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USD 217 board authorizes purchase of additional security cameras, reallocates $10,000 in training funds
Summary
Following executive-session discussions about financial affairs, the USD 217 board authorized purchase of nine additional cameras plus three floaters provided the total does not exceed $10,000; Superintendent reported $10,000 in in-service savings from I-Ready to apply to 2025–26.
The USD 217 Board of Education on May 12 authorized the district to purchase nine additional security cameras and three portable “floater” units, provided the total cost does not exceed $10,000.
Courtney Reza moved that the authority be given to purchase nine more cameras plus three floaters so long as it did not exceed a $10,000 purchase limit; Nick Link seconded and the motion carried 6-0. The vote followed multiple closed sessions the board held under the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) in which financial affairs and technology procurement were discussed.
Earlier in the meeting Superintendent Dettra Crawford said the district will realize $10,000 in savings on I‑Ready in‑service expenditures this year (the services were paid but not fully used), and that amount will be applied to the 2025–26 fiscal year. Technology staff displayed a drawing showing placement for cameras purchased in April and discussed where the new units would be installed.
The agenda recorded multiple KOMA executive sessions before the open vote; the board did not record vendor names, specific camera models or final purchase orders in the public minutes during this meeting. Administrators were authorized to proceed with the procurement so long as the purchase amount did not exceed the stated $10,000 cap.
