
The current renewal period with Republic Services expires on June 30, with one renewal year remaining, said Smith, who told School Board members that Republic Services requested a 4.2 percent increase from the previous year’s costs of $68,000. The second board approval was for a renewal contract for the 2022-2023 school year for Republic Services, which handles the solid waste and dumpster container service for WCPS. The grant stipulates that there must be a 25 percent local match (which totals $14,031.75) and all equipment and installation must be completed by June 30, according to Smith. While WCPS had requested $100,000 from VDOE, the division received notification in January that WCPS had been awarded $56,127 of the requested amount. Staff also will be able to create multiple access levels to further enhance the physical security of the buildings, he said. Smith noted that the card readers give staff the ability to immediately activate or deactivate any card that is reported lost or stolen and offers the capability for school administrators to track who is entering the buildings, through which door, and on what day and time. “The card readers will alleviate the need for staff to have exterior door keys, which are frequently lost,” Smith told the board members in making the contract request. Morrison elementary schools, which have little or no electronic door access systems, Smith explained. Barbour, Ressie Jefferies, Leslie Fox Keyser, and E.W.


The grant request was for the installation of card readers for the exterior doors at Hilda J.
