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The committee approved renewal of the custom student RFID card contract at $14,002.38. Trustees also approved renewal of the Brightly (formerly SchoolDude) asset-management and facilities software contract for $30,092.38; Dr. Vitale explained Brightly provides asset management and event/facility scheduling functions and is not a payment-processing system for parents.

The committee approved renewing Vector Solutions for mandated online professional learning in the amount of $8,002.29 and accepted an updated insurance package renewal from the district broker Engel, Hambright and Davies for a total amount the administration reported as $1,212,442 across lines of coverage. The administration noted the insurance package's increase was driven primarily by higher property and business-auto costs.

The committee also approved the purchase of 17 Glock 19 Gen5 MOS pistols with Aimpoint optics, magazines and sights from Whitmere Public Safety Group; administration said the purchase is part of the district’s School Police Officer (SPO) agreement approved in April and intended to standardize equipment for resource officers who previously used personal firearms.

All items were moved and approved by the committee. Trustees asked clarifying questions about function (for example, whether Brightly handles payments — it does not) and about timing and supply delays for the SRO procurement; administration said the vendor reported a several-month delay before delivery and the district wanted to move forward promptly to ensure uniform equipment for officers.

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Dr. Vitale, staff member, said the district advertised an RFP and received eight proposals, interviewed the top three and selected RLPS as the best fit. “They do lots of focus groups about how we want our buildings utilized with different stakeholder groups,” Dr. Vitale said, adding RLPS has certified specialists and will return with recommendations and a plan rather than just data.

Trustees asked about the contract structure and cancellation rights. A board member noted the initial phase cost is about $24,500 and that the district could stop further work after that initial deliverable if it chose. Dr. Vitale confirmed the total project proposed was about $24,500 for the feasibility phase; any subsequent design or construction work would be a separate procurement.

Rich Lamas, board member who participated in interviews, said the administration selected the best fit for the district and that the firm’s team appeared to have the needed experience. Trustees discussed timing and preferred that much of the study work take place over the summer so consultants could tour empty buildings and also observe buildings in use during the school year.

The motion to approve the RLPS feasibility study passed in committee and will move forward to the board for contract execution and work scheduling.

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Peter Contrillo, staff member, presented the budget and outlined a range of assumptions and impacts. He said health-care costs rose 13% year over year and called out electricity and cyber-insurance cost increases; he described net movements that produced a projected net increase from the preliminary budget of about $619,000. “Healthcare costs increased 13% year over year,” Contrillo said while summarizing major drivers.

Contrillo told the committee the district had received notice on May 1 of an increase of roughly $991,000 in Homestead/Farmstead relief for homeowners, and he explained how that state program reduces tax bills for qualifying primary-residence homeowners. He presented three options: no tax increase (option 1), a 2% increase (option 2) and a 3.5% increase (option 3). Under option 1, Contrillo showed a worst-case projected deficit of about $23.4 million (driven in part by assessment-appeal losses on large properties, which he said caused a $1.6 million local revenue shortfall). Option 2 would recoup the cited $1.6 million loss and reduce the projected deficit to about $21.8 million; option 3 would raise roughly $3.2 million and produce a projected deficit near $20.2 million.

Contrillo walked trustees through homeowner impacts, saying that because of the increased Homestead/Farmstead relief, primary-residence homeowners who qualify would still see a year-over-year reduction in their tax bills under the scenarios presented. He gave a worked example for Monroe and Pike county homeowners showing monthly impacts under each option and stressed the compounding effect of leaving potential revenue “on the table.”

Board members asked clarifying questions about fund-balance classifications, historical commitments, and whether expense reductions could narrow the deficit. Rich Andrews, board member, pressed on the conservatism of the deficit number and whether the district might land significantly below the $23.4 million worst-case assumption; Contrillo explained the administration budgets conservatively and hopes to land lower than the worst-case assumptions. Trustees also discussed charter/IU costs and whether returning charter-enrolled students would materially reduce outside-provider costs; administration said it's a variable they are pursuing but would not bake reclaimed enrollment into the budget without stronger evidence.

The committee voted to move the preliminary budget forward to the full board with all three options presented; the committee recorded a 3–1 committee vote on presenting all three options. The administration said it will prepare PDE (Pennsylvania Department of Education) forms for the options and have the district sign whichever option the board selects.

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The purchases were described by Brian, staff member, as intended to address “Pennsylvania's level 1 physical security baseline criteria” after gaps were identified in recent threat assessments. “Both of those are fully funded through the PCCD grant,” Brian said during the meeting.

The committee discussed details of placement and scope. Brian said the cameras respond to a threat-assessment review led by Chief Mill, school police officers and building principals and are intended to fill “some areas in needed cameras.” He noted the equipment will be distributed across multiple schools: “It's 56, but there's 10 schools,” Brian said, adding there will be “a handful per school just to kind of fill in some gaps.”

Board member Bridal Borish asked whether the cameras are primarily interior; Brian replied the package is a split of exterior and interior models and pointed trustees to the quote in the board packet for a detailed breakout. When a board member asked whether the cameras will address known blind spots at North High School, Brian said that was the understanding from the threat assessment.

The committee moved and approved the pair of related items (the switches and the cameras/licenses); the committee recorded the approvals and the items will proceed to the full board as applicable. Meeting discussion also noted the district will not publish exact camera placement in public backup materials because the purchases are tied to school safety.

Clarifying details recorded in the meeting included the PCCD grant covering the camera package and licenses and an additional line item for switches; the transcript includes the amounts discussed (a $98,000 grant line was referenced alongside an additional $46,005.24 for switches), though committee speakers also referenced different model counts during discussion. The transcript contained inconsistent counts when participants referred to exterior/interior breakdowns (one exchange mentioned “72” exterior models and elsewhere “21 exterior and 35 interior”); the committee indicated it would provide detailed, nonpublic breakout (to Dr. Vitale and board members or in executive session) rather than include it in public backup.

The committee recorded no changes to policy or new legal authorities; the purchases were described as grant-funded procurements that follow the district procurement process. The district indicated staff will provide the nonpublic, school-by-school camera breakout to trustees in executive session or via secure distribution.

The committee approved the procurement motions and voted to move them forward for implementation.

","The finance committee approved buying 56 Cisco Meraki cameras with 10-year licenses and four Cisco PoE switches to close school safety camera gaps; the purchases are funded through a PCCD grant and reflect findings from recent threat assessments.","actionData","errors"]

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