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Votes at a glance: board approves consent agenda, tax‑collector compensation, mobile fingerprinting and stadium change order
Summary
The Shippensburg Area School District board approved routine minutes and personnel items, adopted tax‑collector compensation for 2026–2029, authorized on‑site mobile fingerprinting, and approved a $11,120 change order for the stadium scoreboard foundation.
At the meeting the board approved a set of action items by voice vote. Key outcomes:
• Consent agenda (items 4a–4h) — Approved. The package included approval of minutes from the January 13, 2025 meeting; finance reports; disposal of outdated K–5 music curriculum resources; second readings of listed policies; Greyhound Foundation donations for program supplies and scholarship software; Boyo Transportation driver approvals for 2024–25; and a set of personnel items (salary adjustments, contract statuses, resignations, transfers, leaves, promotions and new appointments). Motion to approve was made by Mr. Bard and seconded by Dr. Goetz; the board voiced “Aye.”
• Item 5a — Tax‑collector compensation for calendar years 2026–2029 — Approved. Motion by Mr. Donovan; second by Mr. Carey. Administration recommended adopting the attached compensation plan prior to the statutory deadline (the board sets tax collector compensation before Feb. 15 each year).
• Item 5b — Mobile fingerprinting (IDEMIA Public Security) on‑site on Feb. 14, 2025 — Approved. Motion by Dr. Goetz; second by Mr. Bard. District fee: $200; employees pay their applicant fee. The one‑day mobile service is intended to help staff complete FBI clearances without traveling off site.
• Item 5c — Stadium PCO #7 (scoreboard foundation revision due to rock) — Approved. Motion by Mr. Bard; second by Mr. Carey. The change order authorizes ECI to proceed with revised excavation and foundation work associated with rock encountered during drilling; net cost reported as $11,120 and will be handled within the project budget/contingency.
The board conducted these votes by voice; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the public transcript excerpts provided.
