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Hammond board approves consent agenda, transportation handbook and several food-service and partnership contracts
Summary
The School City of Hammond board voted unanimously (voice votes) on May 26 to approve the consent agenda, a transportation handbook, a Morton High School grant, a Purdue University Northwest work-study agreement, and multiple food‑service contract extensions.
At the School City of Hammond board meeting on May 26, trustees approved the consent agenda and a series of new-business items and contract extensions by voice vote; Trustee Spencer was recorded as absent.
Items approved included the consent agenda (items A–F), adoption of a transportation handbook, approval of a Morton High School 101 grant to create an elective sports‑officiating course, an agreement with Purdue University Northwest for a work‑study/tutoring program, and contract extensions or contracts related to the district’s food‑service operations (EMS LQ, Form Plastics, Smart Systems, Smart Sense by DG).
Trustee Kendall moved the consent agenda and several subsequent motions; Trustee Candelera moved for the transportation handbook approval. Presenters described the Purdue work‑study as a no‑cost program connecting college tutors with elementary students and described the food‑service contracts as operational items to support lunch service and dietary accommodations.
Board minutes and the meeting record show each motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded opposing votes; the accounts-payable register was read aloud (listed in the meeting record as 182 pages; totals read on the record). The board carried the approvals without extended debate, and the administration will implement the agreements and notify affected departments.
