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Board votes: gifts, policies, insurance renewals, facilities projects and multiple contract approvals
Summary
At its regular meeting the Ames Comm School District board approved gifts, several policy and insurance renewals, multiple facilities contracts and change orders, and a transportation contract amendment; most items passed unanimously or by clear majority.
The Ames Comm School District board recorded several formal votes during the meeting. Items carried by motion included gifts to the district, policy approvals, insurance renewals, facilities contracts and project change orders, and an amendment to the district’s transportation agreement. Below is a concise list of each formal action taken and its outcome.
Votes at a glance
- Gifts to the district: Approved (unanimous). Motion to approve gifts as presented. Items included monetary and book donations to multiple schools and programs.
- Policy 303.4a: Approved (unanimous). Motion to approve policy as presented.
- Edmentum order/contract: Approved (5–1). Motion to approve the Edmentum order as presented; see separate article for coverage of that discussion.
- Renewal: EMC property & casualty and Travelers workers’ compensation insurance: Approved (unanimous). Motion to approve renewal in the amount presented.
- Specialty Underwriters equipment breakdown insurance (renewal): Approved (unanimous). Motion to approve renewal in the amount presented.
- First Student transportation amendment: Approved (unanimous). Motion to approve the amendment to the district’s transportation services agreement with First Student, Inc.
- Boardroom/AV upgrade (CTI proposal): Approved (unanimous). Motion to approve CTI proposal for boardroom audio/video and communications upgrades.
- Goodwin Tucker proposal (facility/service contract): Approved (unanimous).
- Playground equipment (Bolland Recreation quote): Approved (unanimous).
- AIM Center renovation change order: Approved (unanimous).
- AIMSide track change order: Approved (unanimous).
- Tenfold Architecture Amendment No. 20 (Northwestern and 13th project / planning): Approved (unanimous).
Votes and motions in the record were typically moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Where the transcript recorded counts rather than roll-call names, tallies above reflect the board’s announced result. When an item had substantive discussion on the record (for example, the Edmentum contract and the district goals report), those topics were covered in separate articles.
