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Votes at a glance: Freehold Township School District board approves minutes, personnel slate, finance items, contracts and grants
Summary
The board approved several routine and fiscal items during the public session, including meeting minutes, an extensive personnel slate, bills and claims totaling $3,240,774.12, contracts and acceptance of a focus grant. The board also moved into an executive session to discuss a superintendent evaluation under NJSA 10:4-12(b).
Here are the formal actions recorded during the public portion of the Freehold Township School District Board of Education meeting.
Minutes and procedural approvals - Motion: Approval of May 27 regular meeting minutes. Moved on the record; outcome: approved (voice roll call). - Motion: Approval of May 27 executive session minutes. Moved; outcome: approved (voice roll call). - Motion: Approval of June 3 special meeting minutes. Moved; outcome: approved (voice roll call).
Personnel slate (committee motion) - Motion: Personnel slate as listed on the agenda (items 1–29: committee meeting minutes; listed resignations; new employment; leaves of absence; contract renewals; changes of assignment and salary adjustments; stipends; unpaid days; district PBS coaches; ESY 2025 staff and transportation; summer volunteers and staff; additional compensation; summer curriculum and screening work; student teacher practicum placements; rescind and appoint substitutes; etc.). - Mover: Mrs. Spieler (board member). Second: not recorded in transcript. - Vote: Approved by roll call. Recorded affirmative votes in roll call included: Mrs. Brandt; Dr. Casey; Mrs. Crosby; Mr. Arjula; Mrs. Skinner; Mr. Williams; Mrs. O'Sullivan; Mr. Omarosa.
Finance, facilities and contracts - Motion: Bills and claims as listed, $3,240,774.12. Mover: Mr. Gargiulo (facilities/finance committee speaker). Outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as "aye"). - Motion: Transfers as listed and ratification of transfers. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Donation acceptance as listed. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Contract with Simplify Chemical Solutions, Inc. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Renewal of competitive contract with Sodexo (competitive contract renewal issue corrected per state requirement). Outcome: approved. - Motion: Contract with HD Supply. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Out-of-district contracts and tuition contracts as listed. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Specialized evaluation services as listed. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Acceptance of focus grant as listed. Outcome: approved. - Motion: Cooperative purchase and cooperative bid approvals with CDW Government Inc. for 2024–25 and 2025–26 as listed. Outcome: approved. - Motion: YMCA memorandum of understanding for 2025–26. Outcome: approved.
Other items noted during discussion: parent payment portal (ParentSquare) processing fees were discussed (2.39% + $0.30 per transaction was cited for certain uses), and lead faucet retesting at two exterior locations was scheduled for June 19 with results to be published when returned.
Executive session - Motion: Move to closed session pursuant to NJSA 10:4-12(b) (personnel and legal exceptions) to discuss the superintendent evaluation; anticipated duration 30 minutes; no public action expected after the executive session. Outcome: approved; board entered executive session.
Notes - Where the transcript did not capture a named second or a full roll-call tally, outcomes above follow the recorded voice votes or roll-call affirmations in the meeting minutes/transcript. If a specific dollar amount or detailed contract clause was not stated in the public record, the entry is summarized as "as listed" or "not specified."
