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Votes at a glance: District 86 approves security spending, transportation award, gas hedge and a $4.05 million settlement
Summary
The Board of Education of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 took multiple finance-related votes Jan. 23, approving security spending, a transportation award, a gas-price hedge and a $4,048,002.90 employee settlement; all were recorded 7–0.
The Board of Education of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 took multiple formal actions in its Jan. 23 meeting. All recorded roll-call votes on the listed items were unanimous (7–0).
Key outcomes (votes at a glance):
- Security capital expenditures: The board approved an estimated $58,437.11 for district security items (motion carried 7–0).
- Transportation bid 25-006: The board voted to award the regular student bus transportation portion of bid 25-006 to First Student and rejected all bids for the special education transportation portion to allow further procurement work (motion carried 7–0). Administration said it will seek a one-year extension for special-ed services and return to finance with a re-bid plan.
- Natural gas contract: The board authorized CFO Stevenson to execute a 20-month, 100% fixed natural gas contract at or below $0.50 per therm (motion carried 7–0). District energy consultants (named in the meeting as Nadia Energy) recommended locking pricing.
- Employee settlement: The board approved an employee settlement agreement with Kim Bieber for $4,048,002.90. The amount was recorded on the public roll call; no further details were provided in open session (motion carried 7–0).
Other formal actions included approving the consent agenda and a motion to adjourn to closed session under statutory exceptions; both passed on unanimous roll call.
Ending: The board instructed staff to execute contract steps and to return to the finance committee with requested follow-up details (for example, cost estimates per additional 0.2 FTE and re-bid timelines for special education transportation). The board also created a special committee to study staffing and course-selection issues; that committee may affect future votes.
