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Board approves more than $2.3 million in bills, several contracts and routine finance reports
Summary
The Harrison Township Board approved financial reports, ratified $1.83 million in September bills, $510,630.60 in October bills, signatory changes, and contracts including a $3,120 PrimePoint agreement for ACA reporting and student service contracts; approvals were unanimous on the finance slate.
The Harrison Township Board of Education approved the district’s September and October financial items and several contracts during its Oct. 27, 2025 meeting.
Business Administrator and Board Secretary Christopher DeSanto presented the Budget Transfer List and Cash Reconciliation Report for September 2025 and the Board Secretary’s report certifying no line items were over-expended under the cited New Jersey statutes and regulations (18A:17-36; 18A:17-9; N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10 and related citations as recorded in the minutes). The board approved items 1–10 under the finance section by an 8-0 roll-call vote (Motion: Mr. Walter Bright; Second: Mr. John Cavanaugh).
The minutes list the following financial highlights approved by the board: a ratified September 2025 bill list of $1,830,513.53 and an October 2025 bill list of $510,630.60; removal and addition of district bank account signatories (removal of Stacey Muscarella and addition of Shannon Williams on the Custodian and Food Services Accounts; removal of Robert Scharle from the Maintenance Reserve Account); approval of a $3,120 contract with PrimePoint for year-end ACA (1095-C) reporting services; and adoption of the 2026–2027 budget calendar. The minutes record the Board Secretary’s certification that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.
In education-related contracts voted later in the meeting, the board approved a contract with SPOT Therapy at $100 per hour, audiology consultations and complete evaluations through the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf at $500 and $800 per evaluation respectively, and a CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) homebound services agreement at $66.59 per hour for a specific student. All contracts and financial items cited were approved by recorded roll calls in the minutes.
