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Somers finance director reports $225,000 balance; Board earmarks funds for library, maintenance system and locker repairs
Summary
Business Director Stephanie Levin reported the district operating balance rose to about $225,000 and the Board plans to use excess operating funds for Phase 2 of the SHS library, a replacement gym divider, climate-survey software, a kitchen audit, a new maintenance work-order system, and locker repairs estimated at about $10,000.
The Somers Board of Education on April 27 heard a monthly budget report that showed the district operating balance rose to roughly $225,000 after Board of Selectmen approvals, and leaders outlined several one-time projects to be funded from excess operating money.
Director of Business Services Stephanie Levin told the Board that the town-side remaining balance is just over $54,000, invoices totaling $52,583 have been submitted for approval at the May 7 Board of Selectmen meeting, and an excess-cost grant deposit of about $60,000 is expected in May. Additional bills are anticipated between mid-May and the end of June.
Ms. Levin said the district agreed to allocate excess operating funds to several projects, including Phase 2 of the Somers High School library, replacing the gym divider with a curtain, purchasing more robust climate-survey software, commissioning a kitchen audit to support preventive maintenance of aging equipment, implementing a new maintenance work-order system to replace Arbiter (which was designed for athletics), and repairing lockers at MBA. She said the locker-repair project is estimated at approximately $10,000.
Why it matters: The planned reallocations are one-time uses of excess operating funds intended to address deferred maintenance, improve facilities operations and strengthen data collection (climate-survey software). The maintenance work-order system, in particular, is intended to provide a tool better aligned to facilities needs than the prior Arbiter solution.
What’s next: The Business Office will pursue Selectmen approval of invoices on May 7 and move forward with procurement and implementation planning for the maintenance system and prioritized projects.
