South Sanpete School Board selects Westland for APEX Centers, raises architect fee
At its Sept. 9 meeting the board unanimously chose Westland as construction manager/general contractor for two APEX Centers after eight proposals, approved a higher architect fee and moved graduation parades to Thursday.
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The South Sanpete School Board voted unanimously on Sept. 9 to approve Westland as the construction manager/general contractor for the district's two APEX Centers, according to the approved meeting minutes. Business Administrator Jake Hill said the district received eight proposals in response to its request for proposals, a committee of five reviewers evaluated them, and the committee found the proposals highly competitive before recommending Westland. Mark Olson moved the selection and David Warren seconded it [1].
The board also approved a fee increase for KMA Architects for its APEX Center services, which Hill said the firm requested because of revised square footage estimates for both centers. Olson moved and Warren seconded, and all five members voted in favor. The minutes do not state the dollar amount of the increase [1].
Superintendent Ralph Squire told the board that the Utah Department of Transportation will not issue parade permits for the Friday before Memorial Day. David Warren moved, and Coleen Ogden seconded, that if graduation parades are held at both high schools, they be held on Thursday. The minutes do not record a vote count on that motion [1].
The board approved, with every member voting in favor, warrants numbered 00036061 through 00036280 totaling $3,310,397.64, the monthly budget report, the purchase of a used custodial and maintenance vehicle, and each school's TSSA plan. Hill said an auditing consultant was preparing for the external auditors' on-site visit in mid-September [1].
The board unanimously approved updates to four policies and a new one: IKF on curriculum, access and graduation requirements; DCBC, a new policy on ACH fraud prevention and risk management; GBQ and GBQ-1 on retirement benefits and an early retirement assistance contract, which combines two earlier policies; GBCB on professional employment benefits; and JH on safe schools [1].
Squire said every school reported slightly lower enrollment and that the district anticipates a 1-2 percent decline overall. Hill presented information from Utah Risk Management on the state's new e-bike law and an audit committee report on what board members can expect during the external audit. Board members also approved overnight travel for the Manti High orchestra to perform at Utah Tech on Oct. 23-24 [1].
The meeting began at 3:30 p.m. The board went into closed session at 5:12 p.m. to discuss the character and professional competence of employees, returned at 6:13 p.m. to approve a list of hire recommendations that included no new teachers, and adjourned at 6:14 p.m. The next regular meeting was set for Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m. [1].
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