Lewis Central board approves $32,500 equipment purchase, AEA TAG-sharing agreement and two employee leaves

The Lewis Central Community School District board approved three action items during the meeting: an equipment purchase from Sourcewell, a TAG (talented and gifted) staff-sharing agreement with the AEA and two employee leave approvals that were considered in closed session.

On the equipment purchase, administration recommended a Sourcewell-listed utility vehicle with cab, defroster/heating/AC and mounting points for attachments used for grounds work and traffic control at Titan Hills. Staff said the government pricing totaled about $32,500 and estimated delivery by the end of next week. The motion to approve the purchase passed on a recorded roll call with all voting members recorded as "yes."

The board then approved a staff-sharing agreement with the AEA so Michelle Hendrick will spend five days providing services to the AEA while remaining employed by the district. Administration described the arrangement as a routine staff-sharing efficiency; the motion passed unanimously.

Finally, following a closed session held under Iowa Code for personnel matters, the board approved leave for two employees (referred to in the motion as Employee A and Employee B). The board recorded unanimous votes in favor of the leave approvals.

Vote at a glance: the roll-call votes recorded "yes" from Miss Atkins, Mr HST, Mrs McDaniel, Mrs Peterson, Mr Senson, Mr Wright and Mrs Sheel on the listed action items.

What comes next: staff will proceed with procurement for the Sourcewell vehicle, continue coordination with the AEA for TAG services and process the approved employee leaves per personnel procedures.