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Los Banos Unified trustees sworn in; board elects officers and approves multiple district projects and resolutions
Summary
At its organizational meeting the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Trustees swore in newly elected trustees, elected board officers and approved several resolutions and project authorizations including signatory authority for warrants, an LED design‑build agreement and a contingency budget for an Early Education Center.
The Los Banos Unified School District Board of Trustees opened its regular meeting and swore in newly elected trustees Lewis Castro, Lori Gatuso and Dr. Jessica Moran before proceeding with organizational business and a series of votes on district actions.
After the oath, the board elected its officers: the existing president was nominated and confirmed unanimously; Jean Lee was elected vice president, and Lori Gatuso was elected clerk. By motion and second the board named Superintendent Dr. Mark Marshall as board secretary under Education Code requirements.
Dr. Marshall described the routine filing connected to the elections as "a procedural action that we have to take at every board meeting when we elect officers," and the board approved the statement of facts for filing with the State of California under Government Code section 53051.
On district business the board adopted Resolution 48‑24 to authorize specified district administrators (including the superintendent and designated assistant superintendents and fiscal officers) as signatories on warrants. The board later approved Resolution 49‑24 to open a Pur golden‑handshake window for eligible classified employees (June 23–Oct. 1, 2025) following a brief public hearing.
Facilities and procurement actions included adoption of Resolution 50‑24 to enter a design‑build agreement with CCO Energy Solutions Incorporated for a districtwide LED lighting replacement project and approval of change order No. 1 for the Los Banos Junior High walk‑in freezer after facilities staff reported it was less expensive to add the refrigeration unit to the contractor's agreement than to repurpose a prior vendor deposit. The board also approved a contingency budget equal to 5% (a $1.4 million fund) for the new Early Education Center modular building and site work, with staff authority limited to change orders up to $50,000 and larger changes requiring pre‑authorization by the facilities subcommittee.
The board declared intent to adopt the 2025–26 school calendars (with separate calendars for St. Louis High School and Crossroads alternative education to be considered at the January 9, 2025 meeting), adopted the 2025 board meeting schedule, and approved the consent calendar. Roll‑call votes were recorded for the listed resolutions and consent items.
The meeting closed routine business with a reminder that board policy updates and mandated AR/BP changes will return for adoption after first reading.
Next steps: several items are scheduled for final adoption at the January board meeting and construction work (solar arrays, freezer and Early Education Center site work) is set to begin over winter break.
