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Board awards turnkey pole-building contract to Tanis Builder; Kaeding abstains for family conflict
Summary
Imlay City Board awarded a turnkey pole-building contract to Tanis Builder after an amended motion lowering the award to $202,736.07. Vice President Kaylee Kaeding abstained because the company owner is her uncle; the motion passed with five ayes and one abstention.
The Imlay City Board of Education voted to award a turnkey pole-building contract to Tanis Builder at the May 18 meeting following an amendment to lower the total award.
Trustee Ashley Wolford moved to award the bid package to Tanis Builder; Trustee Alex Lengemann offered an amendment reducing the total award to $202,736.07. On the roll-call vote, Vice President Kaylee Kaeding recorded an abstention because Robert Tanis, owner of Tanis Builder, is her uncle. President Sharon Muir and Trustees Doug Van Dyk, Alex Lengemann, Ashley Wolford and Laura Zelenak voted in favor; there were no nays. The motion passed.
The minutes record the conflict of interest and Kaeding's abstention in keeping with the board's disclosure practice. The board did not record additional debate in the minutes; the contract award will proceed under the amended amount.
