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Board approves purchase of 71-passenger state-bid bus; electric bus grant insufficient to cover costs
Summary
The board authorized purchase of a 2025 International 71-passenger state-bid bus not to exceed $193,000 and heard that an electric bus grant will not cover full costs including charging equipment; staff will seek additional grants.
The Liberty School District Board of Directors approved purchase of a 2025 International IC CE 71-passenger state-bid bus with district options at its Oct. 28 meeting, with a spending cap of $193,000.
Board member Chad Denny moved to approve the purchase "not to exceed $193,000," Chad Cornmesser seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The minutes record the dollar cap but do not provide further financing details in the public discussion.
Superintendent Jerrad Jeske also reported that the electric bus grant the district qualified for "will not cover the entire cost of the bus, let alone the charging equipment that is needed," and said staff member Jenny will look for additional grants or consider putting the electrification project on hold if funding cannot be combined. The new bus the district ordered last July was reported as not yet built, with a scheduled mid-November build date.
The board did not take a separate vote on the electric bus project; the formal approval at the meeting was for the state-bid conventional bus purchase with the not-to-exceed cap.
