By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Hays USD 489 school board will consider a fleet management contract at 6:30 tonight at the Rockwell Administration Center.
The school board is considering contracting with Enterprise to purchase and sell all its vehicles, except buses.
Prior to 2019, the Hays school district bought vehicles through the state bid system at steep discounts. Staff drove the vehicles until they wore out, and then they were auctioned at low prices.
Since the pandemic, that state bid system has not been available. The district has 12 Suburban SUVs, none newer than 2019.
At the board’s Oct. 21 meeting, Ken Olsen of Enterprise said that the purchasing and sale program allows entities to decrease costs while operating newer, safer vehicles.
New vehicles would be phased into the fleet over several years.
The school board will also hear a report on the employee benefits survey and vote on the classified staff and administrator handbooks.
Superintendent Ron Wilson will report on the student headcount, progress on the Roosevelt Elementary School and Hays High School bond projects, and the installation of turf at the Hays High School fields.