Menominee Intermediate School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

6850 - PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Not later than December 31st of 2006 and each year thereafter, the District shall post on its website a report containing all of the following information for the immediately preceding school fiscal year in the form and manner prescribed by the State Department of Education:

 A.the amount of the District’s total budget
 B.the number of full-time equated students served by the District
 C.the number of employees employed by the District
 D.the number of constituent districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools served by the District

For each Board member or administrator of the District who had travel expenses during the school fiscal year that totaled more than $3,000.00 which were paid for with District funds, the following information will be posted:

 A.the total cost of air travel:
  1.Exception: Round-trip air travel on a scheduled airline from a location in the Upper Peninsula to a location in the Lower Peninsula or chartered round-trip air travel from a location in the Upper Peninsula to a location in the Lower Peninsula if the cost of the chartered air travel is less than the published cost of the same air travel on a scheduled airline.
  2.Exception: Travel expenses for air or boat travel for work-related purposes within this State between an island and the mainland.
  3.Exception: Travel expenses for travel within the boundaries of the District for work-related purposes.
  4.Exception: Mileage reimbursement.
 B.the total cost of overnight lodging
 C.the total cost of car rental
 D.the total cost of meals
 E.the dates, purpose, and locations of travel
 F.the name and position of the Board member or administrator

A description of each contract, other than an employment contract or a contract that was entered into by the District during the school fiscal year and that either obligated the District for an amount in excess of $100,000.00; was not competitively bid and obligated the District for an amount in excess of $25,000.00; or was entered into with an entity in which a Board member or administrator of the District, or a family member of a Board member or administrator of the District, was known by the Board to have a monetary interest, that includes at least the following:

 A.the subject matter and cost of the contract
 B.whether the contract was competitively bid or was a single source contract
 C.the name and position of each individual who signed the contract on behalf of the District

A description of the modification and the total amount of the additional obligations and total financial obligation from any modification made during the school fiscal year to an existing contract that resulted in an additional financial obligation owed by the District in excess of $100,000.00 or that resulted in the total financial obligation owed by the District from the existing contract exceeding $100,000.00, or was a modification to an existing contract that was not competitively bid and the modification resulted in an additional financial obligation owed by the District in excess of $25,000.00 or resulted in the total financial obligation owed by the District from existing contract exceeding $25,000.00.

Each District employee with a compensation package with a total annual monetary value in the top three percent (3%) among the District’s employees, all of the following:

 A.The dollar value of his/her salary.
 B.The dollar value of all expense accounts provided for the employee and the dollar value of all reimbursed expenses.
 C.The dollar value of any bonus, stipend, or any other form of supplemental compensation, such as: any payment or benefit made available to that employee that is not generally made available to all teaching, administrative, and executive-level employees of the District.
 

If the District has fewer than three (3) employees with a compensation package with a total annual monetary value in the top three percent (3%) of employees among the District’s employees, the District shall include the information required for each District employee with a compensation package with a total monetary value in the top three (3) among the District’s employees. If a District has more than twenty (20) employees in the top three percent (3%) of employees the District shall include the required information for each District employee with a compensation package with a total monetary value in the top twenty (20) among the District’s employees.
 
 

Total costs incurred during the school fiscal year, and the source or sources of the money expended during the school fiscal year, for fiber optic or cable equipment and operating system software for fiber optic or cable equipment networks. The description of the source or sources of the money expended for purposes described in this subdivision shall specify the amount used from each of the separate funds maintained by the District and used from each other source.
 
 

Payments made during the school fiscal year to persons who were not employees of the District for public relations, polling, lobbying, or legal services and a description of the services received by the District in return.
 
 

Each person to whom the District was not required to issue a Federal income tax form 1099 that showed payments in excess of $25,000.00 during the school fiscal year, the total amount paid to the individual, a description of the project or projects for which the person was contracted, and the services provided by the person.
 

The amount and percentage of the District’s total budget that was spent on each of the following:
 A.Administrative costs, as defined under the Michigan public school accounting manual.
 B.Public relations, surveys, polling, lobbying, and legal services.
 C.A list of all motor vehicles weighing 7,500 pounds or less that were owned or leased by the District during the school fiscal year and are not previously reported and a description of the purposes for which each of these motor vehicles was used.
 

The District need not report contract(s) for utilities or a contract(s) for an annuity or retirement benefit in which all employees are eligible to participate unless the contract is for payment of a commission to a third-party broker for securing one (1) of those contracts.

The District must report any contract and any of the following:

 A.Any corporation in which an intermediate school Board member, District administrator, or family member is a stockholder owning one percent (1%) or less of the total stock outstanding in any class if the stock is not listed on a stock exchange or owning stock that has a present market value of $25,000.00 or less if the stock is listed on a stock exchange.
 B.Any corporation in which a trust, if an intermediate school Board member, District administrator, or family member is a beneficiary under the trust, owns one percent (1%) or less of the total stock outstanding in any class if the stock is not listed on a stock exchange or owning stock that has present market value of $25,000.00 or less if the stock is listed on a stock exchange.
 C.Any professional limited liability company organized pursuant to the Michigan limited liability company act, if an intermediate school Board member, District administrator, or family member is an employee but not a member of the company.
 D.A contract between the District and any of the following:
  1.A corporation in which a Board member, administrator, or family member is not a director, officer, or employee.
  2.A firm, partnership, or other unincorporated association, in which a Board member, District administrator, or family member is not a partner, member, or employee.
  3.A corporation or firm that has an indebtedness owed to a Board member, District administrator, or family member.
 E.A contract between the District and a constituent district.

This report shall remain on the District’s website only for the most recent reporting period. The District shall maintain paper copies of previous reports for at least ten (10) years.

The monetary amount for publication of travel expenses will be adjusted effective each January 1st, and announced by the State Department of Education on or before December 15th of each year. If the index is unavailable, the Department will make a reasonable approximation.

M.C.L.A. 380.620

Adopted 6/28/05