Board moves to authorize participation in NISMIC electricity and natural gas agreements

The North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education on Aug. 4 moved to authorize participation in NISMIC purchasing agreements for electricity and for natural gas.

The board put two resolutions to a vote: one authorizing participation in a NISMIC electricity agreement and a separate, similar resolution for natural gas. The meeting transcript shows members asked for motions and then called for the vote; there is no substantive discussion recorded in the transcript about contract terms or costs.

Board members identified in the motion process during the meeting included Mark and Josh. The electricity resolution was presented first and a motion was made; the natural gas resolution followed and also was moved and put to a vote. The transcript records the chair asking "All those in favor?" after each motion.

No dollar amounts, contract durations, vendor names beyond the NISMIC consortium, or roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the available transcript excerpt. The meeting record does not include discussion of how either agreement would affect the district budget or energy strategy.

Next steps were not specified in the transcript excerpt; the board proceeded to subsequent agenda items after handling the utility resolutions.