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Safety Factors
“I think we have to consider the safety factors in transporting those children,” Bloomer interjected. “The current situation is not the safest.”
“I question buying a $16,000 vehicle for one child when the van could be modified,” argued Stokes.
“I can appreciate the economics,” Bloomer said, but added that an accident could occur under current conditions. He informed the board that the amount — $2,000 — paid parents in lieu of transportation could be cut from the budget if the new vehicle was approved.
“At present, we’re within the law by paying for transportation in lieu of providing it,” stated Mrs. Massie.
“However, that is being questioned by at least one parent,” warned McDanile. "I think if it came down to it, we’d have to provide transportation,” he advised the board.
The board voted three to two with Masterson and Stokes opposed to approve the basic column with the addition of a driver for the handicapped van.
Under replacement of transportation vehicles,. Nichols’s motion to accept the recommended budget including a handicapped vehicle and new administrative car died for lack of second. When no one would offer a substitute motion, Mrs. Massie again stepped down from the chair to propose adoption of the basic column with the addition of $16,000 for a handicapped vehicle. The motion carried unanimously.
School food services, with identical amounts in both basic and recommended columns, was approved unanimously with no discussion.
The basic amount for operation of school plants was also approved unanimously. The board declined to include $8,000 for a sewage aeration system even though Bloomer reported that the elementary lagoon was operating “barely within” State Water Control Board standards. Should effluent there drop below standards, requiring a new aeration system, “I don’t know how we’re going to pay for it if it’s not included in the budget,” warned the superintendent.
In addition, the board also failed to include the $1,180 cushion Bloomer recommended against expected increases in the costs of oil and coal.
The board also went with the basic amount for maintenance of school plants by a four to one vote with Nichols opposed. “I don’t know if we can repair the roof and put in the sidewalks for less than the recommended and get a bonded job,” he said.
No Fringe Benefits
The vote on fixed charges was again four to one for the
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