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Board approves $1.48M in vendor payments, certifies finances and OKs contractors and providers
Summary
The board approved vendor payments totaling $1,480,972.42, accepted the Board Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports for August 2025, certified no major overexpenditures, approved a second payment of $62,394.58 to Northeastern Interior Services for Annex bathroom work and approved Highland Psychiatric Associates at $1,250 per evaluation.
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Franklin Borough School District board approved vendor payments dated Sept. 16–Oct. 13, 2025 totaling $1,480,972.42 across multiple funds (Fund 10 Charter School/ER FICA Share $439,128.96; Fund 11 General Expense $618,646.24; Fund 12 Capital Outlay $3,175.00; Fund 20 Special Revenue $75,585.08; Fund 30 Capital Projects $339,997.64; Fund 95 Student Activities $4,439.50).
Business Administrator/Board Secretary Carlos Sarmiento certified the Board Secretary’s Report and Treasurer of School Monies report for August 2025 and stated, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3–4, that no major account or fund reflected an overexpenditure as of August 2025 and that sufficient funds are available to meet obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The board approved a second payment application to Northeastern Interior Services in the amount of $62,394.58 for the Annex bathroom project and accepted donations including book donations and $207.86 from Weis Markets’ weis4school rewards program. The board also approved a Shared Nursing Services Agreement with Wallkill Valley Regional High School, Hamburg School and Ogdensburg School for the 2025–26 school year.
Separate finance-related approvals included travel expense authorizations for attendees to the New Jersey School Boards Association annual workshop (hotel, mileage, per diem and parking/tolls listed per attendee) and the approval of Highland Psychiatric Associates (Dr. Jain Sanjeevani) as a service provider at $1,250 per psychiatric evaluation; a psychiatric evaluation for student #******4773 with Highland Psychiatric Associates was approved for Oct. 15, 2025 at that rate.
Why it matters: the vendor payment total shows the district’s short-term cash-flow and procurement activity; the Northeastern payment indicates active capital work on the Annex bathroom project. The psychiatric and shared nursing approvals affect special services available to students.
Board process: motions were approved by roll call; specific vote tallies beyond the minutes’ statements that motions carried by roll call were not listed for each resolution. Finance staff will proceed with contract payments and vendor communications according to the approved items.
