Facilities committee reviews utility costs and plans to buy leased vehicles

Facilities staff presented a new utilities spreadsheet that tracks monthly electricity and sewer costs by school and flags potential billing discrepancies. Sam credited Brandy with assembling the data and noted small annual savings after reducing a Liberty Curtain sewer charge. "We got that reduced, saved about 3,500 to $4,000 a year," Sam said, and he recommended ongoing monthly tracking to identify trends and discrepancies.

On fleet, Sam updated the committee that the district intends to purchase seven Enterprise lease vehicles as the five‑year leases end, rather than continue lease payments. He noted one pickup truck includes about $14,000 of snow‑plow equipment and argued buying the vehicles is more cost‑effective than replacing specialized attachments on a new truck. Committee members supported keeping the utility report with facilities so the team can build a month‑to‑month history and urged staff to continue pursuing local contractors for capital projects where feasible.