Oelrichs board approves surplus equipment sales, playground resurfacing and personnel hires

At its Oct. 21 meeting the Oelrichs School District 23-3 Board of Education approved a slate of routine motions including surplusing equipment, authorizing contracts and hiring staff.

Surplus and disposal actions approved by unanimous motions included an AC/heater judged noisy and with weak cooling (to be disposed), a broken coffee maker (dispose), a slow ice machine and a 2015 steam table (both to be surplused and offered via sealed bids), 108 old brittle soup bowls (dispose), a Selmer Mark VI saxophone (to be surplused to Haggerty’s to exchange for new instruments) and a Leblanc Buffet clarinet (to be sold on consignment with Lisa’s Clarinet Shop with proceeds toward a replacement clarinet). Motions for each item were made and seconded as recorded in the minutes.

The board approved renting the elementary gym to the Oelrichs Volunteer Fire Department for Dec. 5–6, allowing alcohol on the premises and waiving all rental fees (motion by Katie Merdanian, second by Dave Osmotherly). The board likewise approved a bid from American Playground & Recreation to resurface the old playground (Option 1) for $16,309 (motion by Katie Merdanian, second by Lance Tlustos).

The board approved personnel actions: hiring Tia Catches as a custodian at $16 per hour (Merdanian/Schommer) and approving $800 in extra duty pay to Shelby Davis for additional volleyball duties (Osmotherly/Tlustos). The minutes note all recorded actions were unanimous unless otherwise specified.

Earlier in the meeting the board approved adding an agenda item on a skid-steer for snow removal; the district plans to put seasonal snow-removal services out for bid this year and to begin searching to purchase a skid-steer for snow removal, dirt work and moving items on district property.

The meeting adjourned at 6:08 p.m.