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Votes at a glance: Menands UFSD board approves routine business and a $29,325 budget increase for energy study
Summary
The Menands UFSD board approved a slate of routine business items — minutes, contracts, disposal, treasurer's report, personnel and CSE/CPSE recommendations — and a $29,325 increase to the 2025–26 budget to pay Foster LLC for an energy study funded by a State grant.
At its Aug. 25 meeting the Menands Union Free School District board approved multiple routine business items and one budget amendment tied to a State-funded energy study.
The board approved by voice vote: acceptance of the Aug. 25 minutes; contract approvals for the 2025–26 school year; disposal of listed district items; the treasurer’s report for July 2025; the personnel agenda; and CSE/CPSE recommendations as submitted. The meetings' roll-call and subsequent voice votes were recorded as "Aye" without a detailed roll-call tally in the transcript.
A board member read a resolution that "whereas the district has received $29,325 from the State ... to pay for the energy study conducted by Foster LLC," and moved to increase the 2025–26 general fund budget to pay Foster LLC for the study. The board seconded and approved the resolution by voice vote.
The transcript used the phrase "New York State Emergency Research and Development Agency," which appears to be a transcribing error; the board described the funding as a State energy-related award to support the district's energy study. The district will record the budget amendment in its finance documents and pay the contractor once processing is complete.
Action summary
- Minutes of the Aug. 25, 2025 meeting — approved by voice vote. - Contracts for the 2025–26 school year — approved by voice vote. - Disposal of listed district items — approved by voice vote. - Treasurer’s report for July 2025 — approved by voice vote. - Budget increase of $29,325 to pay Foster LLC for an energy study (State-funded) — approved by voice vote. - Personnel agenda items (including hires) — approved by voice vote. - CSE/CPSE recommendations — approved by voice vote.
The board did not record a numerical roll-call tally in the transcript for these actions; the outcomes listed above reflect the motion, second and voice votes as recorded in the meeting transcript.
