The Board welcomes participation by the members of the public both in-person and telephonically. To address an item on the agenda, before the scheduled start of the meeting, an individual must provide their name and short description of the agenda item on which they wish to comment to the Chair, along with any materials they want to have distributed to the Board. Individuals who wish to address the Board telephonically must contact the CEO or Board President by phone or by email at least twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled start of the Board meeting. If the individual wants to provide any written materials to the Board, these should be emailed to the CEO or Board President at least twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled start of the meeting. The total time for any individual to present, either in person or via telephone, on an item on the agenda shall not exceed three (3) minutes, unless the Board grants additional time.

Individuals desiring to make a formal presentation to the Board on an item not on the agenda but desiring it be placed on the agenda must provide notice and written submissions detailing the subject of the presentation to the CEO or Board President at least fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting. Any such presentations shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes in duration, unless otherwise permitted by the Chair.

1.  Staffing Report as of September 9, 2026

2. HR Committee Update — On August 28, 2026, the HR Committee of the Board of Trustees met and discussed the attached September committee meeting agenda items.  Verbal update to follow.

Review and approve the attached annual benefit renewal recommendations for medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with proposed changes to select ancillary benefits, for implementation effective January 1, 2027.

Last year, we partnered with One World Rental for our state testing technology support.  We were pleased with that partnership and would like to work with them again for state testing this spring (2027).  The contract covers the cost of laptops for testing (including delivery, set-up and pickup) as well as networking and connectivity support at all of our testing sites.  Through some adjustments to the agreement and negotiation from our state testing team, we were able to bring the overall cost of state testing technology support down by over $63,000.