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Forest Hills board approves cafeteria furniture, boiler replacement and authorizes contingency calendar amid labor talks
Summary
At a July 15 special meeting the Forest Hills Public Schools board approved multiple consent items including a $35,200 cafeteria furniture purchase and up to $46,000 for a replacement boiler, and authorized administration to publish a three‑month calendar if a tentative agreement with the Forest Hills Education Association is not reached by July 17, 2024.
Forest Hills Public Schools’ board approved several consent agenda items and two facilities purchases at a July 15 special meeting and authorized administrators to publish a three‑month calendar if negotiations with the teachers’ association fail to yield a tentative agreement by July 17, 2024.
The board voted to buy cafeteria furniture for Pine Ridge from Custer Workplace Interiors for an amount not to exceed $35,200, and to purchase and install a replacement boiler for the food service building from Brightway Plumbing and Heating for an amount not to exceed $46,000, including contingency. Both motions were moved and approved by voice or roll call during the meeting.
The chair then moved — citing a closed‑session matter — that administration be authorized to publish a three‑month calendar “as permitted by law” if a tentative agreement with the Forest Hills Education Association is not reached by 07/17/2024; the board approved the measure by voice vote.
During the public comment period resident Robert Briggs urged the board to scrutinize a proposed $52 million swimming‑pool project tied to a district bond, warning of long‑term debt service and operating costs. “Even based on 6%, we’re still talking about a $112,000,000 payout to get it all the way through,” Briggs said, adding that operating overhead could add hundreds of thousands to annual costs and that other communities had used philanthropy and city dollars to reduce school district shares of similar projects.
Board members said the district will follow up with constituents who requested additional information; the meeting packet and staff follow‑up were noted as avenues for that follow‑up. The board then moved into a governance workshop later in the agenda.
The formal business portion of the meeting concluded with scheduling and procedural items; the meeting adjourned after no further business was brought forward.
