Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held in the Division Office Board Room on September 25, 2023, commencing at 7:00 p.m.

Board Chair: Treaty and Land Acknowledgement

We are gathered here this evening to meet as Swan Valley School Division (SVSD) School Board on land that is the Traditional Territory of The Cree, The Saulteaux, The Dakota Nations, and the Homeland of the Metis people. For thousands of years, these First Peoples of this place, lived here on Turtle Island, honouring the Creator and living with respect for the Creation. We respect this and we accept the responsibility we have to nurture and protect this legacy, seeking to live in right relations, bound together by Treaty 4. We are all Treaty people!

The following were present:
Trustees:
K. Highmoor
A. Fuchs
D. Burghart
T. Mendel
G. Wowchuk
V. Zastre (Remote)
V. Rooks
Superintendent: C. Mateika
Secretary-Treasurer: B. Rausch

Additions to the Agenda:

By Board consensus, the following additions to the Agenda were approved: 16.2.6
Personnel Leave Request

Resolutions:

R1 T. Mendel, G. Wowchuk:
THAT the Minutes of the regular board meeting of September 11, 2023, be adopted.
CARRIED

R2 D. Burghart, A. Fuchs:
THAT as per item 8.2, the Report on Capital Disbursements be received, and the invoices outlined be approved/ratified for payment.
CARRIED

R3 G. Wowchuk, A. Fuchs:
THAT as per the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, 8.3, general cheques numbering 58580 to 58601 and cheques 3105 to 3131, transfers (bank fees) and EFT’s, which includes general and payroll in the amount of $2,339,971.29, for the month ending July 31, 2023, be approved for payment.

R4 V. Rooks, T. Mendel:
THAT the Board move to In-Camera.
CARRIED

R5 T. Mendel, D. Burghart:
THAT the Board move out of In-Camera.
CARRIED

R6 G. Wowchuk, D. Burghart:
THAT the Staffing Report of the Superintendent/CEO, 7.2, be ratified.
CARRIED

R7 T. Mendel, V. Rooks:
THAT the Personnel Report, 16.2.2, be received, and the request for unpaid leave as outlined, be approved.
CARRIED

R8 V. Rooks, T. Mendel:
THAT the Personnel Report, 16.2.4, be received, and the request for leave as outlined, be approved.
CARRIED

R9 A. Fuchs, V. Rooks:
THAT the Personnel Report, 16.2.6, be received, and the request for leave as outlined, be approved.
CARRIED

R10 D. Burghart, G. Wowchuk:
THAT we do now adjourn at 9:37 p.m.
CARRIED