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Board approves reserve authorization and access to three buses, including two propane vehicles
Summary
The board approved business items that authorize reserve funding (amount 'not specified') and grant access to three district buses — two propane vehicles and one older bus — after receiving two new buses earlier in the week.
The Springs Board of Education approved business items 7.1 through 7.6, including authorization to allocate remaining year-end funds to reserves (language requests an amount "not to exceed" a figure to be determined after audit) and a request to access three district buses.
Mr. Schneider highlighted item 7.5 explaining the board is being asked to grant authorization for funding reserves, noting the exact amount is not yet known until the books are closed and audited. He said the language asks for an amount "not to exceed" a yet-to-be-determined figure and that the district will return with a report when numbers are final.
On transportation, Mr. Schneider said the district took delivery of two brand-new buses last week and asked the board to allow access to three other buses: two propane-powered vehicles and an older bus that the district considers expensive to maintain. "There was a time when propane looked like the future of school buses," Mr. Schneider said, adding the state is now pushing toward electric vehicles.
Board members approved the business items by voice vote. Mr. Schneider and the superintendent also described ongoing repair-reserve work at the school involving replaced doors, gutted bathrooms and exterior concrete work that started after students left for the summer.
