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Board accepts consent items, approves snowplow vendor and hears transportation update
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda including several donations and personnel actions, accepted a single returned snowplow bid from SM Henches and heard a transportation update that anticipates a 2.75% vendor increase next year for regular routes.
The Jordan Public School District board approved routine consent items, reviewed an operations recommendation for snow removal and received an update on the transportation contract.
Consent agenda: The board approved minutes, September finance reports and a string of donations and personnel changes. Staff listed donations that included a $45 contribution to the Jordan Elementary School (JES) backpack program from Mighty Cause, a $500 donation and a $3.50 donation recorded from Jordan-area groups, a $400 scoreboard sign donated by Riverland Bank and a $25 donation to the elementary school from the Blackbaud Giving Fund. Personnel actions approved on consent included hiring paraprofessional Jennifer Church and hiring Nicole Anderson as a cook’s helper; the board also accepted the retirement/resignation of Lisa Mandan and the resignation of paraprofessional Crystal Lamprecht, and granted leaves of absence for Annie Lundborg and Molly Barsh.
Snowplow bid: Staff reported they solicited three snow-removal proposals and received one response from SM Henches, the vendor that has provided plowing for the district in recent years. Staff recommended continuing with SM Henches; the board approved that recommendation by motion and voice vote.
Transportation: District staff (Amy) updated the board about the district’s contract with Benjamin Buss. The district’s multi-year agreement ties rate adjustments to CPI or negotiated percentages; this year staff reported a negotiated 2.75% increase for regular routes (the district previously had 3% in FY24–25). Amy said the district pays Benjamin Buss for nine months of regular routes and the contractor operates 12 routes; she agreed to provide exact dollar impacts later when the board asked about the budgeted amount.
What happens next: Administration will finalize the snowplow contract arrangements for the season and provide the transportation-dollar impact figures requested by trustees.
