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Monday, September 21, 2020
Special Meeting/Public Hearing
School District Central Administration Complex
Niceville, Florida
Training Room
6:00 p.m.
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NOTICE
This Board Meeting is being live-streamed for the convenience of the public at
http://www.okaloosaschools.com/district/sb/meetings/2020.
The public may participate in the Public Comment portions of the meeting by either personal attendance or by
calling the School Board Meeting public participation phone line. A separate seating area has been set aside for
the press and public who are in attendance at the meeting in accordance with social distancing guidelines as
provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
If calling into the meeting, you should call (850) 833-3100. The phone lines will be operational beginning at 6:00
p.m. on the night of the Board Meeting, and callers will be transferred into the Board Meeting during the Public
Comment portion of the meeting only, in the order in which calls are received.
If you are calling into the meeting to make public comment, please be patient as there may be a wait time while
being transferred into the meeting.
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1. Opening of Meeting
Subject : 1.1 Call to Order by the Chairman
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Procedural
2. Approval of Agenda
Subject : 2.1 Changes to Agenda and Approval
of Agenda
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Agenda
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Agenda
Motion by Dewey Destin, second by
Diane Kelley.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.1 Required Local Effort Millage
Rate of 3.7860 mills, presented by
Rita R. Scallan, Chief Financial
Officer, and recommended by the
Superintendent for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Preferred Date : Sep 21, 2020
Absolute Date : Sep 21, 2020
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Required Local
Effort Millage Rate of 3.7860.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Required Local
Effort Millage Rate of 3.7860.
Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by
Dewey Destin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.2 Prior Period Funding Adjustment
Millage of 0.0010, presented by Rita
Scallan, Chief Financial Officer, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Preferred Date : Sep 21, 2020
Absolute Date : Sep 21, 2020
Recommended Action : Motion to adopt the Prior Period
Funding Adjustment Millage Rate of
0.0010.
Motion & Voting
Motion to adopt the Prior Period
Funding Adjustment Millage Rate of
0.0010.
Motion by Dewey Destin, second by
Lamar White.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.3 Basic Discretionary Operating
Millage Rate of 0.7480, presented by
Rita R. Scallan, Chief Financial
Officer, and recommended by the
Superintendent for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Preferred Date : Sep 21, 2020
Absolute Date : Sep 21, 2020
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Basic
Discretionary Operating Millage Rate
of 0.7480.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Basic
Discretionary Operating Millage Rate
of 0.7480.
Motion by Dewey Destin, second by
Linda Evanchyk.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.4 Capital Outlay Millage Rate of
1.5000 mills presented by Rita R.
Scallan, Chief Financial Officer, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Capital Outlay
Millage Rate of 1.5000.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Capital Outlay
Millage Rate of 1.5000.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by
Dewey Destin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.5 Total Millage Levy of 6.0350
mills, presented by Rita R. Scallan,
Chief Financial Officer, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Preferred Date : Sep 21, 2020
Absolute Date : Sep 21, 2020
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Total Millage
Levy of 6.0350.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Total Millage
Levy of 6.0350.
Motion by Dewey Destin, second by
Diane Kelley.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.6 Resolution 20-06 Adopting the
Millage Rates for Fiscal Year 2020-
2021, presented by Rita R. Scallan,
Chief Financial Officer, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Preferred Date : Sep 21, 2020
Absolute Date : Sep 21, 2020
Recommended Action : Motion to adopt Resolution 20-06
Adopting the Millage Rates for Fiscal
Year 2020-2021.
File Attachments
Resolution 20-06 - ESE524 - FY 2020-2021 - FINAL 09-21-20.pdf (16 KB)
Motion & Voting
Motion to adopt Resolution 20-06
Adopting the Millage Rates for Fiscal
Year 2020-2021.
Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by
Diane Kelley.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.7 Okaloosa County School District
Budget, General Fund, for fiscal year
2020-2021, presented by Rita Scallan,
Chief Financial Officer, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Preferred Date : Sep 21, 2020
Absolute Date : Sep 21, 2020
Recommended Action : Motion to approve the Okaloosa
County School District Budget,
General Fund, for fiscal year 2020-
2021, in the amount of
$335,609,502.50.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Okaloosa
County School District Budget,
General Fund, for fiscal year 2020-
2021, in the amount of
$335,609,502.50.
Motion by Dewey Destin, second by
Lamar White.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.8 Okaloosa County School District
Budget, Special Revenue Funds-Food
Service, for Fiscal Year 2020-2021,
presented by Rita Scallan, Chief
Financial Officer, and recommended
by the Superintendent for approval.
Meeting : Sep 21, 2020 - Special Meeting/Public
Hearing
Type : Action
Preferred Date : Sep 21, 2020
Absolute Date : Sep 21, 2020
Recommended Action : Okaloosa County School District
Budget, Special Revenue Funds-Food
Service, for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, in
the amount of $18,261,947.62.
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve the Okaloosa
County School District Budget,
Special Revenue Funds-Food Service,
for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, in the
amount of $18,261,947.62.
Motion by Diane Kelley, second by
Dewey Destin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda
Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White
3. Public Hearing and Action Items
Subject : 3.9 Okaloosa County School District
Budget, Special Revenue Funds-Other
Federal Programs, for Fiscal Year
2020-2021, presented by Rita Scallan,
Chief Financial Officer, and
recommended by the Superintendent
for approval.
Meeting : Sep
