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Board tables request to provide gas to outside school entity amid contract and capacity concerns
Summary
The board voted to table a request (recorded in the agenda as 'NERSBA' and alternately spelled 'NERSMA' in the transcript) asking the district to supply fuel to another school entity and be reimbursed. Board members cited contract restrictions, limited tank capacity and precedent concerns and asked staff to review contracts before returning the item.
A board member (Mr. Jean, speaker 2) relayed a request from a nurse asking whether the district could provide fuel to an outside school and receive reimbursement. Mr. Jean explained the requester previously used buses and now has a 15-passenger van and wanted to know if the district would supply gas and accept reimbursement.
District staff and board members raised several concerns: maintenance staff noted the district has a 2,000-gallon tank and limited capacity, and Dr. White warned that providing fuel to other entities under the district's contracted price could create precedent and legal or financial complications. "We have a 2,000 gallon tank, so it's not that big," one staff member said. Given contract questions and potential budget impact (Dr. White referenced prior costs of "between 20 and $40,000 a year" when the district previously provided transport), the board voted to table the request until staff could review relevant contracts and return with a recommendation. The transcript uses inconsistent spellings ("NERSBA" and "NERSMA") for the agenda item; the board voted to table the item pending contract review.
