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Medford Lakes board approves finance measures, urges relief on rising employee health-care costs
Summary
The board approved payment of bills, April budget transfers, certifications under N.J.A.C. rules, a resolution urging relief from rising public school employee health-care costs, and the General Fund and Debt Service Fund Tax Levy Schedule for 2026-2027.
The Medford Lakes Board of Education approved several finance items May 20, including payment of bills, April 2026 budget transfers, and certifications by Interim School Business Administrator Lynn Shugars under N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10 attesting that no budgetary line items are over-expended as of April 30, 2026.
The board also approved a “Resolution Urging Relief from Rising Public School Employee Health-Care Costs” and the General Fund and Debt Service Fund Tax Levy Schedule for the 2026–2027 school year; both documents are recorded as attached to the meeting materials. The minutes cite N.J.S.A. 18A:22-8, N.J.S.A. 18A:22-8.1, and N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10 in the business-administrator certification.
Why it matters: Approvals allow the district to meet payroll and other obligations and set the tax-levy schedule used for next year’s budget. The resolution signals board concern about escalating employee health-care costs; the minutes do not list the resolution text or specific financial figures.
What the minutes show: The finance slate passed on a roll-call vote listing Board President Dana Schultz and members Emily Connerly, Kevin Kerfoot, Julia Moore, and Benjamin Wilson as voting in the affirmative.
