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Warren Hills board approves 2026–27 contracts, capital projects and transfers up to $3.5 million
Summary
The Warren Hills Regional Board of Education on June 2 approved 2026–27 contracts, renewals and capital projects, including a $3,255,383.52 bill list, purchases of chromebooks and a pickup truck, and authorization to transfer up to $3.5 million to the district’s capital reserve.
Warren Hills Regional Board of Education members on June 2 approved a slate of budget and contract motions that set the district’s financial operations for the 2026–27 school year.
At the meeting the board approved a bill list totaling $3,255,383.52 and multiple student tuition and transportation contracts. The board voted to renew transportation routes and joint-agreement service for Washington Township, and approved software and maintenance renewals including a $14,652 annual fee for the district’s budgetary accounting and HR/payroll modules and $30,815.53 for Frontline Education products.
The board also approved several capital purchases and project contracts: the purchase of 265 Chromebooks for $94,766.65 to be paid from Title I funds; the purchase of a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD for $68,838.00 for the building and grounds department; and contracting Weatherproofing Technologies Inc. for the high school roof replacement at a cost of $324,341.97 to be funded from budgeted capital reserve funds. The board approved additional facilities work: gym floor resurfacing ($29,000) and gym painting ($33,732.25), each charged to capital reserves.
Board members approved resolutions authorizing year-end transfers to reserve accounts under N.J.S.A. 6A:23A-14.4 et seq.: up to $3,500,000 to the capital reserve account, up to $100,000 to the emergency reserve account, and up to $750,000 to the maintenance reserve account. The motion directs the School Business Administrator to execute transfers consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
The board approved vendor and professional service engagements for the year: Nisivoccia LLP for district audit services ($53,470), Phoenix Advisors as continuing disclosure agent ($1,600 base fee), Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP as general legal counsel (hourly rates listed in the agenda), and Eastern DataComm for telecommunications maintenance ($13,295 total annual fee across locations).
Superintendent Earl C. Clymer III presented the items as routine district fiscal business; the motions passed as listed in the agenda packet. The meeting included two executive sessions for confidential legal and personnel matters; no substantive public comment was received during the meeting.
The board closed the public meeting at 8:15 p.m. and moved to a second executive session. Additional approvals and contract details are recorded in the official agenda packet and minutes on the Warren Hills Regional School District website.
