By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

During Monday’s regular Hays USD 489 Board of Education meeting, the school board wrapped up routine services for the district, getting ready for new board members who will take over in July.

The meeting was the last for three board members, including Greg Schwartz, who has served on the board for 12 years. Both Board President James Leiker and Vice President Marty Patterson are also seeing their time on the board come to an end.

Greg Schwartz

The board voted to renew the trash and recycling program for the district in a unanimous vote. The measure will create no substantial changes to the program from last year.

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With no significant changes in the contract, Rusty Lindsay, director of buildings and grounds, said the current contract was extended and no bidding took place.

The board also approved changes to the student handbooks for the 2015-16 academic year. Those updates generally center around technology policies.

Those policy changes are “generic updates with technology policies,” Superintendent Dean Katt said, noting policy changes will be under review during the school year.

During the meeting, the board also took action on money-saving worker compensation options, and the board canceled the meeting scheduled to take place later this month.

“We had looked at that and I think we really don’t have an agenda item. It was to have a work session before the July meeting, but with the board turnover and all of those things I don’t see the need to have that,” Katt said.

The next meeting will be July 6. New members to the board will be Dr. Paul Adams, Luke Oborny and Miranda Fox.

Paul Adams