Board work session advances purchasing agenda; staff say lockout service is fully Section 31a grant-funded
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Summary
Trustees moved the purchasing agenda forward to the full board by voice vote; finance staff confirmed a lockout-company contract is fully funded by Section 31a (school mental-health/school-security grant), PT Arts continues to provide dance curriculum and the John Ball Zoo lease remains under negotiation with a new modest programming fee.
During the finance work session trustees considered purchasing items and asked staff questions about funding and program details.
A trustee asked whether the lockout-company contract (support materials and services item 4) would use general-fund dollars; Miss Cribbs answered it is fully funded by the Section 31a grant (school mental health and school security). Trustees also asked about routine vendors: Miss Cribbs said PT Arts provides dance curriculum for Coit and the district has leased classroom and ancillary space from the John Ball Zoo for decades. She noted that after roughly 50 years the zoo will begin charging a modest fee this year for staff time used in programming and that the current board item is a roll-forward of the existing contract while an updated lease is being negotiated.
The board moved and supported the purchasing agenda. On a voice vote, the chair asked for aye votes, heard ayes and recorded no opposed comments; the item will move forward to the full board.
Questions about Panorama and bond projects followed later in the session; no purchasing-item contract changes were finalized in the work session beyond moving the agenda forward.
