Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held in the Division Office Board Room on January 8, 2024, commencing at 7:00 p.m.

Board Chair: Treaty and Land Acknowledgement

We gather this evening to meet as Swan Valley School Division’s Board of Trustees, 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, our Indigenous ancestors have lived on this land, honoring the Creator, and living with respect for Creation.

We acknowledge their stewardship of the land, its plants and animals, and the lakes and streams with their life forms throughout the ages.

We accept the responsibility we have to nurture and protect this legacy while seeking to live in the right relations, bound together by Treaty 4.

The following were present:
Trustees:
K. Highmoor
T. Mendel
D. Burghart
V. Rooks
A. Fuchs
G. Wowchuk

Superintendent: C. Mateika
Secretary-Treasurer: B. Rausch
Absent: V. Zastre

Additions to the Agenda:
By Board consensus, the following additions to the Agenda were approved:
13.5 Letter of Support – NWRIS

Resolutions:

R1 V. Rooks, T. Mendel;
THAT the Minutes of the regular board meeting of December 11, 2023, be adopted.
CARRIED

R2 T. Mendel, V. Rooks:
THAT the Superintendent/CEO Report, 7.1.4, Benito Strings Band Regina trip from April 5-7, 2024, be received, and the recommendation to approve as outlined, be approved.
CARRIED

R3 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

R4 T. Mendel, G. Wowchuk:
THAT as per the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, 8.3, general cheques numbering 58658 to 58727 and cheques 3150 to 3175, transfers (bank fees) and EFT’s, which includes general and payroll in the amount of $3,394,554.70 for the month ending September 30, 2023, be approved for payment.
CARRIED

R5 T. Mendel, D. Burghart:
THAT as per the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, 8.4, general cheques numbering 58728 to 58799 and cheques 3176 to 3195, transfers (bank fees) and EFT’s, which includes general and payroll in the amount of $2,938,742.38 for the month ending October 31, 2023, be approved for payment.
CARRIED

R6 G. Wowchuk, V. Rooks:
THAT the Board move to In-Camera.
CARRIED

R7 A. Fuchs, D. Burghart:
THAT the Board move out of In-Camera.
CARRIED

R8 V. Rooks, A. Fuchs:
THAT the Staffing Report of the Superintendent/CEO, 7.2 and 16.2.1, be ratified.
CARRIED

R9 G. Wowchuk, D. Burghart:
THAT the Personnel Report, 16.2.2, be received, and the request for unpaid leave as outlined, be received and approved.
CARRIED

R8 T. Mendel, V. Rooks:
THAT we do now adjourn at 8:51 p.m.
CARRIED