I.S.D. 229 Lanesboro School Board Meeting Lanesboro Forum January 14, 2026 MINUTES

In Attendance: Steve Snyder, Sarah Peterson, Steve Storhoff, Kevin Horihan, Matt Schultz, Wanda Hanson

1. Call to Order:
2. Pledge of Allegiance:

III. Public Input: Ollie Lepper

1. Approve Agenda:

Moved by Horihan; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

1. Board Organization:
2. Election of Chair

Snyder nominated; Passed

1. Election of Vice Chair

Holmen nominated; Passed

1. Election of Clerk

Peterson nominated; Passed

1. Election of Treasurer

Storhoff nominated; Passed

1. Approve day, time, and location for regular board meetings as the 2nd Wednesday

of each month at 7:00 pm in the Lanesboro Schools Forum.

Moved by Snyder; 2nd Horihan; Passed

VII. Other Business

1. Approve the designation of Merchants Bank of Lanesboro as the District

Depository

Moved by Peterson; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

1. Approve board’s (a) legal counsel and (b) contacts as the following
2. General Business as Nethercut Schieber PA and School Law as Squires,

Waldspurger, & Mace, PA

2. Superintendent and Board Chair

Moved by Storhoff; 2nd Horihan; Passed

1. Approve Fillmore County Journal as the Official Newspaper

Moved by Snyder; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

1. Approve setting the school board members’ compensation as the following
2. Chairperson – $1,700 (2025)
3. Clerk – $1,400 (2025)
4. Treasurer – $1,400 (2025)
5. Directors – $1,200 (2025)
6. Chief Negotiator – $600 (2025)
7. Other Negotiator – $500 (2025)
8. Education District – $400 (2025)

Moved by Horihan; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

1. Appoint board committee members
2. Policy – Holmen & Horihan
3. Finance, Facilities, and Long-Range Planning – Storhoff & Bergo
4. Advisory – Peterson
5. Personnel – Snyder & Storhoff

Moved by Horihan; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

1. Appoint board representatives
2. MSHSL – Storhoff
3. Education District – Horihan
4. Economic Development – Peterson
5. Legislative Liaison – Holmen

Moved by Peterson; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

VIII. Approve Minutes of December 10, 2025 Regular Board Meeting:

Moved by Peterson; 2nd Horihan; Passed

1. Approve Monthly Revenues and Expenditures:

Moved by Horihan; 2nd Snyder; Passed

1. Board Reports:
2. Finance, Facilities, & Long-Range Planning Committee
3. HVED Report
4. City Committee Liaison
5. Superintendent’s Report:

XII. Personnel Items

1. Approval of hiring – N/A
2. Approval of resignation – N/A

XIII. New Items

1. Approval to direct the superintendent to make recommendations for

adjustments in curriculum, programs, and staff for the following school year.

Moved by Peterson; 2nd Storhoff; Passed

1. Resolution to approve gifts to Lanesboro School District – N/A

XIV. Informational Items

1. Other
2. Set date for Finance, Facilities, and Long-Range Planning Committee meeting

XVI. Adjourn: Moved by Horihan; 2nd Peterson; Passed

Date: 2.11.2026 Sarah Peterson, Clerk

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