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Lancaster Community School District board approves policy updates, hires architect for BRIC grant and awards gym contracts
Summary
At its Aug. 14 meeting the Lancaster Community School District Board of Education adopted a set of Neola policy updates (with one exception), approved HSR Associates for a potential BRIC grant, awarded ProStar two contracts for gym floor and bleacher work, and set the annual meeting and budget hearing for Oct. 28, 2024.
The Lancaster Community School District Board of Education approved a package of policy and procurement actions at its regular meeting on Aug. 14, 2024.
President Mike Steffel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.; District Administrator Wagner confirmed that proper notice had been given. The board voted unanimously on several items, including the adoption of a set of Neola policy updates, the selection of an architectural firm for a potential federal grant, and two construction contracts for high school gym improvements. The board set its annual meeting and budget hearing for Oct. 28, 2024, at 6:45 p.m. in the Hillery Auditorium.
On policy, the board approved Vol. 33, No. 2 of the district’s Neola policy updates by motion of Nate Gallagher, seconded by Tanya Moore. The board left the proposed language for Policy 8500 (negative account balances) unchanged and, citing matters of unusual urgency under its bylaws, waived the usual second-reading procedure to adopt Policy 2264 on first reading. The motion carried on a roll call vote of 7-0-0.
The board approved HSR Associates, Inc. as the architectural firm to support a potential BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant application. That motion, made by Andrew Taylor and seconded by Jerry Vesperman, passed on a roll call vote of 7-0-0.
On facilities, the board awarded two contracts to ProStar: one to install the new high school gym floor and the main frame for the basketball hoop (motion by Nate Gallagher, seconded by Chad Olmstead), and a second to install new gym bleachers (motion by Tanya Moore, seconded by Jerry Vesperman). Both contracts were approved by roll call votes of 7-0-0.
The consent agenda, moved by Tanya Moore and seconded by Sara Mumm, included approval of the July 10, 2024 regular meeting minutes and accounts payable totals: Open AP $275,176.34 and Paid AP $679,214.17. The consent agenda passed on a roll call vote of 6-0-1, with Nate Gallagher recorded as abstaining.
The board adjourned at 7:41 p.m. The next scheduled district Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing will occur Oct. 28, 2024, at 6:45 p.m. in the Hillery Auditorium.
