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Board approves three-year maintenance contract with Convergent for alarm/bell system at $4,950/year
Summary
After a lengthy discussion comparing a local vendor and Convergent, the board approved a three-year contract with Convergent for annual maintenance of the fire alarm, bell and clock system at $4,950 per year, with two board members recorded as opposed.
Board member moved to enter into a three-year contract with Convergent for annual maintenance of the school's fire alarm, bell and clock system at $4,950 per year; the motion was seconded and carried after discussion of costs, monitoring responsibilities and prior service lapses. The mover stated the precise motion on the record: "move to enter into a 3 year contract with Convergent for the annual maintenance of the fire alarm bell and clock system in the amount of $4,950 per year." (motion recorded by the board clerk).
Board members debated the tradeoffs between Convergent27s higher-priced service and a local vendor (referred to as "Jeremy Fix It") who had previously performed annual inspections at much lower cost and provided a sticker for the fire marshal. Concerns raised included prior lapses in monitoring after a provider transition, whether the $4,950 figure covered repairs beyond inspection, hourly repair charges for out-of-scope work, and whether to consider a one-year trial rather than a three-year commitment. The superintendent said the district had previously been paying monitoring fees that were apparently routed to a different account and that the transition from ATS to Convergent resulted in missed service steps; board members nevertheless voted to authorize the three-year arrangement.
