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East Grand Forks school board approves bids, Policy 709, LTFM plan and $498,023.79 in bills
Summary
At its July 28 meeting the East Grand Forks Public School District board approved routine procurement bids for milk, bread and fuel; adopted Policy 709 on second reading; approved the fiscal year 2027 long‑term facilities maintenance plan; and authorized payment of K–12 bills totaling $498,023.79.
The East Grand Forks Public School District Board of Education on July 28 approved several routine items, including award of food and fuel contracts, adoption of Policy 709 on its second reading, the district’s fiscal year 2027 long‑term facilities maintenance (LTFM) plan, and payment of K–12 claims totaling $498,023.79.
The meeting opened with a quorum confirmed by the acting facilitator; the board approved the meeting agenda and moved quickly through communications and reports before taking action on district business. A motion to award the milk, bread and fuel bids was made and carried without recorded opposition.
On Policy 709 — described in the meeting as updates to the district’s badge system and related procedures — the board approved the policy on its second reading. An administration speaker summarized that the changes were limited to updates such as badge‑system routing and consequences.
The board then considered the fiscal year 2027 LTFM plan, described by administration as the formal step to put facilities committee work into the district’s maintenance plan. Trustees asked what the plan’s “physical hazards” line items would cover; administration said the allocations are blanket amounts intended for routine repairs (for example, annual fire extinguisher checks) and placeholders to give the district budget flexibility for unplanned needs. The district identified a boiler replacement at Southpointe as a major project noted in the plan.
A motion to approve payment of K–12 bills in the amount of $498,023.79 was made, seconded and approved. The transcript records unanimous ‘aye’ responses on several motions but does not supply formal roll‑call vote tallies for every item; for the LTFM plan a roll call was requested and recorded votes were indicated as yes by the members present.
Board member comments closed the meeting: Amanda welcomed principals back and praised recent updates to the transportation policy; Holly had no comment. The board scheduled its next meeting for Aug. 11, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned.
Notes: the transcript records motions, seconds and unanimous verbal approval on the listed items; it does not provide a breakdown of individual vote names or counts for each motion beyond the LTFM roll call being recorded as affirmative by members present.
