1. Call to Order - 10:30 a.m.

2. Roll Call - Jack Hill, David Hindman, and new member Glen Webb - appointed to take the place of Sam Harbin who resigned last month to take the position of superintendent. (Dr. Harbin was in attendance, along with Regional Superintendent Dan Anderson, two FOP Financial Administrators - FA's, and two representatives of ISBE.)

3. Comments from the Public - None.

4. Approval of Minutes from June 24, 2004 Meeting and Closed Session - Motion made, seconded, and approved.

5. Closed Session to Discuss Individual Employments as Specified in Section 2(c)(1) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act - Motion made, seconded, and approved to enter closed session at 10:32 a.m. Motion made, seconded, and approved to return to open session at 11:40 a.m.

6. Consideration of Actions Taken by the District Including FA’s Recommendations from BOE’s June 29, and July 15, 2004 Meetings - Motion made, seconded and approved to approve listed BOE actions from the June 29th meeting. Since the BOE did not actually meet on July 15th (for lack of a quorum), the Financial Administrators recommended that the FOP approve (anticipated) BOE actions "contingent on the approval by the Board of Education at its July 19, 2004 special meeting." Motion made, seconded, and approved. (There was some discussion concerning the need to use James Davis as a part-time Dean of Students for 7th & 8th Grade students. Hope was expressed that the planned relocation of 7th & 8th Grade students to the "green hall" might alleviate the problem. The consensus was that the District would be given latitude in the assignment of Mr. Davis.

7. Status of District Finances and Cash Flow - The Financial Administrators indicated that the District stood to lose approximately $30,000 in local revenues...but that the loss was not as bad as originally anticipated. A printout was provided that showed the financial status of the District as of June 30, 2004.

8. New/Other Business - The Financial Administrators informed the FOP of two "areas of concern that have significant financial impact on the District..."; namely, (a) the District continues to incur overtime charges for central office staff, and (b) the district's attorney fees far exceed the amount that should be incurred for a district of this size. In order to better control these expenditures, the FA's made procedural recommendations that would establish some accountability.