Board packet lists contract and capital items: Metz Culinary award recommended, dishwasher and partial roof replacement listed

Board documents read during the meeting included several contract and capital‑purchase recommendations.

Food service: staff read a recommendation to approve a food‑service management agreement with Metz Culinary Management as the successful bidder through June 30, 2026, with renewals possible by mutual agreement. Staff stated the company guaranteed a profit for the first year; two different figures were referenced in the discussion. During the packet review staff read a guaranteed amount of $362,506.41 (as recited in the meeting); earlier in the discussion staff had described a guaranteed profit figure in the mid‑$300,000 range. Staff said Metz was the successful bidder from a multi‑bid process that began in March and that the first‑year guarantee surprised district staff in a positive way. No formal, roll‑call approval was recorded in the transcript during the meeting; the item was presented as part of board action items.

Capital purchases: staff recommended approval of the purchase of a dishwasher for Lewistown Intermediate School at $45,327.47 and a partial roof replacement at East Area Elementary not to exceed $110,000. Staff explained a portion of the East Area roof is old, slipping and leaking; removal of some solar panels may be required and that may affect final pricing. Staff said exact costs were being finalized and that a contract figure would be confirmed before work proceeds.

Other items: staff read a series of standard consent‑agenda items including minutes, policies, transportation and personnel items. A head nurse job description and other personnel recommendations were read into the record for future action; staff clarified the head nurse role is not a new, additional position but a point person for nursing coordination and that supplemental pay would apply for work outside the regular contracted school year.

Action and next steps: the read items were presented as recommendations in the board packet; some will return for formal action and vote at subsequent board meetings. Where amounts were read staff said they will include finalized contract paperwork for board consideration.