January 15, 2024 Minutes
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Creighton Community School District No. 13 was held on January 15,
2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Library.
Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Knox County News, as shown by the Affidavit
of Publication attached to the minutes. Notice was also posted at the City Offices, front door of the high school, and
front door of the elementary school.
Notice of the meeting was simultaneously sent to all the members and a copy of their acknowledgment and receipt of
notice and agenda is attached to these minutes. The availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice
as was the notice to the members of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened
meeting was opened to the attendance of the public. The agenda for the meeting is attached and incorporated into
these minutes.
President Fanta called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. He announced that the Open Meeting Laws Act Poster was
displayed on the wall at the entrance.
Members present: Greg Kuhlman, Erik Burns, Duane Fanta, and Amy Borgmann. Kuhlman moved to excuse Josh Key and
Dixie Hanefeldt. RCV: 4-0. Motion Carried.
Others Present: Superintendent Weber, Principal Nilson, and Secretary Hoffman
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Kuhlman moved to move the agenda. Seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried.
There was no public comment.
The meeting was turned over to Superintendent Weber for the election of the board president. Burns nominated Fanta.
Kuhlman seconded. Borgmann moved to cease nominations. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt
excused. Motion Carried. Burns moved to have Duane Fanta remain as president, seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 4-0.
Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried. Fanta then took nominations for vice president. Fanta nominated
Hanefeldt for vice president. Borgmann moved to cease nominations. Fanta moved to approve Hanefeldt as vice
president. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried. Borgmann nominated
Kuhlman for treasurer. Fanta moved to cease nominations and Erik seconded it. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused.
Motion Carried. Burns moved to have Kuhlman be treasurer. Seconded by Fanta. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt
excused. Motion Carried. Fanta nominated Jennifer Hoffman as secretary and Kuhlman seconded it. RCV: 4-0. Key and
Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried. Fanta moved to have Jennifer Hoffman remain as secretary. Seconded by
Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried.
Reports:
A. Superintendent Weber stated that the school received an Art’s Council grant to update the stage sound system.
Teachers had a professional development day on January 2. Interviews for a SPED teacher will be held this
week. The personnel committee will meet soon to decide classified compensation for 2024-2025.
B. Principal Nilson reported that several activities have been rescheduled due to the weather. A couple K-3
teachers will travel to Niobrara to look at the Inspire Science curriculum they have. MAPS testing will begin the
week of January 22.
C. There was no president’s report.
D. There were no committee reports.
E. There was no correspondence.
The consent agenda consisted of the monthly financial report, bills, December minutes, annual conflict of interest
statements for board members Borgmann, Kuhlman, and Burns, approve Josh Weber as Title IX coordinator for district,
approve Josh Weber as non-discrimination compliance coordinator for the district, approve Josh Weber as state and
federal authorized representative for the district, approve Knox County News as the district’s legal newspaper of
circulation, approve the Norfolk Daily News as a backup official legal newspaper of circulation, approve KSB as district’s
school attorney firm of choice, review current Conflict of Interest, Title IX, Code of Conduct and Compliant Procedure
policies, and reapprove all current policies, regulations and handbooks for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year.
Burns asked to pull out the Burn’s Lumber bill. Borgmann moved to approve the consent agenda pulling out the Burn’s
Lumber bill. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried. Kuhlman moved to
approve the Burn’s Lumber bill. Seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 3-0-1. Burns abstained. Key and Hanefeldt excused.
Motion Carried.
Discussion/Action Items:
A. The committee assignments for 2024 are as follows: Personnel, Finance, and Negotiations – Hanefeldt, Key,
and Kuhlman; Buildings – Burns, Fanta, and Kuhlman; Policy – Borgmann, Fanta, and Hanefeldt; Planning –
Fanta, Burns, and Borgmann; Technology – Key, Hanefeldt, and Burns; and Curriculum and American Civics –
Kuhlman, Borgmann, and Key. Burns moved to approve the committee and committee chairs as presented
for 2024. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried.
B. Burns moved to approve Midwest Bank as the district fund depository. Seconded by Fanta. RCV: 2-0-2.
Kuhlman and Borgmann abstain. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried.
C. Borgmann moved to approve the retirements of Neva Doerr and Janice Nelson effective at the end of the
2023-2024 school year. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt absent. Motion Carried. The
board thanked them for their service.
D. Kuhlman moved to approve the purchase of a coil from Johnson’s Plumbing and Heating for the amount of
$10,579 for the middle school rooftop air unit. They will take back the compressor that we purchased from
them if the coil fixes the problem. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried.
E. The inspector will condemn our current boiler system in the elementary in the summer of 2025 due to its age
and condition. The board reviewed bids from Volkman’s and Johnson’s. Kuhlman moved to approve the
boiler system bid and payment to Johnson’s Plumbing and Heating for the amount of $73,441 using
depreciation funds. Seconded by Burns. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefelt excused. Motion Carried.
F. Kuhlman moved to approve Fanta’s attendance at the NASB Board President Retreat in Norfolk on January
28 and 29. Seconded by Burns. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried.
G. Due to schedule conflicts, Kuhlman moved to hold the February 12 th meeting at noon in the high school
library. Seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefeldt excused. Motion Carried.
H. The board discussed potential changes to the McDowell Trust Rules of Administration. The committee will
meet again in January.
At 8:24 p.m., Borgmann moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Key and Hanefelt excused.
Motion Carried. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, February 12, at 12:00 noon
in the high school library.
Jennifer Hoffman, Secretary
