Explorations Charter School
Minutes
Finance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Location
Virtual:
Finance Committee Meeting
Tuesday, April 1 · 3:00 – 4:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
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Committee Members Present
Ginni Block (remote), Robert Peterson (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Jill Johnson (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
Discuss 2025-2026 Budget
III. Other Business
A.
ERTC Status Update
No response has been received from Jahana Hayes’s office. Ginni will contact John Larson’s office to see if they have any update.
B.
Vehicle Lease & Vehicle Sale Discussion
Jill reported that one of the passenger vans is not safe to drive and one of the 10 passenger vans will likely need to be replaced soon. There are enough seats for current needs. Jill has explored option to purchase or lease a new or used 12 passenger van. She stated that we may be able to sell the 15 passenger van for up to $5,000.
C.
Closing Dormant Bank Accounts
There are 3 bank accounts opened for construction in 2005 and 2011. Each has approximately $175-$200.
Jill suggested closing these accounts and putting the money into the operating account. She has sought out and received guidance to close the accounts per our CPA Chris King.
Jill has not created a draft budget for 25-26 as there are even more unknowns than usual. It is unknown if Title I and/or Title II grants will be awarded.
She will create two drafts- one conservative and one more middle of the road.
Staff would have to be notified by April 1 if they were not going to be renewed for 25-26. Contracts will be handed out on May 1 and due back by May 15..
The committee agreed to meet Thursday 4/10 at 2 PM to review the draft budgets that Jill is creating.