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Wayne-Westland board approves security camera installation, support renewal and fiber upgrades
Summary
Board approved three technology contracts covering cameras at elementary and middle schools, annual support for camera systems and replacement of aging fiber optic cable; total district cost share for fiber repair will be $23,223.60 after E-Rate reimbursement.
The Wayne-Westland Community School District Board of Education approved three technology-related expenditures after review by the district finance and facilities committee.
1) Security cameras: The board approved $47,989.35 to MOS Technologies to install additional cameras at Taft, Galloway (PD Graham) and Stevenson Middle School. The district will pay from the sinking fund; the recommendation said consortium pricing through the state locked the cost if the board approved. Committee materials said principals reported coverage gaps after recent bond work.
2) GenTek Advantage support renewal: The board approved $28,956.56 to MOS Technologies to renew licensing and support for the district’s camera and badge reader systems. The district recommended continuing with MOS because the company currently provides the service and the district is still recovering from a recent cyberattack; funding will come from the general fund.
3) Fiber optic replacement: The board approved $154,824 as the project budget with E-Rate covering 85 percent and the district covering the remaining $23,223.60; the work was awarded to AMCOM. Committee discussion said the district must spend allocated E-Rate funds by March and that much of the district’s fiber cable is 25–30 years old.
Each item was recommended to the full board by Daryl Beebe, the district’s executive director of technology and innovation, following a technology inspection and review of bids. Board members asked whether the cameras were connected to the internet (they are hardwired to a monitoring system and have battery backups) and whether grants were available (none at present, the committee reported).
Roll-call votes: all three motions passed on recorded votes of 7-0.
The board’s approvals allow work to begin within weeks on the camera installations and schedule renewal and fiber replacement work to use E-Rate funds before the spending deadline.
Budget and funding notes: the camera installation was covered by the sinking fund and therefore had no general-fund impact; GenTek support renewal will be paid from the general fund; fiber replacement will be paid primarily by E-Rate reimbursements (85%) with a 15% district share of $23,223.60. The district’s technology director noted contingency and vendor-quote protections if the board approved promptly.
