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Administration recommends one‑year extension of Chartwells food service contract; board to act in May
Summary
District administration told the board it plans to recommend a one‑year extension of its Chartwells food service management contract in May, citing increased meal participation, the food fund’s positive balance and state procurement rules that limit longer contracts after RFP cycles.
Edina Public Schools administration recommended extending the district’s food service management agreement with Chartwells for an additional one‑year term and said the recommendation will be brought to the board for formal action at the May regular meeting.
At the April 7 meeting Director of Finance and Operations Mert Woodard and Chartwells representatives briefed the board on program performance. Woodard said the district’s food service fund has operated without subsidy from the general fund and that the partnership with Chartwells added roughly $1 million to the fund balance last school year; he said the district anticipates adding a “considerable amount” to the fund balance this school year as…
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