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Harrison Township board approves year‑end finance package, copier contract and 10‑cent student lunch increase
Summary
The board approved routine year‑end finance items June 16, including ratified bills, a Ricoh copier contract, renewal of the district’s food service vendor and a 10‑cent increase to student lunch prices; motions passed unanimously (9‑0).
The Harrison Township Board of Education voted unanimously June 16 to approve a slate of year‑end finance measures including ratified payments, equipment contracts and a mandated increase in student meal prices.
Board members approved the May 2025 ratified bill list of $1,814,739.40 and a June bill list of $288,037.23 and accepted the Business Administrator’s monthly reconciliation and Secretary’s reports required by New Jersey statutes. The motions covering the finance package passed 9‑0 (motion by Mr. Bright; second by Mr. Cavanaugh).
Under USDA and New Jersey Department of Agriculture direction, the board set 2025‑26 prices at $3.35 for student lunch (a $0.10 increase), $5.00 for adult lunch and $2.10 for breakfast.
The board approved a Ricoh proposal to replace copiers at both district buildings at a contract rate of $2,290.32 per month for 48 months. The proposal includes 217,000 black‑and‑white copies per month and a B/W overage charge of $0.0044 per copy; the contract represents an $18.06 monthly increase and a reduction of 5,000 included copies compared with the district’s current allowance.
Board members also accepted an NJSIG safety grant award of $2,364 and approved a renewal with Nutri‑Serve Food Management, Inc. for food service management for 2025‑26 at a flat management fee of $31,050 and a program cost of $374,490.20 for the fiscal year. The district noted the Department of Agriculture asked that language about projected annual loss be removed from the resolution.
The board authorized auctioning various surplus items (student desks and chairs, lawn equipment, filing cabinets, old cleaning chemicals and Chromebook cases) in “as is” condition and gave the Business Administrator authority to make the transfers and payments needed to close the 2024‑25 fiscal year, with ratification to occur at the July meeting.
All finance and procurement items were presented by Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary Lisa Ridgway and approved on a 9‑0 roll call.
