# July 6, 2026 Special Board Work Session

The Saint Joseph Schools special board work session on July 6, 2026, included procurement and budget discussions. The board reviewed the completed RFP process and proposed security-services agreement with incumbent vendor Securos. The stated annual cost was $158,884.92, with an estimated increase of about $4,100 for the coming year; the revised terms include a flat monthly rate and require negotiations over future increases to occur in advance. The agreement also strengthens insurance requirements. No contract-award vote is shown in the transcript. Staff reported that a copy-paper bid for the next school year was posted July 1 and would remain open through July 16, with a local-bidder preference of $1,000 or 5%, whichever is greater. The board also discussed a three-year renewal for use of city park facilities, with annual increases of $1,000, and possible additional parking near Benton; use of the land would have no cost, but construction costs were not yet available and city consideration was pending.

Other items included a proposed $25-per-hour curriculum-writing rate, for up to 15 hours per person, funded through professional-development dollars; a private-duty nurse contract for a student, described as having no district cost because Medicaid could be billed; and a school mitigation plan intended to support eligibility for FEMA grants. The board discussed a tax-rate resolution that would shift approximately $100,000 from debt service to operations while keeping the stated overall rate at 4.9163, and requested revisions to a resolution advocating for stronger state support for public education. The transcript records approval of a motion to adjourn to executive session, but does not show votes on the procurement items.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** July 06, 2026

### Sources
- [July 6, 2026 Special Board Work Session](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAVRd_610uk) - SaintJosephSchools