MONROE - The Monroe School Board on Monday, Oct. 12:
Approved a photocopy machine lease agreement that could save the district about $5,000 per month. The district has had a lease agreement with Gordon Flesch Company, Madison, for many years, and the current lease agreement runs about $13,000 per month. After accepting and reviewing proposals from several other companies, the school board voted to enter a new five-year lease with Rhyme, based in Janesville. The lease agreement will cost $6,888 per month, which includes all equipment, maintenance and supplies, Business Manager Ron Olson said. It was the lowest proposal offered for new copiers. The district will have to pay $98,000 to end its Gordon Flesch lease, which has 10 months remaining. Rhyme's proposal included buying out the Gordon Flesch lease, but that would cost the district about $2,000 more per month. Olson said the district does not have the $98,000 budgeted, but could find the money as it would save considerable interest. School board member Bob Erb agreed, saying "It doesn't make sense to pay $26,000 in interest when we don't have to." The lease covers copiers for the entire district.
Hired Mary Ripp as tray washer for Parkside Elementary School and Nikolina Heimann as tray washer for Monroe Middle School.
- Mary Jane Grenzow
Approved a photocopy machine lease agreement that could save the district about $5,000 per month. The district has had a lease agreement with Gordon Flesch Company, Madison, for many years, and the current lease agreement runs about $13,000 per month. After accepting and reviewing proposals from several other companies, the school board voted to enter a new five-year lease with Rhyme, based in Janesville. The lease agreement will cost $6,888 per month, which includes all equipment, maintenance and supplies, Business Manager Ron Olson said. It was the lowest proposal offered for new copiers. The district will have to pay $98,000 to end its Gordon Flesch lease, which has 10 months remaining. Rhyme's proposal included buying out the Gordon Flesch lease, but that would cost the district about $2,000 more per month. Olson said the district does not have the $98,000 budgeted, but could find the money as it would save considerable interest. School board member Bob Erb agreed, saying "It doesn't make sense to pay $26,000 in interest when we don't have to." The lease covers copiers for the entire district.
Hired Mary Ripp as tray washer for Parkside Elementary School and Nikolina Heimann as tray washer for Monroe Middle School.
- Mary Jane Grenzow