Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Budget Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board approves maple gym floor, greenlights vehicle purchases and readies final budget vote
Summary
At the May 14 Committee of the Whole, Danville Area School District trustees approved a $308,693.47 maple gym floor contract and a budgetary transfer to purchase maintenance vehicles, reviewed the proposed 2025 budget and homestead/farmstead tax allocation increase, and scheduled the final budget and tax‑rate vote for June 11.
The Danville Area School District board on May 14 approved a proposal to replace the Danville High School gym floor and authorized budgetary transfers to buy maintenance vehicles, while finance staff outlined the district’s proposed 2025 budget and an increase in state homestead/farmstead aid.
The board voted to approve proposal number 76057A from Keystone Sports Construction, under a CoStar consortium contract, for supply and installation of a maple floor system at a cost of $308,693.47 to be installed in summer 2025; the motion passed with one member recorded as opposing and the remainder voting in favor. The motion included solicitor review and an authorization to “recoup necessary funds.”
Separately, administrators asked the board to approve a budgetary transfer in the maintenance budget so the district can purchase a pickup and a box truck this fiscal year rather than next. Board members were told the purchase would use CoStar purchasing contracts (a cooperative procurement vehicle) unless the board directs a formal three‑week advertising procurement. The transfer passed after debate; recorded votes show two members opposed and four in favor. The board chair said final purchase approvals and any required additional budget transfers would return to the board for formal action.
Finance staff also briefed trustees on the proposed 2025 budget, which the board adopted in proposed form last week and will consider for final adoption on June 11. Staff explained the projected increase in the state Homestead/Farmstead allocation under Act 1: the district’s 2025 allocation was presented as about $208,400, up roughly $30,400 from the prior year’s approximately $178,000. Using an example property assessed at about $130,000 (described as roughly the district median), staff estimated the net property‑tax impact after the homestead exemption at about $34 for the year. The board also approved bills for payment spanning April 4 through May 8.
Board members discussed procurement and timing choices: purchasing now would reduce next year’s maintenance budget line for replacement equipment but requires a budget code transfer to be completed in the current fiscal year. The administration said it will bring a standard year‑end package of small transfers in June and that this large equipment purchase is more appropriate to handle now with a separate transfer and board approval.
