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Union Township board approves $1.49M in bills, authorizes reserve transfers and renews service contracts
Summary
The board certified May financial reports, approved $1,490,569.76 in bills, authorized possible year-end transfers into capital and maintenance reserves (up to $1,000,000 and $250,000 respectively), and renewed multiple vendor and software contracts for 2025–26. Several finance items passed on consent.
The Union Township Board of Education on June 9 approved routine and recurring finance items, including payment of outstanding district bills, contract renewals and authorization to move year-end surpluses into reserve accounts.
The board certified the Board Secretary's and Treasurer's reports for May 2025 and approved a list of budget transfers and a bill list totaling $1,490,569.76 (F1–F4). The board also approved a range of vendor and software renewals for 2025–26, including subscriptions and service agreements for instructional and administrative systems (examples listed in the agenda include IXL, Frontline modules, Zoom, SHI International licenses and learning platforms).
As part of year-end financial housekeeping, the board authorized the Business Administrator to transfer anticipated surplus funds in June into a Current Expense Capital Reserve in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, and into a Current Expense Maintenance Reserve in an amount not to exceed $250,000, consistent with N.J. statutes and Commissioner procedures (F8). The board further approved state-contract procurement authority for the coming year and continued electronic payment methods for routine obligations (F12–F13).
The board approved a safety grant application to the New Jersey Schools Insurance Group (NJSIG) seeking $3,100 to support a risk-reduction project and authorized the Business Administrator to apply for and accept the award (F10). It also approved a food-commodities delivery contract with Maschio's Trucking, LLC for 2025–26 with per-delivery pricing tiers and a fuel surcharge provision (F15).
Most finance items were approved on consent; roll-call tallies recorded 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain and 1 absent on a set of principal finance motions. A separate shared-services transportation agreement (F11) passed on its own roll call with 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain, 1 absent.
Board members noted the regular procedural nature of the renewals and that several contracts are proprietary or state-contract purchases exempt from public bidding under NJ law. The Business Administrator will certify fund availability prior to payments and execute transfers consistent with statutory guidance.
