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Board approves bills, reserve funding, professional contracts and operations contracts; transportation bid saves $230,537
Summary
Board approved May bills and a slate of finance and operations motions, including adding up to $650,000 to Capital Reserve, approving professional services and awarding a cloud phone contract; Superintendent reported $230,537 in transportation savings from bidding.
The Green Township Board of Education approved a package of finance and operations motions on June 10, including the May general fund bills list and multiple contract renewals and awards.
Key approved items recorded in the minutes included the May general fund bills list totaling $689,478.56 and renewal or award of professional services (board attorney hourly rates, auditor, architect and software subscriptions). The board approved additional funding to reserves “in an amount up to” $650,000 for the Capital Reserve, up to $350,000 for the Maintenance Reserve and up to $350,000 for the Tuition Reserve, to be derived from anticipated surplus at fiscal year end.
The board also awarded an operations contract to Planet Networks for a cloud phone system (one‑time equipment costs and recurring monthly service charges; one‑time line items listed at $9,149.20 and multi‑year monthly subtotals) and approved Proposal CP‑186_Rev2 with CP Engineers for septic system permit and planning work (Phase 3: $27,000; Phase 4: $20,100), to be funded from capital reserves. The minutes state that construction costs for any physical pump chamber or pump replacements are not included in that proposal.
Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Cenatiempo told the board that going out to bid for transportation produced projected savings of $230,537; the minutes list the three bids and show Krapf, First Student and Stocker totals with Stocker’s bid including only four routes. The superintendent said the savings will allow the district to hire a dedicated third‑grade teacher for 2026–27.
All listed finance and operations motions were approved by roll call as part of grouped votes noted in the minutes; motions include specified dollar amounts and contract terms where recorded.
