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Dist. U-46 Board to vote on policy changes, other items

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 is set to vote on a policy change to expand use of credit and procurement cards at its meeting on Monday, July 17.
  The proposed change to Policy 4:55 was presented at the June 26 meeting.
  Included is a change to increase the limit that a cardholder can purchase on a single purchase without prior approval from $500 to $700.
  Also  thee is added language that allows the issuance to the superintendent of a “high-limit District credit or procurement card, the limit of which will be established with the issuing bank, for use during an emergency or in exigent situations.”
  Also added: “District credit or procurement cards may be issued to a Department to be used by members of the executive cabinet only for group travel and expenses (e.g. field trips, professional development).”
  Ann Williams, deputy superintendent for operations, said the changes are “in order to adjust to inflation.”
  The policy change is among several resolutions to be approved including approval of a list of authorized depositories, which handle the district’s investments. That list will remain the same this year: PMA Securities, the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund, JP Morgan Chase and Co. and Fifth Third Bancorp.
  The board will vote on a resolution for the display and public hearing on the district’s 2023-2024 budget. A tentative budget is expected to be presented to the board on Aug. 21, and a public hearing and expected vote on the budget is planned for Sept. 11.
  Also, a mutual use agreement with Hanover Park Park District’s Centrecourt Athletic Club will be voted on.
  “In April of 2023, Centrecourt Athletic Club reached out to School District U-46 with the intent to secure use of the Bartlett High School tennis courts in exchange for the use of their athletic facilities by U-46 athletics,” the proposal states. “The terms were agreed upon for the mutual use of Bartlett High School’s tennis courts during the summer of 2023 in exchange for use of Centrecourt Athletic Club’s indoor tennis courts during the 2023-2024 school year.”