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Votes at a glance — Elizabethtown Area School District workshop, Oct. 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken at the Oct. 14 workshop: board approved auditorium lighting replacement purchase, awarded Bear Creek HVAC replacement to HB McClure, ratified the EAEA contract, approved small‑games licenses for Bear Creek/Bainbridge PTO arrangements, accepted the personnel report and tabled the East High HVAC contractor award for a
The board took the following formal actions during the Oct. 14, 2025 workshop (outcomes summarized below). For each action the board recorded the motion and the outcome. Where the public record provided roll‑call names, those are listed; when roll‑call names were not read, the tally is shown.
1) Purchase and installation — high school auditorium lighting control board - Motion: purchase and install a replacement stage control console (vendor able to deliver fastest). - Mover / Second: Emery / (second recorded) - Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous approval reported by the clerk). Cost cited by administration: approximately $8,000.
2) Award — Bear Creek HVAC 20‑ton unit replacement - Motion: award the Bear Creek HVAC replacement to HB McClure (lowest bid as presented by administration). - Mover / Second: Emery / (second recorded) - Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous approval reported). Administration said McClure was the lowest bidder; unit is a 20‑ton replacement with an expected 6–8 week lead time.
3) Ratification — Collective bargaining agreement with Elizabethtown Area Education Association (EAEA) - Motion: accept and ratify the contract covering 07/01/2025–06/30/2030. - Mover / Second: Lindemuth / (second recorded) - Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous approval reported).
4) Approval — Bear Creek/PTO small games of chance / bingo license (Bainbridge PTO acting for Bear Creek PTO) - Motion: approve small games of chance and bingo licenses as presented. - Mover / Second: Lindemuth / Reid - Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous approval reported).
5) Personnel report - Motion: accept the personnel report as presented (includes staff hires, resignations and the foundation executive director appointment pending onboarding). - Mover / Second: Lindemuth / Reid - Outcome: approved by roll call (unanimous approval reported).
6) East High HVAC ESCO / general contractor selection - Motion: select Quandell as recommended ESCO/general contractor (moved by Emery). - Discussion: multiple trustees raised procurement scope and RFP questions and requested solicitor review; administration and trustees debated whether the RFP sought qualifications only and whether earlier proposal materials should be considered. - Outcome: motion to table passed by voice/consensus; board asked solicitor to review RFP materials and return the item in two weeks.
Notes: Where roll‑call votes were read, the clerk recorded each "yes" vote; those votes were reported as unanimous for the motions above. For items that require formal contracts (HVAC, auditorium console, EAEA) administration will return with executed contract documents and vendor agreements for record keeping.
