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Franklin Lakes Board approves consent agenda, payroll and multiple contracts; HIB affirmation recorded
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting the Franklin Lakes Board of Education approved a broad consent agenda including budget reports, payroll, contracts for special services and transportation software migration, revisions to the school calendar and affirmed a founded HIB investigation; key votes were recorded in the minutes.
The Franklin Lakes Board of Education on Oct. 8 approved a broad consent agenda covering financial reports, personnel actions, contracts and policy first readings, and recorded votes on a separate harassment/bullying (HIB) affirmation.
A motion to approve the consent agenda (resolutions 1365–1367, 1369–1376 and 1378–1389) passed by recorded vote with seven board members voting yes and none opposed. The minutes show separate roll-call tallies for some items: resolution 1368 (affirmation of a founded HIB determination) recorded five yes, one no and one abstention; resolution 1377 (assistive-technology contract) and other listed items were approved as part of the consent process.
Finance items approved included the Board Secretary and Treasurer reports for August 2024 and the monthly budget certification under N.J.A.C. requirements, the September check register (claims totaling $297,978.80 and $5,940.00), actual payroll for September 2024 ($2,127,627.74) and estimated payroll for October 2024 ($2,100,000.00).
Contracts and service agreements approved in consent included a Bergen County Special Services assistive-technology assessment for student #8207 (rate not to exceed $1,100), a service agreement with Scott Bagish Education Services, LLC for educational evaluations on an as-needed basis, and a $6,645 quotation from Transfinder to migrate the district from Routefinder Pro to Routefinder PLUS (implementation, data and training included).
Personnel actions approved included acceptance of the resignation of a playground/lunch aide with a last contractual day of Oct. 11, 2024; appointment of per-diem substitute employees (including Viktoriya Mantilla and Colleen O’Brien as a nurse substitute); approval of contract stipends for the 2024–25 year; and approval of a maternity leave for Gina Manfra, Instructional Coach, from Nov. 7, 2024 through April 2, 2025.
The minutes show the board approved first readings for several revised policies and the proposed abolishment by first reading of policies 0164.6 (Remote Public Board Meetings During a Declared Emergency) and 7231 (Gifts from Vendors).
The meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct. 29, 2024, at 8 p.m.
