Commissioners approved a five-year contract with Trane for connected building-automation services intended to monitor HVAC equipment, fan coils, boilers and chiller systems and provide remote observability and data-driven balancing. Staff said the service would monitor the systems, flag anomalies and provide reports that could help avoid system failures or identify efficiency improvements.

Discussion clarified that the contract is not an insurance policy to cover replacement costs; rather, it is an ongoing monitoring and service arrangement that may help reduce energy costs or avoid critical failures. Commissioners noted the contract’s recurring cost structure (a roughly $6,000 first-year estimate with an annual increase of about 5 percent) but approved moving forward, authorizing the chairman to sign.

No roll-call tally of individual dollar allocations was made at the meeting beyond the contract authorization; staff will manage implementation and report back on realized savings or operational benefits.