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Board approves Liberty Club band purchase, $59,904 vendor contract
Summary
The board approved a $59,904 purchase of band instruments/equipment for the Liberty Club from Jean Buttman Ford; some funding will come from CARES grant funds, amount not fully specified.
Saline Area Schools' board voted to approve a $59,904 Liberty Club band purchase from Jean Buttman Ford and acknowledged that part of the cost was covered by CARES grant funds.
At the Aug. 12 meeting the board president asked for a motion to approve the purchase "as submitted by Brian Puffer, Director of Community Ed." A board member moved the purchase and noted "some of that funding is coming from the CARES grant." Board member JJ Tizzitis seconded the motion. The board approved the purchase by voice vote.
Funding questions: Board members discussed how much of the purchase came from CARES funding. One board member said they believed the CARES contribution was "somewhere" around $15,000 but multiple members said the exact percentage or dollar amount was not confirmed during the meeting. The motion text identified the total purchase amount as $59,904.
Why it matters: The purchase funds a school extracurricular program; the board noted the use of federal CARES grant funds as part of the financing. The district did not specify exact funding line items or the remaining funding source during the public discussion.
Ending: The board approved the consent agenda later in the meeting and moved on to other business.
