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Select Board signs $916,374.11 accounts-payable manifest, including about $800,000 to the school district
Summary
The board approved minutes, a special payroll and an accounts-payable manifest totaling $916,374.11; roughly $800,000 of that total was for the school district and a $35,000 partial payment was made to SEI Excavating for Range Road work.
The Deerfield Select Board approved routine minutes and a special payroll and voted to approve the accounts-payable manifest dated June 30 totaling $916,374.11. A board member noted roughly $800,000 of that total was a payment to the school district. The manifest also included a $35,000 partial payment to SEI Excavating as progress billing on the Range Road project; staff said the full contract remains within the awarded bid amount.
A board member asked whether future bids should specify whether partial invoices or retainage are expected; members discussed allowing deposit payments for materials in some cases and agreed to consider retainage or staged payments on larger projects when appropriate.
The board also approved two small tax abatements for a local barber shop and two solar exemptions (totaling $17,200) for tax year 27, and an elderly exemption consistent with RSA 72:39-a for a partially owned property.
Next steps: staff will continue to manage invoice timing and propose any procurement changes (e.g., retainage) to be considered in future procurement policy discussions.
