The Hendrick Hudson Central School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to award a four-year food service contract to Aramark Educational Services LLC, following a consultantreview of bids.

HMB Consultants consultant Heather Begley told the board that bids were opened on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, and that Aramark was the lowest bidder and met the district's wellness policy. Whitson School Nutrition LLC was the other bidder. A board member moved to approve the award; a second was recorded and the board approved the measure by voice vote. The meeting record contains no roll-call tally or named votes.

The vote was taken as a consent-agenda fiscal item after a motion earlier in the meeting to hold a consent-item was approved. The consultant's recommendation to award to Aramark was the basis for the board's approval; the transcript reports the consultant by name as Heather Begley representing HMB Consultants. The contract term discussed at the meeting is four years. No contract dollar amounts, start date, or implementation details were specified in the meeting record.

Board discussion recorded in the transcript was limited; attendees asked whether there were questions and none were raised on the record. The board did not direct staff to return with additional procurement documents or a detailed contract summary during the portion of the meeting included in the transcript.

Next steps such as contract execution, effective date, or reporting requirements were not specified in the discussion that appears in the meeting transcript.