3/23/26 Meeting Minutes

3/23/26 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Catti, Casey, Cindy, Lynn, Ben, Bob W., Hubert, Bob F., Stephen, Adam, Aaron, Rich
 
Brag Bucks:
  1. Bob F. – ISU dancing into the Sweet 16
  2. Rich – Iowa dancing into Sweet 16
  3. Ben Meyer – Senior Grand Deacon for Grand Lodge of Iowa, A.F. & A.M. 
  4. Lynn – 86th birthday on Thursday
  5. Aaron – appointed to tax review committee for the county
  6. Carroll/KHS – great showings at Men’s state basketball tournament
Club Business:
  1. Guest bartender event on Wednesday night from 5-9 PM at Sidetracked Taproom
    1. Wear your Rotary shirt
    2. Tell your family and friends
  2. Next week speaker: St. Anthony update
Speakers: Casey Berlau and John Steffes – Carroll and KHS
Carroll Updates:
  • Transportation facility is open
  • Chamber coffee is on April 17th
  • Budget guarantee evaluation decreases good for 1 year; decrease property tax
  • Looking closely at property tax bills; can’t be used to pay salaries; can use to do projects
  • Student behavior bills
  • Enrollment is down 80 some K-12; budget is healthy and haven’t had to make drastic changes (reducing $150K); 1500 total
  • Challenging times in public school system.
  • Offering retirement.
  • What’s stance on 4-day school day? Positives and negatives; students are required to be in school 1080 hours a year
  • AR-WE-VA HS students are still attending Carroll part of the day
  • Hawkeye 10 conference next year
  • Students still attending DMACC to get college credits taken while attending CHS
  • Working on increasing students’ exposure to internships
KHS Updates:
  • One campus fundraising plan is happening; 30-million-dollar project; 23 million raised; fencing goes up April 6th; ready Fall 2028; tearing down convent; changing footprint between hospital and Holy Sprit
  • St. Lawrence will be used for Catholic gatherings
  • 2-3 teaching openings
  • Enrollment is up 30 across all grades with 3-year-old preschool; 1300 total
  • Where are the Indian sisters moving too? 1.5 blocks South from where they are currently; still within walking distance
  • Hawkeye 10 conference next year
  • Students still attending DMACC to get college credits taken while attending KHS