West Central Reporter

The Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3 Board of Education met Feb. 13 to hire staff.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:

Pleasant Hill CUSD #3

February 13, 2017

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Education of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Unit District No. 3, held its regular meeting on February

13, 2017. The meeting was called to order by President Doug Damon at 7:00 p.m. Members answered roll call

as follows:

Present: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Absent: None

Motion No. 1 by Member Damon, seconded by Member Orr, to approve the Consent Agenda. Members

present answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Motion carried.

Motion No. 2 by Member Orr, seconded by Member Crowder, to approve the abating the Working Cash Fund

of the District in the amount of $795,000. Members present answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Recused: Peebles

Motion carried.

Motion No. 3 by Member Orr, seconded by Member Robinson, to approve providing for the issue of Taxable

General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2017, of the District, for the purpose of increasing the Working Cash

Fund of the District, providing for the levy of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on

said bonds, and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof. Members present answered roll call

vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Recused: Peebles

Motion carried.

Motion No. 4 by Member Picone, seconded by Member Orr, to approve an interfund loan of $5,000 from the

Working Cash Fund to the Transportation Fund. Members present answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Motion carried

Motion No. 5 by Member Peebles, seconded by Member Damon, to adjourn at 7:40 p.m. to Executive Session

for the purpose of the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of

specific employees of the District. Members present answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Motion carried.

Motion No. 6 by Member Peebles, seconded by Member Hammitt, to approve to hire Jerry Hausmann as

Maintenance/Custodial Supervisor. Members present answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Motion carried.

Motion No. 7 by Member Peebles, seconded by Member Robinson, to approve to hire Kelly Masters as full

time bus driver. Members present answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Motion carried.

Motion No. 8 by Member Peebles, seconded by Member Crowder, to approve to accept the resignation of Ryan

Lowe as high school baseball coach. Members present answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Motion carried.

Motion No. 9 by Member Orr, seconded by Member Hammitt, to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. Members present

answered roll call vote as follows:

Aye Votes: Crowder, Damon, Hammitt, Orr, Peebles, Picone, Robinson

Nay Votes: None

Motion carried.