Finance committee forwards contracts, change orders and grant abstract to full board
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Summary
The New Haven School District Finance & Operations committee voted to send four contracts, three change orders, one emergency purchase order, one MOU and a Perkins grant abstract to the full board for final consideration. The motion passed unanimously by the three committee members present.
The Finance & Operations committee of the New Haven School District voted to forward a package of procurement items and one grant abstract to the full board.
The chair moved to send four contracts, three change orders, one emergency purchase order, one no-cost Memorandum of Understanding with the Connecticut Head Start Association and an abstract for the Carl Dee Perkins continuous improvement grant to the full board. The motion was seconded and carried after a voice vote: Doctor Yarbrough voted yes; Miss Downer voted yes; the chair voted yes.
Committee members discussed several items before the vote. Miss Strand summarized the Perkins abstract, saying the grant supports professional learning for career-technical teachers, career and technical student organizations and partnerships with Connecticut State College across six Perkins schools. Committee members noted the Perkins document is an abstract (informational) being forwarded for the board’s review.
Doctor White described an emergency purchase order with M and W Construction Services to remove snow after consecutive storms left hazardous conditions at bus loops and building corners. The committee acknowledged the expense was unbudgeted, emphasized student safety as the reason for emergency procurement, and requested that final change-order memos include detailed cost breakdowns before the full board acts.
Several contract renewals and change orders were discussed in committee: a printing-shop change order for Linden Myer Munroe to cover poster/signage work, a packaging change order for Nuovo Packing to meet increased demand for field-trip meals, and security/on-call locksmith work with Cohen's Key Shop. Committee members asked for additional memo language clarifying why cost increases occurred and whether funds move between account lines.
The committee’s motion to forward the described items to the full board carried. The committee chair said those items will next appear on the full board agenda for action or further review.
