Tuesday's school board meeting - New Location

Because of the holiday weekend, the school board meeting will be held on Tuesday in the High School Large Group Instruction Room, D205. This is a new and permanent location for school board meetings. Those attending the meeting should enter the High School from the South Parking through Entrance B 9. Parking is available in the South Lot which can only be accessed from Cedar Boulevard to Morgan Drive to the South Lot.

Tuesday's Agenda includes:

Audit Services Request for Proposal – Every three years the District requests proposals for audit services for the Independent Certified Public Audit of the District’s finances. This year four companies responded to the request with prices in the first year ranging from $19,500 to $24,000, $20,475 to $24,825 in year two and $21,499 to $25,650 in year three. While all firms have experience in auditing governmental entities and public school districts, only two reference CAFR audits where the school district attained ASBO’s Certificate of Excellence Award. Maher Duessel is the lowest cost of those two firms. Since their work with Mt Lebanon School District has been exceptional in prior years, we are recommending continuing their contract for another three years. The price quoted for their audit including the CAFR work is $23,550 in year one, $24,150 in year two and $24,750 in year three. The superintendent recommends approval of this action. (Does that make it thirty years with the same outside auditor?)

2015-2016 Proposed Final Budget – The proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year will be discussed at the meeting.

Audit Response - PDE has requested that we submit a written response to the previous state audit (for the 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 fiscal years that was completed in January of 2013).

Change Orders for High School Renovation Project – The change orders for the high school project total $47,356 from the Contingency, $4,184 from soft costs, and $7,067 from the Capital Budget. The change orders are as follows:

a. GC-112-275 to Nello for $14,742 for a courtyard wall, 

b. EL-78-276 to Farfield for $19,864 for wiring, lights, elevator changes, gas shut off and smoke dampers, 

c. PL-36-277 to Vrabel for $12,750 for sump pumps, drains and sewer lines, 

d. EL-79-278 to Farfield for $4,184 for cabling, and 

e. EL-80-279 to Farfield for $7,067 for power to fume hoods