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Munster board approves resolution to issue individual procurement cards, selects BMO as provider
Summary
The School Town of Munster Board of School Trustees approved Resolution 885 on Sept. 24 to authorize issuance of individual procurement cards (P-cards). The administration said it reviewed three vendors and selected BMO citing membership in IASBO and a more user-friendly portal; card access rules will not change.
The School Town of Munster Board of School Trustees voted Sept. 24 to approve Resolution 885 authorizing issuance of individual procurement cards for district use.
The administration recommended approval and told the board it had reviewed three card vendors before selecting BMO as the district’s new P-card provider. A staff speaker said the change “will provide stronger customer service support as they are a part of IASBO” and that the BMO online portal is “more user friendly and allows our ECAs in the building access to view the purchases that they make individually instead of everything altogether.”
Board member John Castro asked whether personnel access to the cards would change. A staff member replied the district was not planning to change who is authorized to use the cards and described the district’s existing checkout and sign-out procedures for physical cards.
Board member Ingrid Schwartzwolf moved to approve Resolution 885; John Castro seconded. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote recorded in the meeting as “Aye.” The transcript does not record a roll-call tally by name. The resolution authorizes the district to issue individual procurement cards under the terms and procedures recommended by administration; further implementation details and timelines were not specified in the meeting record.
No amendments to the resolution were proposed during the discussion.
