Director of Operations Board Report

January 8, 2025

Good Evening, 

Facilities: 

The Maintenance position interviews have been completed and a candidate has been selected to join the team here at RSU #74. 

As you are aware from Mr. Campbell’s email over the break, the plumbing issue at CCS was corrected. A smaller section of the floor was removed revealing the issue that should never have been there in the first place. A fernco was placed on the main bathroom sewer line from the bathrooms leading to the main sewer line. This is not a standard practice and should not have been done prior to backfilling and finishing the floor.  Having this rubber connection here would allow for the pipe to settle over time as there was a small leak there that would create compaction over time. The down pipe leading to the main sewer line was cut and dropped 4 inches to create the correct pitch in the line or fix the sewer line issue. The fernco was removed and the issue corrected. 

Pictures of the Rubber fernco with evidence of sewer seepage. 

The other thing that was discovered during this repair was that the wire mesh that is used to strengthen the floor and help to prevent cracking and reduce flexing was not pulled into the center of the floor as it should have. This may be the reason for many of the issues that we are seeing with settling and cracking in the walls

Pictures of Mesh located at the bottom of concrete flooring. 

The unfortunate event was and is trying to find a tile match to the existing tile that was there. Unfortunately, we cannot find a match as the tiles used in this school are discontinued from the manufacturer. We will try to come up with a solution to correct the blemish so that it will look somewhat presentable to the public as this is the main entryway to the school. 

With the changing weather we are still working on correcting some heating issues throughout facilities by replacing actuator motors and trying to find leaks in the GSS system. At GSS both pellet boilers are up and running there after being down for over a year (November 2023). 

Transportation:

Now that we have finalized the Mechanics Position we are working on creating a more defined schedule of inspections and routine maintenance with our fleet. We still are combating some aging issues but both Mechanics are doing a great job in keeping the fleet on the road and our buses safe.  

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Thank you, 

Christopher Roux

Director of Operations