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Board approves contracts over $25,000 and purchase of electric Ford Transit van for student transport
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously to approve listed contracts over $25,000 for August 2025 and authorized the purchase of a 2024 electric Ford Transit van for home-to-school transportation.
At the Aug. 14 meeting the Saint Helena Unified School District Board approved contracts over $25,000 for August 2025 and authorized the purchase of a new 2024 Electric Ford Transit van for home-to-school transportation.
The motion to approve contracts over $25,000 was moved by Trustee Lisa Pelosi and seconded by Trustee Jeanmarie Wolf; the van purchase motion was moved by Trustee Shawn Moura and seconded by Trustee Lisa Pelosi. The minutes record that both motions "carried" with all five trustees voting Aye. The minutes do not list individual contract vendors or dollar amounts beyond noting the van make and model year as "2024 Electric Ford Transit Van."
Trustees discussed the purchase in the context of business operations and transportation needs for the coming year; staff did not provide an in-meeting cost breakdown in the posted minutes. The approval allows district transportation staff to proceed with procurement and specification fulfillment under the contract approvals.
