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Board approves food contract, kitchen equipment, music uniforms and vehicle purchases; technology upgrades presented
Summary
At the June 3 meeting the Farmington board voted to award the 2025–26 pizza contract, approve new serving lines for Hillside Elementary, purchase concert attire for high schools and authorize replacement trucks; administrators also presented recommended technology purchases including Chromebooks, iPads and TV‑studio equipment.
The Farmington Public School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved several contract and equipment purchases and heard a separate presentation about recommended technology upgrades.
Trustee Walker moved and Trustee Smith supported awarding the 2025–26 commercial pizza contract to Little Caesar’s at $0.91 per slice (whole‑grain option) and Jet’s Pizza at $1.02 per slice (white crust only). The motion passed on a roll call where all recorded trustees voted yes.
The board approved a $75,630 purchase from Stafford Smith, through the Oakland Schools consortium, to replace serving lines at Hillside Elementary. “I move that the board of education approve the purchase of a new serving line for Hillside Elementary School…at a total cost of $75,630 to be funded by the nutrition services fund,” Trustee Heinrich said; the motion passed on a roll call vote.
Trustee Walker moved to approve a $78,430.88 purchase of concert attire for Farmington and North Farmington High Schools from DeMullen Brothers and Company using consortium pricing; the motion passed unanimously by roll call.
The board approved the purchase of four replacement trucks—one 2026 Ford F‑250 service truck ($69,704), two 2026 Ford F‑250 canopy trucks ($67,602 each) and one 2026 Ford F‑550 dump truck ($100,982)—totaling $305,890. Trustee Heinrich moved the motion and trustees voted yes by roll call.
Separately, West Prescott presented a set of recommended technology purchases that administrators said are budgeted in the bond fund: Chromebooks for paraprofessionals and guest teachers, iPads for elementary and middle‑school art programs, and AV upgrades for the district’s TV‑10 studio including two TriCasters and new soundboards with professional installation. Prescott said the TriCasters are industry‑standard devices that provide students with real‑world production experience.
Board members praised TV‑10 as a successful CTE pathway; one trustee noted a former TV‑10 student working at the Mackinac Policy Conference. Trustees asked about vendor selection and competitive pricing; administration said purchases use consortium or bond funding and that installers had been used previously under bond procurement.
