere High School Library, located at 1500 East Avenue, Belvidere, Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said District.

A. Opening Items

Call to Order:

The President called the meeting to order at 5:31 P.M. with the pledge to the American Flag.

Roll Call:

Members present were Mr. Bucher, Mr. Herrera, Mrs. Houk, Ms. Maville, Mrs. Whitcomb, and Mr. Zickert.

President Maville reminded the Board of their approved Meeting Norms and Board Protocol.

B. Hearing of Visitors

Members of the public and employees of District #100 were able to make comments or ask questions of the Board. The following individuals addressed the board:

• Mayor Clint Morris, regarding Impact Fees and presentation of a check for $520,000 to the district as a result of those Impact Fees.

• Melissa Williams, regarding maintenance at Perry Elementary School

Hearing no one else wished to address the Board, President Maville closed the hearing of visitors.

C. Master Facilities Discussion

Anne Nobel from Stifel, and Bob Lewis from PMA joined the Board of Education to share and review new School Debt Legislation and Debt Overviews.

Stifel serves as a District Debt and Investment Advisor, while PMA serves as the District’s Financial Municipal Advisor for District 100. Ms. Nobel and Mr. Lewis discussed the district’s debt capacity and debt issuance options in detail for the board to use in their decisions regarding the Facilities Master Plan, and the board was able to ask questions.

Administration and the Board agreed to come prepared to the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education on September 16th to discuss the priorities listed in the Facilities Master Plan, and make final decisions no later than the October 21st Regular Meeting of the Board of Education.

D. Adjournment

Having no further business to conduct, Member Herrera made a motion and Member Zickert seconded the motion to adjourn. The President called the question, and the motion passed on a voice vote.

The meeting adjourned at 7:32 P.M.

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