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Votes at a glance: audit, bids, technology purchases, building work and teacher nonrenewals approved
Summary
At the March 17 meeting the East Aurora board approved multiple procurement and personnel actions, including the independent audit engagement letter, band instrument bids, tuck pointing and elevator projects, Chromebook purchases, a copier services agreement, and notices of nonrenewal for two probationary teachers.
The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education approved multiple action items by roll-call vote during its March 17 meeting. Below are the motions, basic vote outcomes recorded in the transcript, and key figures or notes the board discussed.
Audit engagement letter - Motion: Approve the 2024–25 independent audit engagement letter. - Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes and one abstention by Moreno on this item). - Amount/terms: Not specified in transcript.
Band instrument bids - Motion: Award band instrument purchases to multiple vendors: Midwest Music ($302,670), Quinlan and Fabish ($124,213.91), Elman’s Music ($10,661.98) and PM Music ($4,159.90). - Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded unanimous yes votes by members present). - Notes: Multiple vendor awards listed by amount in the meeting packet; motion approved.
Resolution: Notice of nonrenewal for probationary teachers - Motion: Approve resolution authorizing notice of nonrenewal for first- and third-year probationary teachers Brock Badick and Anna Ramos. - Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded; Moreno recorded an abstention on this item). - Notes: The board authorized the notices; the transcript did not include rationale beyond the motion.
Buildings and grounds contracts - Motion 9.b.1: Award the 2025 tuck-pointing project (base bid + alternate 1) to April Building Inc., $139,390. - Vote: Passed; Moreno recorded an abstention on this item.
- Motion 9.b.2: Award the 2025 Waldo elevator modernization project to Total Elevator Service, $133,233.13. - Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes by members present).
Technology and equipment purchases - Motion 9.b.3: Purchase Lenovo Chromebooks with three-year advanced device protection for students entering grades 2 and 9 from Chromebookparts.com, $649,701. - Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes by members present).
- Motion 9.b.4: Approve a five-year agreement with Konica Minolta Inc. for multifunction copier service and print-plant operations. - Vote: Passed (roll-call recorded yes votes by members present).
Other procurement and routine approvals - The board approved several routine consent-agenda items and equipment contracts by roll-call; where recorded, votes were yes with isolated abstentions noted above.
What the record does not include - For several items the packet amounts are recorded in the transcript for vendor awards, but detailed contract terms, warranties, start/completion dates or funding sources were not read into the public hearing record. The transcript did not name who moved or seconded most motions; most were recorded simply as "so moved" and "second."
