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Votes at a glance: finance committee actions forwarded to full board May 27
Summary
The finance committee forwarded the purchasing agenda, blanket purchase orders, Budget Amendment 2 (general fund, special revenue and debt retirement) and several donations to the full board for final action.
The finance committee took several procedural and substantive votes May 27 to forward items to the full Grand Rapids Board of Education.
Votes and outcomes
- Purchasing agenda: Motion to forward the purchasing agenda (contract renewals and purchases) to the full board — outcome: passed (committee voice vote). Mover/second: not specified in committee record. Notes: Several trustees objected pending additional budget context but the motion carried to send the package to the full board.
- Blanket purchase orders: Motion to forward blanket purchase orders (including a staffing vendor used to cover special‑education aide vacancies) to the full board — outcome: passed (committee voice vote; at least one member recorded opposition). Mover/second: motion and second recorded on the record; names not specified in minutes.
- Budget Amendment 2 (general fund): Motion to forward Budget Amendment 2 for the general fund to the full board — outcome: passed (committee voice vote). Notes: Staff summarized revenue increases of roughly $4.3 million and expenditure adjustments; committee voted to forward for adoption by the full board.
- Budget Amendment 2 (special revenue fund): Motion to forward special‑revenue fund amendment to the full board — outcome: passed (committee voice vote).
- Budget Amendment 2 (debt retirement fund): Motion to forward debt‑retirement fund amendment to the full board — outcome: passed (committee voice vote).
- Donations: Motions to accept and forward the following donations to the full board — outcomes: passed (committee voice votes): • Donation from Carnegie (Museum High School program) — passed. • Wavy Foundation donation to City High/Center program (listed as grant/donation for programs) — passed. • Experience Grand Rapids donation of furniture for Ottawa Hills High School — passed. • Gene Haas Foundation donation to support robotics teams (listed in the packet) — passed.
Notes and next steps
All forwarded items will appear on the full‑board agenda for final approval; finance staff said they will provide additional budget context where requested by trustees ahead of the full‑board vote.
