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Board tables major construction authorizations, approves small repairs and budget amendments
Summary
The board approved a FY25 amended budget and a $12,170 AC installation at Central Grade School, amended multiple fund lines, and voted to table larger construction authorizations including gym floor, parking lots and a new K–2 building while continuing South Side health-and-safety work and mobile-classroom preparations.
The Effingham CUSD 40 Board on the May meeting amended its FY25 budget to reclassify revenue lines, add expected expenses and fund architectural/contractor costs, and approved a number of capital-related actions while tabling several larger authorizations pending further consideration.
The board approved amendments moving revenue between local and state lines, added $1,500,000 to cover year-end increases in health insurance contributions, added $150,000 in grant-funded salaries, and added an architect-services line of $360,000 in the Operations & Maintenance fund. The Capital Projects (Fund 40) now includes a line for anticipated bond-funded work of $36,125,587, per the tentative amended budget presented by district staff.
On facilities, the board approved an agreement with Intech to purchase and install a ductless air-conditioning system in the Central Grade School kitchen. The listed project scope includes two 2-ton wall-mounted units, refrigeration piping, communication wiring, a new drain line and associated electrical work; the total cost is $12,170 and the motion passed by roll call.
Superintendent (district staff) reported arrival of rented mobile classrooms earlier than scheduled and estimated rental costs “about a hundred thousand dollars a year” for two years; staff said concrete work, parking-lot reconfiguration and city ordinance-driven changes remain to be completed to allow the mobile units to be usable by July 1 if systems are installed on schedule.
The board discussed health and life safety issues at the South Side building: the superintendent described mortar deterioration and water intrusion that likely requires extensive tuckpointing and related repair work he estimated at roughly $250,000 to $300,000; the superintendent said health/life-safety funds would be sought to address that work this summer.
For several larger project authorizations — including Project Authorization No. 3 (Central School gym floor and library renovation, estimated at about $1.8 million), Project Authorization No. 4 (parking lots and drainage), the Holland Construction authorizations, and authorization for a new K–2 building (Project No. 5) — the board voted to table the items. Board members and staff discussed that tabling these items would delay schedule (potentially by months to a year) but would avoid committing construction dollars before the petition window and final funding decisions were complete. Board members indicated smaller, urgent items (like the Central kitchen AC and South Side health/safety work) could continue.
