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Harrison Township Board approves bills, contracts and a teachers’ memorandum of agreement; settlement and termination also approved
Summary
Board approved financial reports and bill lists (including a Sept. bill list of $881,736), contracts with an auditor and county services, use of Pleasant Valley School as an evacuation site, and, after executive session, approved a MOA with the teachers' association, a settlement agreement and the termination of an employee.
At its Sept. 22, 2025 meeting the Harrison Township Board of Education approved multiple finance and contract items and recorded several formal outcomes after executive session.
On consent the board approved required financial reports under N.J.A.C. (Board Secretary and Cash Reconciliation reports), budget transfer lists for August 2025 and payment of bill lists including: June 2025 ratified bill list ($50,771.76), August 2025 ratified bill list ($642,584.93) and the September 2025 bill list ($881,736.00). The Board certified that no line item had been over‑expended in violation of applicable N.J.A.C. regulations. The board also approved use of Pleasant Valley School as an emergency evacuation site for Clearview Regional School District, engaged Inverso & Stewart, LLC as auditor, and approved a contract with the Gloucester County Special Services School District for MVC online customer abstract information retrieval services for 2025–2026. The board approved participation in the Gloucester County Title III Consortium for 2025–2026.
The board recessed into executive session at 7:22 p.m. and returned at 8:02 p.m. After returning, the board approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Harrison Township Education Association (HTEA) and the Harrison Township Board of Education (HTBOE) including salary guides. That motion (mover: Mrs. Williams; second: Mrs. Bowen) passed by roll call with an 8‑0‑1 tally; the minutes record Mr. John Cavanaugh as abstaining. The board also approved settlement agreement #2026‑009 with the same roll call result and abstention. Separately, the board approved the termination of employee #15457 effective Sept. 23, 2025 by a 9‑0 roll call vote.
Votes at a glance: • Approve finance consent items (budget transfers, reconciliations, bill lists): Motion Mr. Bright; Second Mrs. Coslop; Roll call: 9‑0; Outcome: Approved. Key figures: June $50,771.76; Aug. $642,584.93; Sept. $881,736.00. • Approve auditor engagement (Inverso & Stewart, LLC): Approved as part of finance consent items. • Approve GCSSSD MVC services contract: Approved as part of finance consent items. • Approve Pleasant Valley School as emergency evacuation site for Clearview Regional School District: Approved as part of finance consent items. • Approve Memorandum of Agreement (HTEA and HTBOE) including salary guides: Motion Mrs. Williams; Second Mrs. Bowen; Roll call: 8‑0‑1 (Abstain: John Cavanaugh); Outcome: Approved. • Approve settlement agreement #2026‑009: Motion Mrs. Williams; Second Mrs. Kendrick; Roll call: 8‑0‑1 (Abstain: John Cavanaugh); Outcome: Approved. • Approve termination of employee #15457 (effective Sept. 23, 2025): Motion Mrs. Williams; Second Mr. Bright; Roll call: 9‑0; Outcome: Approved.
The minutes record these approvals and the vote tallies; detailed vote-by‑name records for most consent items are not provided beyond the overall roll‑call tallies and the noted abstention on the MOA and settlement votes.
