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Board approves $599,000 in vendor payments, ESEA grant amendment and $93,364 snow‑plow truck
Summary
Franklin Borough School Board approved nearly $600,000 in vendor payments, accepted ESEA grant amendments and Title I allocations, accepted donations totaling $10,435.94, approved a joint transportation agreement and authorized purchase of a snow‑plow‑equipped truck under state contract for $93,364.
The Franklin Borough School District board approved key finance and procurement actions at its Dec. 9 meeting, including vendor payments, grant amendments, donations, a transportation agreement and a vehicle purchase.
The board approved vendor payments dated Nov. 16–Dec. 6, 2024 totaling $599,242.96 across funds including general expense, special revenue and charter school FICA share. The Board Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports for October 2024 were accepted, with the board certifying no major account overexpenditures in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:23A‑16.10.
The board approved an ESEA consolidated grant amendment to include carryover funds for the project period July 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025 with Title I allocations that included $150,293 to teacher salaries (100‑100) and $2,000 for other objects (100‑800), totaling $152,293. The board also approved charging portions of several paraprofessionals’ salaries to the Title I‑A grant in FY2025 (Kiara Rodriguez, Lourdes Vazquez, Diane Witherby and Mary Pandy) totaling $32,533.
Donations accepted included mini‑grants of $8,435.94 from the Franklin Education Foundation and a $2,000 Winter4Kids donation from the Parent Teacher Organization.
Under purchasing, the board approved a joint transportation agreement with the Ogdensburg Board of Education at $30 per hour (not to exceed $420 for December 2024) and authorized the purchase of a 2023 Ford F‑450 DRW (F4H) XL 4WD with snow plow via New Jersey State Contract #23‑FLEET‑34923 at a cost of $93,364.00.
Finance items were approved by roll‑call vote. The minutes show required attachments (vendor payment listing, financial reports and transfer documentation) were referenced as attachments to the agenda.
