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Waldwick Board ratifies organizational resolutions, appointments and contracts (Resolutions 1–20)
Summary
The Waldwick Board approved Resolutions 1–20 by roll call, reappointing legal and audit firms, approving the district's policies, bank signatories, petty cash, purchasing authority (bid threshold $44,000), health benefits participation and a copier lease ($3,795.71/month), among other routine organizational items.
The Waldwick Board of Education approved Resolutions 1 through 20 by roll-call vote at its Jan. 6, 2025 reorganization/regular meeting, ratifying a slate of organizational, financial and operational appointments and authorizations.
The board reappointed the law firm Methfessel & Werbel as board and special-education counsel and Lerch, Vinci & Bliss as the district auditor for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025; the auditor’s base fee for preparing the basic financial statements and the Single Audit section of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report was stated as $26,100, with additional hourly rates and optional fees itemized in the resolution. The board also appointed J. Christopher Mendler, M.D., as school physician with a stipend of $9,645 for Jan. 7–June 30, 2025 and for the 2025–26 school year, and named LAN Associates as district architect and Burton Agency as insurance agent of record for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026.
Financial and administrative procedures were codified: Valley Bank and the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund were designated as official depositories; The Record and The Ridgewood News were named as official newspapers; facsimile signature rules and account signatories were set for general, capital projects, payroll and school accounts; petty cash accounts and on-site cash boxes were authorized (business office $200; Crescent and Traphagen school offices $150 each; Child Study Office $150; HS/MS cash box $200; cafeteria/vending start-up $375); and John Griffin was appointed Qualified Purchasing Agent with the bid threshold maintained at $44,000.
The board approved operational items including NJSIAA membership for Waldwick High School for 2025–26; authorization to purchase from state-contract vendors and cooperative purchasing organizations; adoption of the Standard Operating Procedure Manual; tax-shelter annuity vendors; recognition of parent/booster organizations for insurance purposes; participation in the New Jersey School Employee Health Benefits Program for 2025–26; and reapproval of a 60-month Ricoh copier lease at $3,795.71 per month. Trustee Seifert offered the motion to adopt the resolutions and Trustee Mangler seconded it; the board approved all items by roll call.
The collective action consolidates routine administrative and fiscal authority needed for district operations for the coming year.
