Votes at a glance: board approves roof contract and FBLA national trip; Paola NRP interlocal agreement approved 4–3

The Paola Unified School District board recorded three formal action votes during Tuesday’s meeting.

The board approved the City of Paola Neighborhood Revitalization Plan interlocal agreement by a 4–3 vote after discussion about revenue impacts and program administration. (See separate article for details.)

The board approved the CMS (middle school) Section I roof labor contract. The board report showed a project budget of $542,000 for the Section I roof replacement. Labor bids were opened and the low labor bidder was American Roofing at $235,673. Materials will be procured through Tremco/Greenbush Purchasing Cooperative and were estimated at roughly $111,000, putting the total project estimate at about $346,000–$347,000 — under the board’s budget. The board voted in favor 7–0.

The board approved an FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) national conference trip for students. The proposed trip is a multi‑day national leadership conference with workshops, networking and optional competitions. The board approved the trip 7–0.

Summary of formal votes recorded at the meeting:

- City of Paola NRP interlocal agreement — Motion to approve interlocal agreement; outcome: approved; vote: yes 4, no 3; mover: board member (unnamed); seconder: board member (unnamed).

- CMS Section I roof contract — Motion to award labor contract to American Roofing ($235,673 low labor bid); total project estimate ~$346,000–$347,000 (materials procured through Tremco). Outcome: approved; vote: 7–0.

- FBLA national conference trip — Motion to approve student trip to FBLA national conference; outcome: approved; vote: 7–0.

Additional routine items (agenda/consent) were approved earlier in the meeting with procedural motions.