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Board hears finance update; votes move forward on construction payment requisitions and upcoming renovation projects
Summary
Officials told the board the district completed its fiscal year audit and will approve payment requisitions for two larger projects; the board included planned renovations and HVAC upgrades in the consent agenda approved Jan. 22.
The Cliffside Park Board of Education heard updates on audits and capital projects at its Jan. 22 meeting and approved, as part of the consent agenda, payment requisitions and project-authorizing resolutions for ongoing and planned facility work.
Business official Mister Alfano reported the district completed its fiscal year-end audit for the year ending June 30, 2024, and said two food-service audits — procurement and administrative review — “went very well.” Alfano told the public the district had “one more” audit to complete the following Monday.
Alfano reviewed resolutions 50–59 on the agenda and specifically identified payment requisitions for two larger projects nearing completion: the high school gym lobby project and the stair-tower security-doors project (listed as resolutions 55 and 56). He also described resolution 57 as a planned full renovation of the multipurpose room at School No. 6 to start in late spring and said resolutions 58–59 are spring/summer projects to pursue HVAC upgrades at Cliffside Park School No. 3 and No. 4; those items were placed on the consent agenda for board approval.
Board members and the superintendent discussed the high school lobby work and related site items. The superintendent said the lobby should be open “by the end of February, beginning of March,” and noted exterior work had been removed from the current scope so the district can consider a broader driveway and parking plan (including additional surveying and possible bollard installation) in early spring or summer. Alfano said the district will solicit proposals from local contractors for that exterior work.
Alfano also said the district will undertake a full renovation of School No. 6’s old gym in the 2025–26 budget year to meet code and provide improved seating and ventilation; earlier surplus dollars were used to add HVAC to gym/auditorium/cafeteria spaces at several schools. The board included the project-authorizing resolutions in the consent agenda approved later in the meeting.
The board was also notified about an upcoming formal CUSAC visitation by County Superintendent Fletcher and education specialists; the superintendent praised staff for preparing fiscal paperwork, facilities access, curriculum documentation and personnel records ahead of that review, which the district expected Monday following the meeting.
The finance and capital items discussed at the meeting were approved as part of the consent agenda; the roll call vote on the consent agenda recorded eight affirmative votes and no opposition.
