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Trustees decline to retrofit school buses with three-point seat belts, citing cost
Summary
After reviewing fiscal data, the board voted 4-0 that installing three-point seat belts on all district buses is not financially feasible; Superintendent Wright presented replacement and retrofit cost information.
Superintendent Wright presented fiscal data on both replacing district buses and retrofitting existing vehicles with three-point seat belts. After discussion, Chad Hajovsky moved "that after reviewing the district report on school bus seat belts it is determined that the cost to install three point seat belts on all buses is not financially feasible," and Gary Yackel seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0.
The board did not direct immediate replacement or retrofitting work during the meeting; the decision recorded was that retrofitting all buses for three-point belts was not financially feasible based on the information presented. The transcript does not include the specific cost figures that were in the fiscal presentation.
