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Board signs off on $9.35M in bills, accepts foundation grants and approves $22,569 counsel fee
Summary
The board approved payment of bills totaling $9,349,915.42, accepted Deptford Township Foundation grant awards and equipment donations, and authorized counsel fees of $22,569 for Docket No. GLO-L-377-23 and submission of a Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant application.
The Deptford Township Board of Education approved its monthly finance items at the Oct. 14 meeting, including payment of bills across funds totaling $9,349,915.42 and acceptance of several donations and grants.
Payments approved: The board approved payments from multiple funds—General Fund, General Current Expense, Capital Outlay, Special Revenue, ROTC, Spartan Care and Food Services—totaling $9,349,915.42. The motion passed on a roll-call vote of 6-0.
Donations and grants: The board accepted a $2,255 donation from the Spartan Summer League to the high school girls soccer team and accepted 2024–25 grant awards from the Deptford Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (details in Finance Attachment 4). The board also accepted NFL Play60 equipment donations for the middle-school PE program.
Legal and grant actions: The board approved an order for counsel fees totaling $22,569.00 related to Docket No. GLO-L-377-23 (Finance Attachment 10) and authorized submission of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant application to the New Jersey Department of Education.
Process note: Finance motions were moved, seconded and approved as presented; the board’s secretary certified the September reports as compliant with applicable N.J. statutes and administrative code references included in the packet.
Next steps: The district will proceed with the grant application and process counsel-fee payment as approved.
