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Danbury ad hoc committee calls to update 1987 maintenance agreement, weigh a long-term facilities study
Summary
Danbury City Council’s ad hoc on school sites and facilities reviewed a 24-property inventory, clarified daily maintenance roles between the city and Danbury Public Schools, noted strained staffing and limited maintenance funding, and recommended updating a decades-old maintenance agreement and commissioning a facility study to prioritize capital needs.
Chair Holly Robinson opened the Danbury City Council ad hoc meeting on school sites and facilities, saying the group formed after student testimony and that the panel’s aim was to get “everybody on the same page” about which buildings the district occupies, which are leased and who is responsible for day-to-day care. Robinson read a 24-location inventory and invited corrections from city and district staff.
Rich Gelberts, sites and facilities coordinator for the district, described operational roles: “the custodians are responsible for the daily cleaning of the building,” and his maintenance crew handles sheetrock, flooring and lock repair while a separate crew (described in the discussion as Sean’s group) handles HVAC, electrical and plumbing. Gelberts said schools use a work-order system called Operation Hero; principals and head custodians enter requests, and work orders are assigned, tracked and closed with time entries.
Council members pressed for clearer expectations on response times and whether the city and school systems…
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