Board declines budget transfer to buy district van after close roll-call vote
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Summary
A proposed budget transfer to purchase a 2025 Chevy Express 10-passenger van for $61,789 failed after debate; the board earlier voted 5–4 to untable the item but later rejected the transfer, leaving the purchase unapproved and the matter tabled.
Board members debated whether to take a previously tabled finance item from the table and authorize a budget transfer to buy a 2025 Chevy Express 10-passenger van for $61,789 (vendor warranty included). The board first voted to take the item from the table by a narrow margin, then considered the budget-transfer motion itself.
When the transfer came to a roll-call vote, the motion failed. Several board members explained the money had originally been designated for a new truck and questioned whether the transfer would appropriate funds correctly. The business manager said the budget-transfer mechanism was the only identified way to fund the van purchase at this time.
With the motion failing, the purchase did not proceed and the item remains on the table unless reintroduced. Members discussed alternative funding options and the possibility of returning the matter for future consideration when funds or budget reallocation options are available.