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Finance committee presses school food vendor over RFP, audit finding and 25¢ management fee
Summary
Finance committee members questioned the proposed five‑year Springfield Public Schools food services contract, pressed the vendor on an auditor's $1.9 million finding and asked for a written breakdown of a roughly $0.247 per‑meal management fee before any council approval.
At a Springfield City Council finance committee meeting, Chair Zeta Goen and councilors pressed school food service officials about a proposed five‑year contract and an auditor finding that flagged about $1.9 million in administrative charges.
Tim Gray, who identified himself to the committee as a food services representative, said the district issued a request for proposals for a five‑year arrangement (one year plus four annual renewal options under a 60‑day opt‑out), with proposals due in April and a proposed start of July 1. "Proposals are due into City Hall by the 21st of April," Gray told the committee.
Why it matters: Councilors said they cannot support a long‑term commitment without seeing contract language, a…
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