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Board approves consent agenda of finance, personnel and operational items; food service deficit narrows
Summary
The board approved a package of routine business including bills lists, payroll, financial reports and transfers, personnel appointments and resignations (P1–P10), provider agreements (including Bergen County Special Services), an E‑Rate Category 1 bid for Verizon Fios, and later authorized expert witness services (F14). The school business administrator reported November food‑service prepaid balances of $10,368.42 and negative balances of $11,053.05; monthly P&L improved from -$24,358.72 last year to -$3,843.29.
The East Rutherford Board of Education approved a multi‑item consent agenda covering finance, personnel and operational business. Motions presented included routine fiscal items (bills list number 1 for December 2024, payroll for November 2024, financial reports and transfers), personnel approvals (substitute lists, travel expenditures, leaves and resignations), and contract/consultant approvals.
Specific items noted in the meeting included an E‑Rate Category 1 bid to support Verizon Fios (F6), approval of provider agreements and extraordinary‑services tuition contracts involving Bergen County Special Services and LearnWell (F7), consultant services with Brown and Brown for health‑insurance brokerage in calendar year 2025 (F8), and amendments to the Kelly Services contract to reflect a New Jersey minimum‑wage increase that affects hourly rates (F11). The personnel package included authorization to ratify a negotiated agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) (P8) and associated salary lists for IUOE staff.
The school business administrator reported food‑service finances for November 2024: prepaid balances of $10,368.42, negative balances of $11,053.05 and a November profit/loss of -$3,843.29 compared with -$24,358.72 the previous November; the administrator said office staff is investigating long‑standing negative balances and expressed optimism the program will become self‑sufficient by year end.
The board recessed to closed session for legal, personnel negotiations and student matters and returned later to approve F14, authorizing the use of expert witness services, by roll call.
Several items were noted as tabled or omitted during discussion (for example, an earlier reference to F9 and the temporary tabling of certain items), and roll calls were used to record approvals. The board corrected the date of its next meeting (Monday, Jan. 6 at 6:00 p.m.) before adjourning.
