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Central Falls board approves purchasing policy and administrator contract; accepts March minutes
Summary
At its April meeting, the Central Falls School District School Board accepted minutes from March and approved a new purchasing policy and an administrator contract template. The measures passed with motions recorded and tallying noted for the minutes vote.
The Central Falls School District School Board accepted the March meeting minutes and approved a revised purchasing policy and an administrator contract template during its meeting.
The board voted to accept the March minutes after a motion by Board Member Mary Figueroa and a second by Board Member Pagan. The chair announced the results as three yes votes, zero nays and two abstentions; the two abstentions were identified as the chair and Board Member Evans because they said they had not been at the March meeting.
Board members approved an updated purchasing policy that added definitions and an internal summary and examples intended to help nonfinance staff follow procurement rules. The motion to approve the policy was seconded by Board Member Mary Figueroa and carried with no opposition recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board also approved an administrator contract template developed with legal counsel to allow one- to three-year contracts for administrators. The motion to approve the template was made by Board Member Mary Figueroa and seconded by Board Member Vlava Sorardi; the transcript records the motion as carried unanimously.
All three items were handled during the consent and old-business portions of the agenda. No statutory citations or ordinance numbers were offered during the discussion; the decisions recorded in the minutes were procedural approvals of policy documents and minutes acceptance.
Votes at a glance
- Acceptance of March minutes — Moved: Board Member Mary Figueroa; Second: Board Member Pagan; Outcome: approved; Tally recorded in the meeting: 3 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain (abstentions identified as the chair and Board Member Evans). Notes: Abstentions were because the two members were not present at the March meeting.
- Purchasing policy (includes code of conduct and added definitions) — Moved: not specified in transcript; Second: Board Member Mary Figueroa; Outcome: approved; Tally: not specified in transcript.
- Administrator contract template — Moved: Board Member Mary Figueroa; Second: Board Member Vlava Sorardi; Outcome: approved unanimously; Tally: unanimous (members present).
