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Pennfield board OKs $42,000 used Bobcat purchase from 2025–26 general fund
Summary
The board approved buying a used Bobcat for $42,000 charged to the 2025–26 general fund; the motion was made by Tim Wood and seconded by Stephen Herbstreith.
The Pennfield Schools Board of Education voted to purchase a used Bobcat for grounds and facilities work at a cost of $42,000, to be paid from the district’s 2025–2026 general fund.
The motion — recorded as "Motion to approve the purchase of a used Bobcat in the amount of $42,000 out of the 25-26 general fund" — was made by Tim Wood and seconded by Stephen Herbstreith and carried with four yea votes and three absences. The minutes do not identify the vendor or provide specifications for the machine.
The purchase was taken from the district’s current-year general fund rather than a capital-only fund, per the motion wording in the minutes. The board recorded the vote as Yea: 4, Nay: 0, Absent: 3.
