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Finance subcommittee approves FY25 and FY26 warrants; members press for details on 2 Hamilton Street kitchen
Summary
The Finance & Law subcommittee approved two bills-payable warrants totaling about $1.0 million combined and questioned several line items, including schematic design work for a kitchen renovation at 2 Hamilton Street; the committee requested a food-service revolving account update at the next meeting.
At the Sept. 3 Finance & Law subcommittee meeting, members approved the FY25 Bills Payable warrant for $501,376.62 and the FY26 Bills Payable warrant for $499,392.69.
Committee members asked for line-item clarifications on several expenditures: INLINE Fence for $7,845 (fencing repairs at EPole School), McGraw-Hill for $449,466.06 (instructional software Study Sync for grades 6–11), Comtronics/Bearcom charges for walkie-talkie radios and airtime (amounts cited included $4,641.20 and $13,860.00), Habeeb & Associates for $32,225 (schematic design work related to the 2 Hamilton Street kitchen), Enviro Pro Clean for $25,866.21 (rug cleaning) and other items listed in the warrant.
Dr. DeMelo said bids for the 2 Hamilton Street kitchen had come in and the city was reviewing them; Mrs. Moynihan confirmed that the Department of Education has allowed the described items to be charged to the food services revolving account. Dr. DeMelo requested a food-service revolving account update at the next meeting. The subcommittee voted unanimously to approve both warrants and to adjourn its meeting.
