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Board approves Chartwells contract to outsource school food service; district employee expresses concern over job loss
Summary
Trustees approved accepting a Chartwells proposal to outsource the district’s school food service program. A public comment stated longstanding food service staff will be done after the contract.
The Elko County School District Board of Trustees voted to accept the recommendation of the superintendent to award the school food service contract to Chartwells following the district’s request for proposals.
Superintendent Jeff Anderson said a contract and a letter from the Nevada Department of Agriculture were attached to the agenda and recommended the board accept Chartwells’ proposal. A board member motioned and the motion carried by voice vote: “Aye. Chair votes aye, motion passes.”
During the public‑comment period near the end of the meeting, a person identifying themselves as a member of the school food service staff said the Chartwells proposal listed them as district employees but that the department had been told the remaining staff would be “done after this year.” The commenter said, “The 14 I think there's 14 of us left ... our whole department is done.” That remark was made under public comment after the board’s Chartwells vote; the board did not take further public action on that statement during the meeting.
Why this matters: outsourcing the food service program shifts day‑to‑day meal operations from district management to a third‑party vendor and can affect staffing, collective‑bargaining status and service delivery. The agenda packet included a Nevada Department of Agriculture letter affirming the procurement.
Details: the superintendent said the district had issued an RFP and Chartwells’ proposal was his recommendation. Chartwells representatives were present at the meeting but did not make extended remarks. Trustees approved the motion by voice vote; the transcript records the chair saying the motion passed.
