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Board questions purchasing items and contracted services in finance committee
Summary
Board members queried specific purchasing line items including 23 beanbag chairs, district contract breakouts for site-based charges, and an $82,000 contracted social-worker services line; sponsorship and rental revenue were also reported.
At the start of the Board’s Business & Finance committee meeting, members reviewed purchasing and other finance items and asked staff to clarify several line items.
Miss Egan asked how many beanbag chairs West Silver purchased; staff confirmed 23. She also questioned why some elementary schools were billed separately for programs that had previously been handled under districtwide contracts; staff explained contract spending is recorded by location even when a district contract exists.
Board members raised a line-item question about a $82,000 entry for "social worker services" from Healthcare Associates LLC. Staff said the amount represents contracted services for the year and that the district had used agency hires to fill certain open positions rather than posting and filling all vacancies immediately.
The committee also reviewed lease and sponsorship income: the RWJBarnabas Arena rental for a shore conference was reported as $4,000 and the district noted sponsorships from Automotive Avenues, Cuts for Kids, The Kingdom and Wang Orthodontists with month-to-date and year-to-date totals read to the committee.
No formal budget vote was recorded in committee; the items reviewed will remain on the procurement and finance track for routine approval per district procedures.
