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Board directs superintendent to sign Mid‑Columbia bus contract with 3% CPI floor
Summary
After Mid‑Columbia clarified two draft rate tables, the Helix School Board directed Superintendent Brad Bixler to sign a 10‑year transportation agreement beginning July 1, 2026, with a 3% annual CPI floor; board members emphasized aligning the district with neighboring districts' terms.
The Helix School Board directed Superintendent Brad Bixler to sign a 10‑year pupil‑transportation agreement with Mid‑Columbia Bus Company (MIDCO) that includes a 3% consumer‑price‑index floor on annual rate adjustments. The board’s direction followed a clarification from MIDCO that two draft contract versions were circulating—one with a 3% CPI floor and one with a 3.5% floor—and a short discussion comparing the options to recent practice in nearby districts.
Brian, the Mid‑Columbia representative, joined by Zoom to explain the discrepancy in the packet and apologized that the difference “didn't come across correctly” at an earlier meeting. The written agreement in the meeting packet shows the contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2036, and includes detailed Addendum A rate tables in the packet. The board did not adopt or sign the full contract language at the meeting; rather it directed the superintendent to sign the contract with the 3% CPI floor after confirming that figure with MIDCO.
