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Hillsborough board approves personnel and operations items; members voice concerns about a $300,000 ceiling estimate
Summary
The board approved action items on personnel, travel and operations while several trustees registered objections to specific subitems, including one who questioned a roughly $300,000 estimate for ceiling replacement at Woods Road Elementary and urged reprioritizing facilities spending.
The Hillsborough Township Board of Education approved multiple action blocks at its Jan. 29 meeting, including personnel motions, professional travel and a set of operations items that will allow the district to move selected projects out to bid.
Superintendent Mr. Volpe outlined the operations proposals, which included monthly bills, field and tractor placement at Hillsborough High School, a ceiling-replacement proposal for Woods Road Elementary and districtwide masonry work. One trustee said the ceiling-replacement figure — which was discussed as an estimate that could be as high as roughly $300,000 once bids are received — seemed excessive and urged the operations committee to review priorities; the superintendent said the vote being taken was to approve pre-bid work so the district can solicit accurate bids.
The board voted on the action items and personnel motions in sequence. Several members voted yes on the blocks while registering no votes or abstentions on specific subitems (for example, objections to a particular out-of-state trip and an abstention on a personnel subitem were recorded). The motions carried overall.
District officials said any bid that exceeded the board's stipulated threshold would come back to the board for approval. The board also accepted the Jonah Johnson donation and moved forward on policy votes later in the meeting.
The meeting closed after a second public-comment period with community announcements and a student report; the superintendent also informed the public that an explosives threat reported to the district had been investigated and deemed noncredible.
