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Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 Board met January 22. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

The meeting was called to order by Lamar Houston, President.

The roll call was as follows:

        Diane Blaney                  Absent (arrived at 6:01 p.m.)

        Charlie Cox                     Present

        Jeremy Greenley            Present

        Lamar Houston               Present

        Justin Schultz                  Absent

         Terry Shafer                   Present

         David Thompson            Present

A motion was made by Jeremy Greenley, second by Terry Shafer, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Vote: Yea votes 6, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Diane Blaney, second by Jeremy Greenley, to approve the bills and payroll. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea, Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 6, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Jeremy Greenley, second by David Thompson, to approve the Treasurer’s Report and Investments. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 6, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Terry Shafer, second by David Thompson, to reimburse the Imprest Fund in the amount of $1,981.73. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 6, Nay votes 0. Motion Carried.

A motion was made by Diane Blaney, second by Terry Shafer to waive the policy on policies and adopt policy at this meeting. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes, 6, Nay votes 0. Motion Carried.

A motion was made by Terry Shafer, second by David Thompson to adopt the updated policies as per attachment. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes, 6, Nay votes 0. Motion Carried.

A motion was made by Terry Shafer, second by Jeremy Greenley to approve the removal of the following accounts from the activity fund due to inactivity: FHA Student Store, Operation Teen Safe Driving, 6th Grade Careers, MS Student Council, Freshman Class, Sophomore Class, Junior Class and Senior Class. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes, 6, Nay votes 0. Motion Carried.

A motion was made by Charlie Cox, second by David Thompson, to go into closed session at 6:50 p.m. to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, performance or dismissal of a specific employee or office of the public body, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 ( c ) ( 1). The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 6, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Jeremy Greenley, second by Charlie Cox to return to the regular meeting at 8:04 p.m. All voted yea.

A motion was made by Charlie Cox, second by Jeremy Greenley to accept the resignation of Clayton Jollley, effective February 22, 2018. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox,yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Justin Schultz, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 6, Nay votes01. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Diane Blaney, second by Terry Shafer, to retain Precision Lawn Care for the mowing and trimming during the 2018 mowing season at a cost of $900 per month for 8 months, a total of $7,200. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes, 6, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Justin Schultz, second by Charlie Cox, to move Meghan Henderson to a certified Paraprofessional position effective December 19, 2017. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Justin Schultz, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 7, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Terry Shafer, second by Charlie Cox, to adjourn the meeting. All voted yea.

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