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Votes at a glance: finance committee actions and recommendations
Summary
Summary of motions the finance committee approved or recommended to the full Germantown School District Board of Education during the meeting.
The Germantown School District Finance Committee approved or recommended the following motions during the meeting (voice votes; transcript records no roll-call tallies):
1) Agenda approval — Motion by Brown, second by Ewart. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
2) Approval of minutes (Sept. 16, 2025) — Motion by Brown, second by Ewart. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
3) Consent to payment of vouchers — Motion by Brown, second by Ewart. Outcome: approved by voice vote. Committee discussed one voucher question about a We Energies electric invoice for facilities including the field house, performing arts center and pool; staff said the invoice represented a single month and that monthly readings over the past six months and year-over-year were within approximately $2,000 of each other.
4) Hydroponic garden project (Classroom A102, GHS) — Motion to recommend to the full Board of Education approval of an additional $2,619.65 for the project, mover: Evert, second: Brown. Outcome: recommended/approved by voice vote.
5) Amy Bell Elementary overflow parking lot — Motion to recommend to the full board approval of the paving and striping of the Amy Bell overflow lot (13,583 sq ft) funded from Fund 41 (capital improvements), mover: Brown, second: Ewart. Outcome: recommended/approved by voice vote; one committee member (Pollock) stated they would vote no citing lack of scoping and absence of a bid process. The transcript did not record the contract dollar amount.
6) Three-year snow removal services agreement — Motion to recommend a three-year agreement with D'Angelo's Construction LLC, mover: Brown, second: Ewart. Outcome: recommended/approved by voice vote. Staff said three proposals were received and D'Angelo's was the budget-wise option; the district budgets roughly $150,000 per year for snow removal.
7) Purchase of 24 HP EliteBook laptops — Motion to recommend purchase from Blum not to exceed $26,795.76, mover: Brown, second: Ewart. Outcome: recommended/approved by voice vote. Staff reported a comparative quote from SHI of about $27,264 and committee requested that comparative quotes be attached in future procurement memos.
The committee adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
