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North Penn board approves multiple contracting, construction and budget items, including North Monco budget
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the board approved construction change orders, a multi‑part bid pack, a one‑year contract extension for recycling services, a two‑year extension with First Student for transportation, and the 2026–27 North Monco Technical Career Center budget; trustees also ratified March disbursements and approved consulting services for liquidity management.
The North Penn School District board approved a slate of procurement, construction and budget actions at its April 22 action meeting.
Construction and contracting: The board approved change orders tied to Penn Builders Incorporated (Bid Pack 1) totaling $57,936.94 to be applied to contract allowances with no change to the overall construction budget, and separately approved Bid Pack 2 unit cost allowances and change orders for $231,481.56. Administrators said the adjustments respond to construction delays and were intended to minimize impacts on student activities.
Contracts and consulting: Trustees approved a one‑year extension with Sycamore International Incorporated for computer and peripheral recycling services under the district’s prior award. The board also approved a two‑year extension of the transportation contract with First Student that carries a 5% yearly increase for the term; the extension follows an RFP and pending a transportation feasibility study.
Budget items: The board approved the 2026–27 budget for the North Monco Technical Career Center. District representatives said North Monco uses a five‑year enrollment average to determine member contributions; North Penn’s five‑year average share was cited as 45.72% (current year 47.74%), producing a $184,000 change in North Penn’s contribution year‑over‑year. Administrators said North Monco’s total budget increase was 3.5%.
Finance actions: The board ratified March disbursements totaling $47,421,288.86, approved monthly budget transfers, and accepted quarterly enterprise fund reports for Jan–Mar as informational. Trustees also approved awarding Cornerstone Independent Financial Management liquidity consulting services following an RFP; procurement staff will collect documents to allow Cornerstone to analyze budget projections.
Assessment appeal: The administration reported settlement of a district‑initiated tax assessment appeal that yielded a pickup of $23,597 covering tax years 2024–26; assessed values will increase going forward and be reflected in upcoming tax bills.
All motions noted in the meeting were approved by voice vote; where the transcript records only a voice vote the board did not provide a roll‑call tally in the meeting record.
