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East Lansing board approves fiber upgrade, landscaping bid and budget revisions
Summary
At its Feb. 23 meeting the East Lansing School District board approved a $139,026.25 Fiberlink contract to replace district fiber, awarded a $23,475 landscaping rebid, adopted an updated IRC Section 127 plan, authorized check signers, and passed first budget revisions for the general, food service and student activity funds.
The East Lansing School District board on Feb. 23 approved multiple administrative and financial actions, including a fiber‑network contract, bid awards and budget revisions.
Trustee Martin moved and Trustee Edel seconded approval of a contract with Fiberlink to replace a section of the district’s wide area fiber network in the amount of $139,026.25; the board approved the motion by voice vote. The board also approved revisions to Policy 21103 to update the address of the new central administration building; a trustee clarified the policy change updates only the office address and does not alter district boundaries.
On procurement matters the board awarded the high school landscaping rebid (bid package #2) to Outdoor Expressions for $23,475 after a rebid produced multiple responses. The board adopted an updated Internal Revenue Code Section 127 plan to align language that allows for reimbursement of eligible educational expenses so they are not treated as taxable income. The board also authorized the board treasurer, superintendent and director of finance as authorized check signers as part of routine annual housekeeping.
On budget matters, the board adopted the 2025–26 first budget revision resolution for the general fund (referenced in the budget book pages 5–6), the food service fund (page 7), and the student school activity fund (page 8). District staff reported the food service fund balance was aligned with required limits after the revision, avoiding a mandated spend‑down.
All motions recorded in the transcript passed; the excerpt does not include a detailed roll‑call tally for each vote in the public record.
