Mt. Vernon Township High School Board of Education met Tuesday, May 24.
Here are the minutes as provided by Mt. Vernon Township High School:
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Special Board of Education Meeting
May 24, 2016 – 5:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Board President Bill Beck. Board members answering roll call were Tena Elliott, Norma Fairchild, Terry Knowles, Ben Mitchell, Larry Smith and Bill Beck. Absent member was Carl Miller. Also present were Superintendent Michael Smith, Vice Principal of Operations Rob Knutson, Board Secretary Shirilyn Holt, Todd and Carmen Ham of T Ham Signs, Dietrich Goosen and co-worker from Aramark, and media.
Board member Miller entered the meeting at 5:03 p.m.
Signage and Wayfinding Contract
Recommendation was to approve the signage and wayfinding contract as presented.
Motion was made by Smith and seconded by Knowles to approve the signage and wayfinding contract as presented.
Dr. Smith gave a breakdown of the winning bid from T Ham Sign and stated there had been a total of five bids.
After a lengthy discussion the motion was amended by Smith to approve the signage and way finding contract with T Ham Sign as specified in both base bid and alternate bid in a total price not to exceed $75,000 with adjustments as necessary and primary consideration of what can be deferred as compared to what is absolutely needed.
The motion passed by unanimous vote. (Smith, Knowles, Elliott, Fairchild, Miller, Mitchell, Beck)
New Campus Copier/Printer Contract
Recommendation was to approve the GFI copier/printer contract as presented.
This item died for lack of a motion.
New Campus Food Service Management Contract
Recommendation was to approve the new campus food service management contract with Aramark as presented.
Aramark representatives presented a slide presentation and Dr. Smith explained the highlights for the bid summary.
Motion was made by Smith and seconded by Mitchell to approve the new campus food service management contract with Aramark as presented.
The motion passed by unanimous vote. (Smith, Mitchell, Elliott, Fairchild, Knowles, Miller, Beck)
Employment
Employment Recommendation was to approve the employment of Jason Geiss as Social Studies Teacher for the 2016-2017 school year at Lane E, Step 5 as presented.
Motion was made by Knowles and seconded by Mitchell to approve the employment of Jason Geiss as Social Studies Teacher for the 2016-2017 school year at Lane E, Step 5 as presented.
The motion passed by unanimous vote. (Knowles, Mitchell, Elliott, Fairchild, Miller, Smith, Beck)
New Campus Copier/Printer Contract
Vice-Principal of Operations Knutson gave a short presentation regarding the copier/printer contract.
Motion was made by Fairchild and seconded by Miller to approve the GFI copier/printer contract as presented.
The motion passed by unanimous vote. (Fairchild, Miller, Elliott, Knowles, Mitchell, Smith, Beck)
Board member Elliott stated she was disappointed the French class was dropped and thought it should be a board decision.
Adjournment
Motion was made by Miller and seconded by Mitchell to adjourn the meeting at 6:28 p.m.
All members presented voted aye and the meeting was adjourned.
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