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Board approves payment register after extended questions about purchasing, Amazon invoices and contract authority
Summary
Trustees questioned decentralized purchasing, high Amazon invoice volumes, group purchasing use and contract approval thresholds before approving payment of invoices and the quarterly finance report 6–1. Staff said contracts over $175,000 come to the board; centralized purchasing was described as considered but not implemented.
After pulling two consent items for separate consideration, the White Bear Lake Area School Board debated procurement practices and the quarterly finance report before approving the payment register by roll call 6–1.
Trustees raised multiple procurement concerns: large invoice lines including a lease payment to Green Solar, a referenced unemployment expense, many Amazon invoices across buildings,…
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