Contracts approved on second motion

     A motion to accept the certified, non-certified and administrative contracts for the 2018-19 school year was approved by the Monticello School Board during the board’s work session/special meeting April 11.

     That motion was not the first one offered on the topic, however. Board member Dave Melchert presented a motion to approve all of the contracts, “with the exception of the AD (Activities Director) and SAM (School Administrative Manager) positions,” both of which are held by Tim Lambert.

     Both Melchert and board president Bud Johnson said the motion was designed to change the language of those contracts.

     “It’s not talking about cutting anything,” Johnson said. “It’s looking at the language that was presented. I think that’s what we’re trying to clarify.”

     Johnson called for a roll call vote. Melchert and Johnson voted yes, while board members John Schlarmann, Craig Stadtmueller and Mandy Norton all voted no, so Melchert’s motion failed by a 3-2 margin.

     Schlarmann then presented the motion that was on the agenda, that of approving the contracts with no stipulations or exceptions.

     Again with a roll call vote, Scharmann, Stadtmueller and Norton voted yes. Melchert voted no, and Johnson chose to abstain, so the contracts were approved by a 3-1 margin.