Indian Hill board approves $100,000, five-year naming-rights deal with Motes Engineering and several vendor contracts

During the treasurer's report at the March 17 meeting, board members approved minutes, financial reports and a set of contracts for the coming school year and beyond.

The treasurer outlined multiple operational contracts: Acer Chromebook warranties with DCTS, a maintenance/boiler contract with Blough Mechanical for the central utility plant, planned server and camera license purchases, and a three-year custodial-services contract with Scarlet and Gray. The board also considered amendments related to Aramark's multi-school food-service contract.

A sponsorship and naming-rights agreement with Motes Engineering drew explicit mention: the deal will put the Motes Engineering logo on the Alumni Room for five years and is valued at $100,000. The treasurer noted Brad Motes as the company's namesake and said the business was recently sold to Mike Murdock, who the treasurer said owns property in the district and intends to move there.

"That is for 5 years, $100,000," the treasurer said when describing the naming agreement. Board members thanked the treasurer and acknowledged the role of community partners in supporting district programs.

The treasurer also presented acceptance of several donations supporting extracurriculars and classroom grants, and said the operational committee will continue discussions about future meal-program structure and whether to remove some buildings from the federal school lunch program; the board said a formal decision and possible RFP would be required next year if the district continues in the federal program.

The contracts and sponsorship approvals were recorded as part of the treasurer's consent items; the board approved the treasurer's report by motion and roll call.

Next steps: contract finalization and follow-up through the operations committee and the treasurer's office.