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Votes at a glance: Lewis Central board approves contracts, bids and agreements
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Summary
On April 6 the board approved a $40,000 strength-and-conditioning contract, a 28E special-education sharing agreement, concurrent-enrollment MOU with Iowa Western, an up-to-$9.5M bond resolution, E-Rate wireless bid, boiler replacement and other personnel items; Chromebook bids were tabled.
At its April 6 meeting the Lewis Central Comm School District board approved a slate of contracts, agreements and bids. Votes were recorded for each item as follows.
- Strength and conditioning contract (9.01): Motion to approve the contract with Service Sports Performance for $40,000 was moved by a board member and seconded; motion carried with recorded "yes" votes from the board.
- 28E joint-sharing agreement for Special Education Administrative Associates (9.02): The board approved the agreement to jointly purchase clerical/administrative special-education services with neighboring districts; motion carried.
- Iowa Western Community College concurrent-enrollment MOU (9.03): The board approved the MOU, which outlines cost-sharing (district pays 50—95% depending on instructor/site and a textbook fee of $85 per student unless textbooks are owned); motion carried.
- Chromebook bids (9.04): Tabled pending further review.
- Resolution directing advertisement for sale of general-obligation school bonds up to $9,500,000 (9.05): Board adopted the resolution; administration noted an A+ S&P rating and a timeline for issuance documents and closing in May.
- E-Rate wireless access point bid (9.06): Board approved RTI's low bid of $209,974.29; district share after E-Rate is approximately $104,000.
- High-school boiler replacement (9.07): Board approved ControlTemp's low bid of $31,671 to replace a failed boiler.
- Open-enrollment requests (9.09): One late-filed open-enrollment request was denied and a second was approved as presented in closed session.
- Employee leave request (9.10): Approved as presented in closed session.
Vote tallies were recorded on the public record for each item; most motions carried with unanimous or near-unanimous support among present board members.
