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West Islip board approves construction-management services tied to $13M 2024 bond and passes routine finance and contract items
Summary
The board approved construction-management services related to the May 2024 bond (listed as $13,000,850.5574) to support full renovations and capital reserve projects, and approved multiple finance items including a tax levy resolution, consultant engagements and vehicle donations for the automotive program.
The West Islip Union Free School District Board of Education approved construction-management services linked to the district's 2024 bond referendum and passed a package of routine finance and contract items during its Aug. 11 meeting.
Mr. McCann presented the construction-management motion, which referenced the 2024 bond referendum amount listed in the agenda as $13,000,850.5574 for full renovations. The agenda also listed capital reserve propositions including $860,000 for boiler and burner replacement and $700,000 for upgrades such as keyless door entries at the high school. The board moved, seconded and approved the construction-management services motion by voice vote.
Finance and contract approvals: Ms. Gell reported the finance committee accepted treasurer and payroll reports and put forward several approvals. The board approved general fund budget transfers (4540–4549), contract renewals, surplus items, engagement letters (including one with Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP for arbitrage/rebate and yield restriction services) and other listed agreements. The board also approved a tax levy resolution for the 2025–26 school year.
Donations and equipment: The board accepted donations from Suffolk Transportation Services Inc. of a 2015 Chevrolet Express van (valued at $5,000) and a 2021 Ford vehicle (valued at $1,000) to the West High School automotive program; a board member extended appreciation for the gifts.
Other items approved included VIN approvals tied to pool construction bids, an engagement letter for a risk assessment, consultant services agreements (including district photography services for 2025–26), a resolution for a RIC risk operations center municipal agreement, and a second-amendment approval for the school bus stop arm program.
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in the meeting): - Construction-management services for 2024 bond projects: approved. - Tax levy resolution for 2025–26: approved. - Budget transfers 4540–4549 (general fund): approved. - Vehicle donations (2015 Chevy Express, 2021 Ford) to West High automotive program: accepted. - Engagement letter with Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP (arbitrage/rebate services): approved. - VINs and bid-related approvals for pool reconstruction: approved. - Second amendment to member agreement for school bus stop arm program: approved. - Resolution for emergency use of herbicide: approved. - Committee liaison appointments for 2025–26 and consultant agreements (photography): approved.
What to watch: construction-management services and the related bond-funded capital work are the primary budgetary/implementation items from the meeting; the external auditors are scheduled to be on-site during the week of Aug. 18 for the 2024–25 year-end audit and the district plans to present a resolution to create an insurance reserve fund at a future meeting.
Provenance: construction item introduced and approved in the business portion of the meeting beginning SEG 460 with approvals and related finance items proceeding immediately before and after (transcript segments SEG 337–SEG 475).
