Board approves Kennedy School change order, selects less expensive option B

The Keystone Central School District Board of Directors voted 6–2 on July 10 to approve a change order for Kennedy School, selecting the less expensive Option B. The motion was made and seconded during the special voting meeting and approved by roll-call vote. Director Knopf moved to approve “c2, the Kennedy School” change order and the board discussed that the motion approved Option B, described in the meeting transcript as the less expensive approach involving concrete. One director asked whether the board was approving “option b” (the less expensive option), and another director confirmed “Option 2. Correct.” The transcript records the change order language as “Approve liberty curtain change order. Option b. Right. To do the concrete.” A roll-call vote was taken. The recorded tally was six yes votes and two no votes; the chair announced the motion passed. The transcript lists yes votes from Directors Cannon, Donahue, Elling, Johnson, Knopf, and Smith, with Directors Lynch and Baldino recorded as voting no. The board did not record any amendments to the change order in the meeting record. The meeting record does not include the dollar amount of the change order, the vendor name, nor a revised project schedule. No staff presentation, detailed cost breakdown, or funding source was provided in the transcript during the motion and vote. Directors did not attach conditions to the approval on the record. The change-order motion was part of a short series of business items handled at the special meeting; no further directions or follow-up tasks were recorded in the transcript.