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Board considers feasibility audit of food service after complaints about menu, waste and vendor performance
Summary
District staff proposed a feasibility audit of the district’s food service program to review procurement, storage, efficiency and market costs and to guide a potential future RFP. Board members sought clarity on scope, employee feedback mechanisms and whether the work duplicates mandated ISBE audits.
Waukegan CUSD 60 leaders presented a proposal on April 15 to hire an outside firm to perform a feasibility audit of the district’s food service operations, a review trustees said is intended to go beyond routine ISBE compliance audits and to inform whether the district should seek a new vendor.
Deputy Moulton described the review as “above and beyond” standard compliance checks. The scope would examine receiving, storage, procurement, program management and market research so the district can evaluate efficiency and, if warranted, design an effective RFP process to solicit other vendors. "This goes above and beyond that,…
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