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Lakewood board approves auditors, facilities contracts and transportation awards; records large supplemental bills list
Summary
The board approved auditor services (Holman Frenia Allison P.C.), facilities contracts including a $269,645 pavement replacement and a $17,986.95 tree removal, multiple transportation trip awards and recorded a supplemental bills list totaling $13,004,766.78.
At the Jan. 22 meeting the Lakewood Board of Education approved a set of business-agenda items that included professional services, facilities contracts and a range of transportation awards and trip authorizations.
The board approved Holman Frenia Allison P.C. to provide auditing services for the year ending June 30, 2025 for $91,350 and an additional $5,150 for ASSA/DRTRS work, and recorded staff hourly rates for audit team members. The board also approved Rich Tree Service to remove approximately 71 trees and grind stumps at Lakewood High School for $17,986.95 and authorized Crossroads Pavement Maintenance, LLC to replace pavement and concrete aprons and sidewalks at 100 Linden Ave (Campus I & III) for $269,645.
Financial approvals on the business agenda included the bills list for Jan. 22 and a supplemental bills list in the minutes for $13,004,766.78. The board approved payroll runs for Dec. 20, 2024 ($3,023,214.02) and Jan. 15, 2025 ($3,193,942.34) and approved payments for New Jersey State Health Benefits and Delta Dental amounts read into the record.
The meeting also authorized numerous transportation trip quotes and awards across multiple vendors for extracurricular activities and reimbursable parental transport contracts for students with significant medical issues, consistent with NJAC transportation rules cited in the packet.
The approvals were adopted as part of the consent and business-agenda motions. The minutes list account codes and conditions for payments; the board did not discuss specific vendors at length beyond the motions recorded in the agenda materials.
