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Cape Girardeau board accepts 2024 audit, adopts MSBA policy updates and authorizes Navitas energy contract
Summary
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools board accepted a clean 2024 audit, adopted several MSBA policy updates and authorized the superintendent to enter an energy services agreement with Navitas under Missouri statute 8.321. The auditor reported no audit‑initiated adjustments and healthy fund balances.
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education voted to accept the district’s 2024 audit, adopt recommended MSBA policy updates and authorize a qualified energy service company agreement with Navitas.
Auditor Patrick Kittner, who presented the audit, reported no audit‑initiated adjustments and described the district’s financial statements as a "solid representation" of its finances. He said the district’s fund balances rose to about 37% and noted small growth in key revenue sources including an approximately 2.6% increase in sales tax collections.
Board members then approved a set of policy changes recommended by the Missouri School Boards' Association, listed during the meeting as GCPA, IGBA‑1, JEC‑1, JFCA, JFCJ, JGF, JHDE, JHDF and JHG. The policy adoptions were moved, seconded and carried on a voice vote.
The board also authorized the superintendent or designee to enter a qualified energy services agreement with Navitas, citing Missouri statute 8.321. According to district staff, Navitas was recommended after a competitive RFP process and will conduct energy audits, design and evaluate energy conservation measures, implement selected projects where board approval is required, and perform post‑installation monitoring to verify savings.
Board action on the audit and contract was taken by motion and voice vote; the meeting record shows the motions carried with ayes recorded and no oppositions noted on the public record.
What happens next: district staff said Navitas will begin project‑level analyses and return to the board for approval on specific capital improvements that require additional board authorization. The district will book follow‑up items in fund accounts as projects move from planning to implementation.
