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Board approves package of expenses over $10,000 including SRO program and Linebarger payment
Summary
Trustees approved multiple expense items over $10,000, including the COPS in Schools SRO program (estimated $271,831–$349,497 depending on 7–9 SROs), a $24,709 payment to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, and renewals in TASB Risk Fund for unemployment and workers' compensation; one item (Highland buses) was tabled then approved after executive session.
The board voted to approve a slate of expense items exceeding $10,000 presented by administration. Among the items approved were: participation in a COPS in Schools program at an estimated cost of $3,883.30 per SRO per month over 10 months (yielding an approximate total between $271,831 for seven SROs and $349,497 for nine SROs); payment to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP for a fiscal-year 2021–2022 property value study in the amount of $24,709; and renewals of participation in the TASB Risk Fund for Unemployment Compensation ($52,097) and Workers' Compensation ($84,543). The Highland electric-bus item was initially tabled pending legal advice and then approved after executive session.
The agenda listed funding for the listed items under local funds. The transcript records the dollar amounts for each item; procurement or contract details beyond the amounts and vendor names were not included in the meeting text.
