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Coventry approves first readings of updated procurement policy DJ and ethical purchasing policy DJH
Summary
The school committee approved first readings, each carried 7–0, of an updated purchasing/procurement policy (DJ) to align federal and state requirements and a new ethical purchasing policy (DJH) required by a recent administrative review tied to food-service federal funds.
The Coventry School Committee approved first readings, both by unanimous 7–0 votes, of revisions to the district’s purchasing and procurement policy (DJ) and a new ethical purchasing and procurement policy (DJH).
The presenter explained the updates respond to an administrative review of the district’s food-service program and federal funding requirements. "We've always had a purchasing policy in Coventry," the presenter said, and the revisions explicitly separate federal procurement rules from Rhode Island requirements and add a code of ethics for purchases tied to federal funds.
Finance staff and administrators said the changes are similar in scope to past compliance-driven updates (for example, Title IX and CTE documentation) and were recommended by the administrative reviewer to close gaps in procurement documentation and conflict-of-interest safeguards. Committee members asked clarifying questions; no substantive changes were proposed during first reading.
Both policies passed their first readings and will return for any required subsequent readings or final adoption per the committee’s policy process.
Next steps: staff will prepare any final edits for the second reading and timeline materials requested by the administrative reviewer.
