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Board approves ABM payments for event coverage after SJ Services shortfalls; members call for stronger contractor oversight
Summary
The board approved payments to ABM for event coverage at district facilities after testimony that SJ Services did not perform contracted duties. Board members raised concerns about invoicing, contract language and monitoring and urged hiring a chief operating officer and facilities manager to improve oversight.
The New Haven Board of Education voted to approve purchase orders to pay ABM for event coverage and floor-support services after testimony that SJ Services did not provide contracted staffing for some events.
The motion to approve purchase orders 7.02 and 7.03 — described in meeting materials as ABM coverage for permitted event support services at FLAC and other high school locations — passed after debate. Finance & Operations Chair Mister Wilcox moved the items; the board recorded a majority "yes" vote with Miss Downer voting "no."…
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