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Union Township Board approves $2.18M in bills and several contracts, accepts safety grant and amends joint-transportation agreement
Summary
The board approved district bills totaling $2,183,325.60 and several professional services contracts, accepted a $2,900 Safety Grant, approved a $31,040 dishwasher purchase and amended a joint transportation agreement with Hunterdon County ESC totaling $413,392.98; camera replacement and playground repair contracts were included.
The Union Township Board of Education on Oct. 28 approved district bills of $2,183,325.60 and a package of finance and facilities items that included a camera‑replacement contract and a playground repair contract.
During the finance and facilities consent agenda, Business Administrator Eva Preuett and Finance Committee Chair Lou Palma presented the following approved items:
- District bills for payment in the amount of $2,183,325.60 (F4). - Professional-services contracts: Inspired Instruction workshop, $1,500; New Era Technology camera replacement, $10,812.61; General Recreation playground repairs at the elementary school, $10,600 (F7). - Acceptance of a Safety Grant Award for the 2023–24 school year, $2,900 (OB2). - Procurement of a dishwasher replacement for the elementary-school cafeteria from Chef's Corner in the amount of $31,040 (OB1). - An amended Joint Transportation Agreement with the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission for the 2024–25 school year totaling $413,392.98, with route joiner costs listed per route (OB3).
The board also approved multiple facility-usage requests and shared-services adjustments; one Franklin Township shared‑services line (a Spanish teacher agreement) was removed administratively from item F8 during the meeting.
Board approval for the finance and related consent items passed by roll call (typically recorded as 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain, 1 absent for these consent votes). The meeting minutes record the board discussing the well at the Middle School during the finance report.
What comes next: Contracts and purchases will proceed per vendor agreements; the joint-transportation amendment will govern the district's shared routes with Hunterdon County ESC for the 2024–25 school year.
Attribution: Financial figures, vendor names and contract amounts are taken from the Oct. 28 meeting documents and the board's motion language presented during the meeting.
