Board reviews event-security pay bump, transportation quotes and school police agreements

Keystone Central’s personnel and athletics discussions on April 3 included a recommended increase in event-security pay and several contract items for athletic transportation and equipment maintenance.

The personnel committee recommended increasing the hourly rate for event-security workers from $10 to $15, citing regional pay comparisons and that the role — which supports parking, crowd direction and non-law-enforcement duties at events — has not had a recent increase. Board members said the rate is in line with regional practice and welcomed the change.

In athletics, board packet materials included a quote from Susquehanna Transit for athletic trips, with the same fuel-surcharge clause used last year (a 1% surcharge if fuel reaches $4.60 per gallon) and a reported donation of $20,000 toward transportation. Sports-equipment reconditioning rates were presented as a standing quote (Sportsman’s reconditioning) with the note that final totals depend on which items require work; an existing bill for reconditioning from the prior contract period appeared in the bills list.

The board also reviewed recommended agreements for school police/security officers (contract updates from negotiations) and a three-year renewal with UPMC Sports Medicine for athletic training services. Members described both items as overdue and welcomed steps to formalize agreements.

Board members asked administration to confirm that event-security staff roles are not used in place of sworn officers when incidents exceed their scope and to continue monitoring comparable pay in the region.