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Lakeland agrees to pay $72,761.34 share of KTEC HVAC replacement using school-modernization interest
Summary
After trustees reviewed background on a failing geothermal system and a prior KTEC governing-board vote, the Lakeland board approved using interest from the district's school modernization fund to cover the district's $72,761.34 share of replacing KTEC's HVAC and associated ditch installation. The motion passed by voice vote.
The Lakeland Joint School District board voted to use interest from its school modernization fund to pay the district's share of an HVAC replacement and related ditch work at KTEC, the regional career-technical education center. Staff described a failing geothermal system at KTEC and noted KTEC governing board members had previously approved moving forward with repairs and splitting costs among the three participating districts.
Staff and trustees discussed whether the cost-splitting arrangement reflected the district's typical proportional share to KTEC or an equal three-way split. District staff said KTEC's governing board had approved the project and that the districts had sought clarification that school modernization funds could be used. Lakeland's portion was cited in the meeting as $72,761.34. The superintendent recommended using modernization-fund interest rather than reassigning already-budgeted projects in the fund.
A trustee moved to approve the superintendent's recommendation to use the school modernization fund interest dollars to pay Lakeland's portion. The motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
Board members asked that the board and the CFO be kept informed when district dollars are approved to pay joint KTEC expenditures and emphasized better communication in the future about KTEC decisions that obligate district funds.
