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Butler Area School Board approves three-year Metz custodial contract, Act 1 tax resolution and multiple consent items
Summary
On Jan. 19, 2026, the Butler Area School District board unanimously approved a three-year custodial services agreement with Metz, adopted an Act 1 tax resolution, approved multiple overnight field trips and grant applications, and heard policy readings including a first reading on a 'less-lethal' policy.
The Butler Area School District Board of School Directors on Jan. 19, 2026, unanimously approved a three-year custodial services agreement with Metz Custodial Services, adopted the district's 2026'2027 Act 1 tax resolution and passed a broad consent agenda that included overnight student trips, grant application resolutions and curriculum updates.
The board voted to award the Metz contract after school leaders said the firm would provide operational control, supervision, training and purchasing recommendations to assist custodial staffing. Dr. White told reporters the agreement is three years long and that "no district employees will be displaced," and the board approved the motion (mover Phil Heasley; second Terry Stivason) by unanimous voice vote.
The meeting also included approval of the Act 1 Tax Resolution, which the board said keeps any future tax increases within the Act 1 index for the 2026'2027 year. The consent…
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