Order #396 - Motion Passed:   passed with a motion by Mrs. Christine Thompson and a second by Mr. David Kitchens.

• August 2019 Live RED Report

Mrs. Amy Ramage presented the LiveRED Report.

No public comments were made.

Order #397 - Motion Passed:  A motion to accept the consent items passed with a motion by Mr. David Kitchens and a second by Mrs. Christine Thompson.

• MeetingMinutes07152019

None for this month.

None for this month's consideration.

No report for this month.

• FINANCIAL UPDATE-July, 2019
• MFR-July, 2019

Order #398 - Motion Passed:  A motion to accept the Treasurer's Report passed with a motion by Mr. Joseph Wood and a second by Mrs. Christine Thompson.

Report presented by Ms. Mary Dunning and Mrs. Jill Duncan.

Order #399 - Motion Passed:  A motion to declare that a qualified teacher is not available for the English/Social Studies position at LCHS passed with a motion by Mr. David Kitchens and a second by Mrs. Terry Watson.

The English and Social Studies teaching vacancy at LCHS does not have a qualified applicant.  EPSB requires the Board to declare that a qualified teacher is not available for this position if we desire to hire someone with emergency certification.  This action will allow us to hire an individual who will receive Emergency Teacher Certification.  The Emergency Certification is only valid for one year for this person.  We are hopeful that the candidate will be able to obtain regular teacher certification by January of 2020.

Order #400 - Motion Passed:  A motion to levy the Compensating Tax Rate of 44.7 cents on Real Estate and 45.8 cents on Personal Property and add 0.1 cent due to exonerations for Fiscal Year 2020 passed with a motion by Mr. David Kitchens and a second by Mrs. Terry Watson.

Lowering the rate will reduce the TVA In-lieu of tax revenue.

Current Tax Levy is 45.8 cents.

Compensating tax rate means that we are projected to have the same revenue as the prior year. A hearing is not required. The Compensating rates would be 44.7 and 45.8 which means that the appraisal values have gone up.

 .01 cents can be added for exonerations (uncollected taxes for the prior year).  No hearing required.

 Item E is a "44 cent equivalent rate."  The tax levee would be 47.6 cents and would provide an increase of revenue about $75k more than the 4% increase.  A hearing is not required.

47.6 cent levee is lower than Crittenden (48.7), higher than Lyon (44.9)

Order #401 - Motion Passed:  A motion to go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(b), deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property and (m), school safety, passed with a motion by Mrs. Christine Thompson and a second by Mrs. Terry Watson.

All meetings of a quorum of the members of any public agency at which any public business is discussed or at which any action is taken by the agency, shall be public meetings, open to the public at all times, except for the following: 

(b) Deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property…;

(m) That portion of a meeting devoted to a discussion of specific public record exempted from disclosure (school safety)

Order #402 - Motion Passed:  Motion to return to Open Session passed with a motion by Mrs. Terry Watson and a second by Mrs. Christine Thompson.

Discussion about attending this event took place.  It is the same date as our own board meeting.

Order #403 - Motion Passed:  A motion to adjourn the meeting passed with a motion by Mrs. Terry Watson and a second by Mr. David Kitchens.