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Votes at a glance: Auburn School Committee actions, Oct. 8, 2025
Summary
The committee approved minutes, vendor continuations, warrant/CIP amendments for the Swiss parking lot repair, updates to background checks and residency affidavits, cell-phone surveys with a locker question added, the FY31 CIP, and adjourned.
The Auburn School Committee recorded the following formal actions on Oct. 8, 2025. Where the transcript did not include a roll-call tally, approvals were recorded by voice vote.
• Acceptance of minutes (Aug. 20 and Sept. 3, 2025): Motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
• Approval to continue existing food-service vendors: Motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote. Administration said vendor agreements are templates from the buying collaborative and no new vendors were proposed.
• Warrant article amendment and CIP amendment for Swiss parking lot repairs: Committee approved amendment to the school department warrant article and the CIP amendment after being briefed on construction defects and an updated cost estimate. Administration said the plan is to use a $265,553.52 balance from an FY2013 middle-school project and $34,446 from the Swanson Road HVAC CIP.
• Approval of cell-phone policy trial surveys (students, families, staff) with addition of a middle-school locker-use question: Motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
• Inclusion of a SORI (electronic sex-offender registry) check alongside CORI in hiring/onboarding processes for employees and volunteers: Motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote; administration said Mandy will attend training and the district anticipates implementing batch uploads for efficiency.
• Approval of updated residency affidavit requiring notarization at Auburn Town Hall (with Town Hall address to be added): Motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote; administration said the change helps verification and the Town Hall provides free notary services and evening hours.
• Approval of FY2031 capital improvement budget as presented by the business manager: Motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
• Motion to adjourn: Motion made, seconded and approved.
Details, including project estimates and next steps, can be found in the Committee's meeting packet and in the committee's agenda notes. The transcript records approvals by voice vote; roll-call tallies were not provided in the meeting record.
