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Rumson-Fair Haven board accepts audit, approves bills, personnel actions and facility projects
Summary
At its Jan. 23 meeting the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education accepted the 2022–23 annual audit, approved finance and personnel packages including a $1,134,010.80 bill list and multiple coaching and staff appointments, and authorized submission of a PEC letter for a $1,095,791 partial roof replacement.
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education on Jan. 23 accepted the district’s 2022–23 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and approved a slate of finance and personnel actions, including bill lists and payroll totaling the amounts published by the School Business Administrator.
The board voted, on motions recorded in the minutes, to approve Finance Items #6–27. The bill list dated Jan. 19, 2024 showed fund totals including General Fund $1,017,556.11, Special Revenue $26,260.24, Capital Projects $2,654.60 and Food Services $87,539.85, for a listed subtotal of $1,134,010.80; payroll for Jan. 12, 2024 was recorded as $590,787.81 and total expenditures were reported as $1,724,798.61. School Business Administrator Sean S. Cranston provided the monthly certifications required under N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3 indicating no line item was over-expended.
Votes and key approvals
- Approve meeting minutes (Items #1): motion by Mrs. Whitehouse, seconded by Mrs. Thompson; roll call recorded mixed Yes and Abstain votes as shown in the minutes. - Approve Personnel Items (#2–#5): motion by Mrs. Whitehouse, seconded by Mrs. Hickey; the board approved chaperones and stipends for a world language trip, paraprofessionals for extracurriculars, approved leaves of absence, and authorized a home instructor at $55/hour. - Approve Finance Items (#6–#27): motion by Mrs. Kiley, seconded by Mrs. Whitehouse; roll call recorded the following votes as entered in the minutes: Mr. Grant Yes, Mrs. Kiley Yes, Mr. Page n/a, Mrs. Halcrow Yes, Mrs. McCabe No on item #26, Mrs. Thompson Yes, Mrs. Hickey Yes, Mrs. McGinty Yes, Mrs. Whitehouse Yes. - Accept Annual Audit/ACFR (Item #18): the ACFR and Auditor’s Management Report on Administrative Findings were presented by HFA and accepted by the board. - Approve PEC Letter for Partial Roof Replacement (Item #25): board approved submission of the NJ DOE Preliminary Eligible Cost letter for State Project #25-4580-050-23-R501 for partial roof replacement with a PEC amount of $1,095,791.00. - Approve addendum items (#36–#43): included sixth assignments, retirements effective July 1, 2024, AVA coordinators and a slate of substitutes; motion by Mrs. Thompson, seconded by Mrs. Whitehouse.
The board also approved donations totaling several thousand dollars and awarded contracts and agreements noted on the agenda, including a contract with New Age Behavior Consultants, LLC for a Registered Behavior Technician at $80 per hour (not to exceed $5,000), and an ARP ESSER-funded SAT prep contract with Huntington Learning Center for $10,000.
The board moved into executive session to discuss student matters and attorney/client privilege and returned to public session at 8:00 p.m.; the meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
Why this matters: Acceptance of the audit and the finance approvals finalize oversight steps for the district’s 2022–23 financial reporting and authorize expenditures, personnel changes and capital planning steps — including advancing a roof project that will be submitted for state review.
