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Votes at a glance: Committee of the Whole approved construction, contract and change-order items
Summary
At the March 10 Committee of the Whole meeting the board approved a construction bid for an emergency exit door, a five-year phone-contract renewal with cost savings, and two change orders increasing an MG Mechanical contract by $104,681. The board also approved a motion to move into closed session.
Votes at the March 10 Committee of the Whole meeting (motions and roll-call votes as recorded in the meeting transcript):
1) Acceptance of construction bid — emergency exit door at JEH Motion: "I move that the board accept the superb steel and construction bid in the amount of $68,900 for completion for the scoped project of the construction of an emergency exit door in the family center at JEH." (motion seconded) Vote (recorded): Lindsay Ryan — Yes; Wilkins — Yes; Hilburn — Yes; Kim — Yes; Salem — Yes; Sue — Yes; Hernandez — Yes. Outcome: approved.
2) Five-year phone contract renewal Motion: "Move that the board approve the 5 year contract renewal with bridal 5 to secure reduced pricing while maintaining the district's current phone system." (motion seconded) Board remarks said the renewal yields roughly $43,000 in annual savings. Vote (recorded): Lindsey Ryan — Yes; Mel Elkharn — Yes; Elkharn/Elkhar?n (as recorded) — Yes; Ken — Yes; Salem — Yes; Sue — Yes; Hernandez — Yes. Outcome: approved.
3) Foster School contract change orders (MG Mechanical) Motion: "I move that the board of education approve change order number 1 for the bid alternate from MG Mechanical in the amount of $80,000 for carbon dioxide sensors required to achieve the lead certification level and change order number 2 to use controls by the train company for a lower cost of $24,681, thus increasing the MG mechanical contract by $104,681 to a new value of $3,896,721." (motion seconded) Vote (recorded): Lindsay Ryan — Yes; Wilkins — Yes; Halpern — Yes; Kim — Yes; Salem — Yes; Sue — Yes; Hernandez — Yes. Outcome: approved.
4) Motion to move into closed session (appointments, employment, compensation, performance of specific employees and negotiations) Motion: board member moved to enter closed session to discuss appointments, employment, compensation, performance specific employees and negotiations (seconded). Vote (recorded): Salem — Yes; Sue — Yes; Halpern — Yes; Lindsay Ryan — Yes; Kim — Yes; Wilkins — Yes; Hernandez — Yes. Outcome: approved; board moved to closed session as recorded.
Notes: All recorded votes above were unanimous based on the roll-call exchanges in the transcript. The transcript does not record the full printed motion text for every item (some motion text was read aloud and some details were summarized by staff); where the transcript did not capture a named mover or seconder, the motions are listed without a mover/second attribution.
