Chartiers Valley board approves $7.06 million in bills and construction payments, tables two HDR invoices

The Chartiers Valley School District Board of School Directors on Feb. 28 approved routine financial disbursements including $7,057,094.79 in bills and activity payments and contractor payments of $3,269,453.88 tied to district construction work.

During the consent agenda the board ratified a general-fund bill list and a set of payments that together totaled $7,057,094.79. Separately, the board approved contractor payments for services rendered through Jan. 31, 2017, including payments to Rycon Construction ($1,010,542.50), Mucci Construction ($1,087,785.90), Lugaila Mechanical ($319,503.60), Enders Plumbing ($289,417.50), Merit Electrical ($356,111.58), Automated Logic ($26,411.40) and R&B Mechanical ($179,681.40). The district also approved a $1,471,944 budgetary transfer for February.

Board Finance Director Nicholas Morelli told members the district is locked into a fixed electricity rate until January 2019 and recommended continued participation in the Western Pennsylvania Electricity Consortium only if the price is at or below the current rate; the board approved that approach as part of the consent agenda.

Two payments to HDR (items 6.29 and 6.30 in the consent agenda) were pulled from the vote and tabled for discussion during an executive session after the meeting. The broader consent motion (items 6.1–6.34 excluding 6.29 and 6.30) was moved by Sandra Zeleznik, seconded by Eric Kraemer and passed on a voice vote.

Other consent items approved included the appointment of Jordan Tax Service as deputy tax collector, payment applications to the district architect and construction manager, and various personnel motions. The board’s minutes show the district’s financial report for January and ratified tax refunds and bill lists as presented.