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Mason Consolidated Schools board approves Trane Technologies energy assessment
Summary
The Mason Consolidated Schools Board of Education approved a recommendation to accept an agreement with Trane Technologies for a Comprehensive Energy Assessment after a Sept. 3 presentation on guaranteed energy savings; the vote was 4-0.
Mason Consolidated Schools’ Board of Education voted Sept. 3 to accept an agreement with Trane Technologies to conduct a Comprehensive Energy Assessment after a presentation from Trane representatives.
Gwen Petit and Dean Weber of Trane Technologies outlined how the district might benefit from a guaranteed energy savings performance bond and an energy assessment to identify measures that could reduce operating costs. The presentation focused on potential project delivery approaches and district-level energy savings opportunities; no contract amount or timeline was specified in the meeting minutes.
The action item was approved on a motion by Smith, supported by England, and carried 4-0. The board’s roll call earlier in the meeting noted that Board Member Fowler left at 6:42 p.m., and two members (Grodi and Waller) were absent. The record does not include a roll-call list of individual yes/no votes by name for this motion.
The meeting agenda earlier listed that Action Item A (the Trane recommendation) and the monthly financial report had been removed; the minutes record both the earlier removal from the agenda and the later approval under Action, but do not explain that sequence. The minutes do not specify next steps for contract negotiation, pricing, or a projected implementation timetable.
The board also heard other business that evening, including personnel items and routine consent matters. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Oct. 1, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
