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Votes at a glance: Kuna board approves equipment and construction contracts, policy changes and meeting schedule
Summary
At its meeting the board approved a turf‑equipment purchase, multiple construction contracts for Kuna High School phase 2, a motion to remove an outdated fidelity‑bond policy and several policy readings; the board also scheduled a Nov. 6 work session on the superintendent search.
The Kuna Joint District board recorded multiple formal actions during the meeting, including contract awards, policy votes and scheduling. Below are the items recorded in the meeting transcript excerpt.
Turf equipment purchase Dan Coleman’s segment concluded and the meeting moved to procurement items. The board approved a purchase from Turf Equipment & Irrigation Inc. in the amount of $134,891.84. The motion recorded the vendor and dollar amount; the transcript shows trustees voting "aye" during the roll call portion of the meeting.
Kuna High School — Phase 2 construction contracts Trustees approved multiple low bids for the Kuna High School Phase 2 work (project funded in part by House Bill 521). The transcript records motions and resulting approvals for the following low bids: - Structural/miscellaneous steel: Mountain Steel — $86,820 - Plumbing: ATCO Engineering Systems — $686,208 - HVAC: ATCO Engineering Systems — $1,296,380 - Electrical: Anderson & Wood Construction Co. — $163,664 The board discussed bid tabulations and confirmed the project budget, reminding the public that the construction work is part of a multi‑year plan and that phase timing may require use of other gyms and summer shutdowns to complete the work.
Policy readings and adoptions Trustees advanced and adopted several policy items. The transcript shows motions for first readings and a motion to remove an outdated fidelity‑bond policy (policy number referenced as a candidate for deletion). The board also moved policy 566 (suicide prevention procedures) to second reading after adding required procedures language and voted to proceed on a set of policy updates; the transcript records trustees voting "aye" on those motions.
Superintendent search work session Separately, the board formally scheduled a public work session for Nov. 6 at 6:00 p.m. to finalize essay questions for the superintendent application and to update the application timeline (see separate article for survey results).
Other procurement and equipment items The board discussed additional equipment and maintenance purchases (including a mower purchase), and staff clarified the funding source for some equipment purchases as interest earnings from district house money; specific funding approvals were recorded in the meeting packet and accompanying motions.
Notes about votes and tallies Where the transcript included a roll‑call portion, trustees voiced aye; for some motions the transcript includes motion and second but does not show a formal roll‑call tally in the excerpt provided. The actions below list the motion text, vendors and dollar amounts exactly as stated on the record and note when the transcript did not include a formal roll call.
