North Hills committee advances school-safety MOUs and a $21,600 gym divider replacement plan

During the April 9 committee meeting, Mr. Little presented a memorandum of understanding between North Hills School District and the Ross Township and Westview police departments to satisfy the Office of Safe Schools' biennial requirement. He moved to add the MOU to the legislative agenda; Dee Spade seconded and the motion carried.

Finance and operations chair Elwood reported on last night's meeting and said Vice Chair Santucci briefed the board on an Insulators Union presentation about insulating mechanical systems to realize energy savings. Elwood described the need to replace a nonfunctional divider wall in the North Hills Middle School gym: the existing wall panels date to 1958, are inoperable, and replacement parts are difficult to source. The district obtained three quotes, including from National Equipment and Facility Solutions and Farnham Equipment Company, and anticipates a budget impact of $21,600 for demo and installation of a new key-operated roll-up divider curtain. Work is planned for the summer months after basketball and volleyball camps.

When the committee moved to add items 2 through 6 under finance and operations to the legislative agenda, the motion carried. The record shows two abstentions related to a general-fund check listed in the transcript as "check 8 2 2 2 0"; the speakers abstaining identified the specific check number on the record and did not cast a no vote on the motion to add the items.

Next steps: the replacement is planned for summer and will require contract execution following legislative approval; the MOU will be considered at the legislative meeting per the board's agenda process.