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One member said the community has expressed interest and urged the committee to consider options including piloting equipment, portable versus fixed systems, costs and hardware choices. \"We have to decide: do nothing, do a pilot, do a full rollout,\" a committee member said. Members asked staff to prepare a preliminary study and bring the topic back to the operations committee, with the intent to later add it to a full-board agenda under safety and security for public input.

Board members agreed to broaden the agenda label from \"metal detectors\" to \"weapon screening\" to encompass a wider set of technologies and policies. Staff were asked to gather cost estimates, hardware options, and rollout scenarios to inform committee discussion; no formal action was taken at the operations meeting because the committee did not have a quorum.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Beaufort County Board of Education Operations Committee 5PM","oneSentenceSummary","Committee members asked staff to begin preliminary discussions about weapons screening — including metal detectors and alternatives — and to bring a recommendation to the operations committee and then the full board; members suggested renaming the agenda topic from \"metal detectors\" to \"weapon screening.\"","taxTitle","Beaufort County, South Carolina","taxId",5067,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210376,"Operations committee to forward 8% project options to full board after no recommendation",251,2565000,2816000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3720299-d7d8163b59ae245caec83d0a39a3cadf&start=2565&end=2816","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3720299-d7d8163b59ae245caec83d0a39a3cadf/thumbnail_2565000.jpg","/articles/6210376/Beaufort-County/South-Carolina/Operations-committee-to-forward-8-project-options-to-full-board-after-no-recommendation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210376-7664335c5571163ffc8b57f14179609d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771085250&Signature=hQQQdSRBYMpXXW6Gi9bRp7pVlMCKvbPGjHJyrdOHwskoahF9aVXayu-Bw1mS5uMjgGbPYFjYfcQxQHOhouwoqZNOC7kQIlJ~rp99wzCxpigS7gDeZ4H469fFe-pob0X9Nw5MbqEKg9SSH6rZ2RtdBUVBcIfbq6CPxzC9krTLZ3wQTddaCPg7qN~pQaPCtpPp5K59dujNGaWX8xkUOKk49-9xS9hZtLfFJsv~KzrG5pRZ2x7s4DBFpMi1cU7KCi3yJMVoBB9w0ROndhIXvzzCxhrMS12mUWFVdXYXyd~lsYaTnBzhDt2JtlqZVfyO-pJbgFmo7RTLwlb-qZLD5hKqpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members reviewed a spreadsheet and three options for projects funded under the district’s so-called \"8%\" project allocation during the June 6 operations meeting. The committee did not take a formal vote because it lacked a quorum and therefore had no committee recommendation to forward.

Operations staff said they had provided the impact of delaying each listed item in a supplemental spreadsheet, per an earlier request. A board member noted the colleague who originally requested the follow-up was not present. Committee members and staff discussed next steps and the chair was advised to put the 8% project selection on the next full-board agenda for a vote. \"You can describe what you just described that you are very close, but no recommendation came forward,\" staff said, recommending the full board decide at its next meeting.

Several members expressed a desire to change how 8% proposals are presented in the future. One board member urged grouping expenditures into categories (for example roofs, HVAC, etc.) with categorical totals, rather than presenting a long itemized list of small amounts per school. Members suggested further discussion in a work session in August to develop a different format and to determine if the district should pilot a different approval process.

A member said operations committee materials and prior discussions are available in the operations committee archives on YouTube and the county channel, and recommended staff email committee members with links. Because no recommendation was passed in committee, staff will schedule the 8% item for action before the full board so the full board can make a selection and vote.","With the committee lacking a quorum, operations staff presented three options for spending remaining 8% project funds; members agreed to place the item on the full-board agenda for a vote at the next meeting and to discuss future formatting and categorization of 8% requests in a work session.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210381,"District reports spike in work orders, steady custodial vendor scores and HVAC trouble at Hilton Head High",606,1666000,2272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3720299-d7d8163b59ae245caec83d0a39a3cadf&start=1666&end=2272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3720299-d7d8163b59ae245caec83d0a39a3cadf/thumbnail_1666000.jpg","/articles/6210381/Beaufort-County/South-Carolina/District-reports-spike-in-work-orders-steady-custodial-vendor-scores-and-HVAC-trouble-at-Hilton-Head-High","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210381-47979433671cae27cfe8930796200c91/orig.mp4?Expires=1771085250&Signature=GatzqU1lXbAhki9QZTYuSfcQze7zuFmKzHO~XcM5DGR~zbwtN6-5BntfXHWpdcI2BykUPa8y67jggC~k2ffg6LX~gbb8DxTz8n99LqdEpVeA3Kg41IMWKjw1FTSwGYMJ~fMTuZb~LK6hXvjVYC75cUpaKq0AEIgB4j98XDwHKrQffFYUus0~KWI-mt9oboXLywBoniElUQthhTVuobcMQaYjW5-S0BSbYMMWE4bhSWwPRy5FoCaxq7fWpVUpJqPy6CDJYnCGu--jdQCrxOt9RRWcXiS4hWhiDgkj7bZsOkuhDIKiL-T9FFhIcMD3CkyZYyjj70Q1srYzThXM1RUN3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Operations staff presented the maintenance and custodial report for May to the Beaufort County School District Operations Committee on June 6, 2022. The presentation covered custodial inspection results, staffing, summer cleaning plans and a large increase in maintenance work orders; the meeting was informational only because the committee lacked a quorum.

On custodial services, staff said district teams completed 98 district inspections while vendors completed 567 inspections; vendor scores averaged \"in the 80% range.\" The monthly staffing metrics showed all three vendors maintaining staffing percentages above 90 percent overall, though the report highlighted several areas in red for staffing shortages and two insufficient-staffing deficiencies for one vendor. Staff noted one instance of vendor noncompliance with cleaning specifications. The vendors supported high school graduations and have begun summer cleaning preparations; staff said inspections for spaces used by summer school will continue in June and July and that principal surveys are scheduled to go out in July with results expected in August.

On maintenance, staff reported total work-order counts through May had risen to about 26,000, compared with a fiscal-year total of 24,291 for the previous 12 months. \"Last month in April, we ended with our work in progress total being just over 2,000,\" staff said, and the work-in-progress backlog grew. The report listed the month's completed work orders at 1,846, which remains higher than two prior comparison years but lower than recent months. Staff attributed seasonal declines in completion rates to end-of-year moves, graduations and related activities and said they expect completion numbers to recover after summer transitions.

The report called attention to HVAC as a top craft category and singled out Hilton Head High School for the highest number of HVAC work orders. Staff said the school's chiller — a relatively new unit — repeatedly required system resets \"sometimes upwards [of] 5 or 6 times a day.\" The unit is under warranty; the district energy manager, manufacturer representatives and engineers from Trane and BGA were on site evaluating fault codes.

Staff also reported operational accomplishments: maintenance filled a vacancy that improved staffing levels toward 89 percent, hired a locksmith, completed a targeted \"Blitz\" at Broad Branch Early College High School with before-and-after work, and handled 123 moving work orders and delivering an estimated 8,000 boxes to schools in May. A solicitation committee for a maintenance-facilities vendor has been formed with a goal of making a recommendation by the end of June.

Committee members praised vendor responsiveness during graduations and suggested continued monitoring of staffing and vendor compliance; no committee votes were taken at this meeting because of lack of quorum.","Operations staff reported a sharp increase in maintenance work orders through May, steady but imperfect custodial vendor performance, summer cleaning plans, and a recurring chiller problem at Hilton Head High School being addressed under warranty.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210386,"Operations committee hears construction update on 2019 and 2023 bond projects",257,1199000,1456000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3720299-d7d8163b59ae245caec83d0a39a3cadf&start=1199&end=1456","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3720299-d7d8163b59ae245caec83d0a39a3cadf/thumbnail_1199000.jpg","/articles/6210386/Beaufort-County/South-Carolina/Operations-committee-hears-construction-update-on-2019-and-2023-bond-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210386-a00b55eea44054751f7f0d12e4b671a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771085250&Signature=b5LSzZCLPzu12KYxx-e-5MhVHp-IG7FBz33lgg8MwR229ogYIWsXTufwBsvu-EPHkFHM0dzPfZ~SBdMTNKj5P5dGCRZz3LBOwedYw8H2iQEvcPs6GJ4C6tiAzYrWg6JCdyt6VopnYcCXfJ-QFdrGJ9H5TDpvqNJPrPlMdI0Gs0u5i21kyqnE~IbhA8tB3uDiLPvUyaS~FJNB5CkkXYhUTthEBOmITZnhZnSBfHmlllZFCc5WKf1OTw0Cn6S-79fvHJD4z7Z3zoPtZYL6jerDr2cRwVU1ayH2vGUYljTldjxd~PE6XH75L4cjTy9dyXb-bSPT5GLwyaSxZ-hQHuN7Qw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Operations staff presented a construction update to the Beaufort County School District Operations Committee on June 6, 2022, covering remaining 2019 bond closeouts and the status and finances of projects from the 2023 referendum. Because the committee did not have a quorum, the presentation was for information only.

The update said 17 projects from the 2019 bond referendum remain in closeout, with five projects closed in the past month. \"The paid and committed funds are $373,760,000,\" the staff presentation reported, and it listed the remaining available funds, including contingency, at $1,940,000. Staff said May contingency activity included roughly $381,000 in returned savings and about $1,900,000 in contingency commitments.

The presentation then reviewed 2023 referendum projects. Staff reported that the district and project teams had secured a written conditional approval from the Town of Bluffton to move the May River Elementary project back on schedule, but work on site must wait for an encroachment/POA agreement. The May River High School CTE and JROTC additions were \"dried in,\" with masonry about 90 percent complete and progress continuing. A new early learning center has SDCs scheduled to be received at the end of the month; an annexation public reading date was not yet set, the presenter said. The Bay River High School cafeteria expansion has spray-foam insulation and glazing complete; crews plan to remove interior wall separations and begin flooring, and HVAC units were scheduled to arrive this month. Staff said RFP/RFQ documents for the Bluffton CTE addition and the Riverview gym addition and renovation were scheduled to be presented to the board for contractor selection.

On referendum finances, staff reported contingency activity in May returned $22,000 related to a small HVAC upgrade at Port Royal Elementary. The update listed product-level contingency original amounts of $70,060,000 and said project-level contingencies currently total $13,650,000 with a remaining contingency balance of $11,740,000 for the larger program; the presentation also listed $255,100,000 as remaining available funds (including contingency) for the 2023 referendum program.

Committee members praised the operations team's pace and fiscal management. Because the meeting lacked a quorum, no committee vote or recommendation was taken during the presentation; staff said procurements and selections would be brought to a future board meeting for formal action as required.

Looking ahead, staff said they expect to schedule preconstruction meetings and erosion-control reviews once the final encroachment/POA approvals are in hand and that a groundbreaking for May River Elementary would be coordinated with contractors once clearing is complete.","Operations staff delivered a construction update covering closeouts from the 2019 bond referendum, progress on 2023 referendum projects including May River Elementary and CTE additions, contingency activity and upcoming procurements; no formal votes were taken because the committee lacked a quorum.","actionData","errors"]

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