Council postpones approval of ATS Integrated Solutions monitoring at former elementary pending vendor details

The Town of Sellersburg Town Council discussed but did not approve a proposal from ATS Integrated Solutions for annual intrusion and fire monitoring at the former Sellersburg Elementary building during its March 10 meeting. Staff presented an ATS rollover proposal showing an annual monitoring fee of $480; council members asked for vendor presence and clearer scope before final action.

Why it matters: The monitoring contract, if executed, would provide alarm/intrusion monitoring and potentially a fire alarm tie-in for a town-owned building that the Silver Creek School Corporation uses for gym, practice and storage. Council members wanted to confirm whether the ATS proposal covers intrusion-only monitoring or includes fire-system tie-ins; the proposal documents list "fire system tie-in integration" under exclusions and a fire-monitoring line elsewhere, creating uncertainty.

What happened in the meeting: Charlie (town staff) described the ATS proposal and noted the $480 annual fee. Councilmembers asked whether the monitoring included sprinkler/water-flow alarms or was limited to intrusion/burglary alarms. Staff and council said the current proposal appeared to exclude fire-system tie-in work and that ATS or a fire contractor might be required for a full fire tie-in. Council asked staff to invite ATS to the next meeting to present vendor representatives and to provide explicit details about what the $480 covers, insurance, and any excluded work that would require additional expense.

Next steps: Staff will ask ATS Integrated Solutions to appear at the next council meeting and will bring a clarified proposal showing whether the monitoring covers fire alarms, water-flow sensors or only intrusion/glass-break/door access detection. Council did not finalize the $480 payment and instructed staff not to move forward without vendor clarification.