Ririe Joint District #252 | minutes | meeting 2026-02-23 | 02.1. School Board OFFICIAL FEBRUARY Work Meeting Minutes 2-23-26.pdf source: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Cnt1scB3ANmK3j-XO3Bz42EQlzP4LhwR Ririe Joint School District #252 Monday February 23, 2026 4:00 pm School Board WORK Meeting Minutes 4:00 pm – The Ririe Joint School District #252 Board of Trustees met on Monday February 23, 2026 at 4:00 pm for their monthly School Board Work Meeting. Board Chair Hansen welcomed all those in attendance. 4:00 pm – Board Chair Hansen asked that roll call be taken. Roll call was taken and those in attendance were as follows: Board Chair Mike Hansen, Board Vice Chair Dallin Howell, Board Assistant Treasurer Darby Taylor, Trustee Brigham Cook, Superintendent Gee, Business Manager/Co Treasurer Trapper McCallister, and Board Clerk/Treasurer Kristi Hamilton. Trustee Kevin Landon joined via phone. 4:01 pm – Action Item – Board Chair Hansen entertained a motion to approve the agenda. Brigham made a motion to approve the Work agenda as posted. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. 4:01 pm – Item 4/New Business a. Discussion Item – Supplemental Levy Resolution Language. Superintendent Gee brought up the 2 Resolution Language Options on the overhead. Trapper read over each option and explained the differences. He informed that the biggest difference is funding a full-time SRO or part-time. Superintendent Gee commented that he would recommend going with a full-time SRO. He explained. Discussion occurred. Brigham asked if the position could be done as part-time. Superintendent Gee commented that there are a lot of benefits to having a full-time SRO, such as; if he is here full-time he can build relationships with the kids, check on traffic, monitor building security, stay on top of bullying, and be on top of target areas that need an SRO’s presence. He commented that there are definite benefits to having a full-time SRO in the district. He commented that he understands the cost of this, but he has also been very impressed with Officer Smith taking an active role in different situations along with his ability to know who the kids are and jump in when needed. He commented that the Administration is not pushing things off on the SRO, but rather it is really nice to have another person here to help in certain situations. Sargeant Sperry commented that it is also good to have an SRO who is a constant in the district to build long-term relationships. Brigham asked if the position were to be part-time, when would the SRO be here? Mornings? Afternoons? Sargeant Sperry informed that it would probably be 2 full days per week. Brigham commented that he asked Superintendent Gee if the SRO could teach a class. He commented that he thinks it would be awesome to have him teach a law enforcement class. Sargeant Sperry commented that he has talked with Officer Smith about this and it could be an option. He commented that his first job however, is law enforcement, and being able to have a back-up plan for unforeseen events makes it a little difficult to teach a class, but he is open to it. He also informed of some other options, such as the law enforcement career camp that is offered the first week in June. He explained. He commented that he would love to see some Ririe kids come to that. Brigham commented that he struggles with saying we need a full-time SRO here, with us being a small school, while bigger schools only have 1 SRO also. He commented that he would like to look into other ways to help justify why we need a full-time person. Superintendent Gee commented that our district is a unique challenge, where we fall into 2 counties. Brigham asked whose heads are butting that won’t allow Bonneville County to cover both schools. Discussion occurred. Sargeant Sperry commented that the two county Sheriffs could meet and agree on something. He informed that currently Officer Smith is allowed to go to the Elementary for emergencies or whenever they need him, but cannot be housed there. Mr. Martineau informed that he does go to the Elementary on occasion. Brigham commented that he would like it fixed so there is no overlap of counties. Discussion occurred. Dallin commented that he likes the idea of Officer Smith teaching a class, if possible. Board Chair Hansen thanked Sargeant Sperry for coming to explain some things tonight. Brigham then asked if the district has looked at purchasing used buses. Brief discussion occurred. Superintendent Gee informed that the Supplemental Levy Resolution Language has to be submitted to the Counties by the end of this month. He commented once an option is chosen and accepted, they can start putting brochures together and scheduling some information meetings. He informed that direction from the Board is needed in tonight’s regular meeting. Brigham asked if $75,000 is enough for maintenance. Trapper informed that yes it is. b. Discussion Item – Transportation Update. Trapper informed that they looked into contracting transportation. He informed that one company that they contacted is not taking on any new clients and the other company is too far away from Ririe so it wouldn’t be a possibility. He informed that the only way for them to make it work with Ririe is if they put a facility out here, and that is not an option for them. Brief discussion occurred. Superintendent Gee then commented that used buses come up on the public surplus sometimes. He explained. Trapper informed that the bus listed on the Supplemental Levy would be a new full size bus, with the cost split over the two years of the Levy. He explained further. Brigham commented that by doing this it keeps the district in line with purchasing a bus every other year. Darby asked if there is any money in old buses. Superintendent Gee informed that after 12 years, there is no more deprecation on buses. He explained further. Discussion occurred. Superintendent Gee informed that we have held on to a couple of older buses to use for other things because they are not worth much to sell. Board Chair Hansen commented that he feels it would be worth looking into an extra travel bus. Discussion occurred. Brigham suggested just contracting out the travel part. Superintendent Gee commented that one thing to remember is that if it is not a yellow bus, we cannot get the 80% back from the state. He also commented that contracting the buses out will take hours away from our bus drivers. Discussion occurred. c. Discussion Item – Broadcasting Work Meetings. Darby commented that she has had people ask if the work meetings can be broadcasted. She explained. Brigham commented that he doesn’t love broadcasting meetings. He commented that sometimes in the work meeting the Board will debate items back and forth, and not having the meeting broadcasted lets the Board speak more freely. Darby commented that she doesn’t have a strong feeling either way, and only brought this up because people have asked her about it. Discussion occurred. d. Discussion Item – ISS vs. OSS Philosophy. Dr. Teske explained the philosophy between ISS and OSS. He commented that although there are circumstances where OSS is required or the only option, ISS is usually a better option because it keeps the student(s) at school and doing their school work. e. Discussion Item – HS Boys Basketball Coaching Update. Superintendent Gee commented that he would like to hold off on this until after the season is finished and they can explore their options of whether to post the position or not. f. Discussion Item – Kindergarten Center Window Tint & Glass. Trapper gave the Board an update on the Window Tint at the Kindergarten Center. The Board informed that there was one teacher who requested blinds. Trapper informed that he has not been approached about that. 4:32 pm – There being no further discussion in tonight’s School Board Work Meeting, Board Chair Hansen entertained a motion. Dallin made a motion to adjourn the School Board Work Meeting. Darby seconded; passed unanimously. Reviewed & Approved: March 19, 2026 Board Chair: Mike Hansen Board Clerk: Kristi Hamilton