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Committee recommends purchase of 28 cafeteria tables for McArthur Elementary, not to exceed $75,396.20
Summary
The finance committee approved forwarding a recommendation to buy 28 cafeteria tables for McArthur Elementary using excess food service funds from the 2025–26 budget, at a cost not to exceed $75,396.20.
The Germantown School District finance committee voted to recommend that the full board approve purchasing 28 new cafeteria tables, not to exceed $75,396.20, funded from the 2025–26 school year budget using excess food service funds.
District staff said McArthur Elementary’s existing tables are more than 20 years old and many of the spring releases no longer function, making them heavy and difficult to handle. The plan presented calls for relocating three‑year‑old tables from Kennedy Middle School to McArthur and delivering the new tables to Kennedy so the newer tables are installed before the school year starts.
During discussion, members clarified that the new tables will be the same brand and that installation at Kennedy is scheduled before school begins. A committee member noted a stray sentence in the draft motion referencing electrical cords was a cut‑and‑paste error; the motion as amended ends after the price figure.
Motion and next steps: The committee approved forwarding the purchase recommendation to the full board. If approved, staff will place the order, schedule delivery and move Kennedy Middle School’s current newer tables to McArthur.
Endnote: Committee members emphasized the safety and usability benefits of replacing the aged equipment.
