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Board approves food-service vendor contracts and a $100,000 transfer to cover deficit
Summary
Trustees approved Performance Food Service and Prairie Farms as the district's prime food and milk vendors for 2025–26 and authorized a $100,000 transfer from the general fund to eliminate an approximate $80–87k food-service deficit. The board said future annual reviews will refine funding amounts.
At its June meeting the Deuel School District 19-4 board approved vendor contracts and a temporary budget transfer to address the district's food-service deficit.
Business Manager Ellen (speaker 3) explained Performance Food Service won the prime-vendor bid for 2025–26 after the cooperative shift to a new bid region, and Prairie Farms was the only milk supplier to bid. Both vendor approvals passed by voice vote.
Ellen then described the food-service fund shortfall — she estimated outstanding accounts receivable around $8,000 and a projected deficit in the range of about $80,000 to $87,000 after reimbursement calculations. The board voted to transfer $100,000 from the general fund to food service to ensure the program is funded for the coming year. Members discussed whether to move a smaller amount but ultimately approved the $100,000 transfer and noted it could be adjusted in future annual budgets.
Board members said they would monitor accounts receivable and consider smaller, routine annual transfers if needed, rather than a single recurring large transfer. The motion carried by voice vote.
