Meeting Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MEETING REPORT
4. FINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL AT NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
4.A. Approval of Investment Portfolio & Treasurer's Report for August 2026 and Ratification of Investments Report for September
4.B. Approval of 2026-2027 BCIU Homestead Farmstead Agreement at a Rate of $1.128 per parcel
4.C. Approval of Kelly Pediatric Therapy Services Agreement
4.D. Approval of BCIU Chief Science Officer Program MOU 
5. FINANCE INFORMATION ITEMS
5.A. Review of Budget Variance Report for 2025-2026 School Year
6. OPERATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL AT NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
6.A. Approval to purchase a 2500 pickup truck with plow for $59,288.24 as a replacement vehicle from Bergeys Chevrolet
6.B. Approval to accept the CB West Class Gift from the graduating Class of 1976.
6.C. Approval of Change Order in the amount of $102,647.18 with Gilmore & Associates related to additional engineering services and construction administration for the new well and water treatment building for Holicong Middle School and CB East High School.
6.D. Approval of Gilmore & Associates Professional Services proposal in the amount of $57,490.00 for the design of the 2027 Playground Renovation Projects.
6.E. Approval of Professional Services proposal from VDA for the 2027 Elevator Modernization Project in the amount of $15,660.00.
6.F. Approval to Resume the East High School Stadium Turf Replacement Project and approve additional professional services for bidding and construction administration.
6.G. Approval of Trane Valve Repair Proposal for the HVAC System at 20 Welden.
7. OPERATIONS INFORMATION ITEMS
7.A. Realignment Construction Update
7.B. Capital Projects Update
8. TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD SERVICE 
8.A. Approval of First Student Drivers
8.B. Approval of transportation services agreement with Zum for field trips and athletics trips that cannot be covered by our own district staff.
9. ADJOURNMENT
9.A. Next scheduled Finance & Operations Committee Meeting: November 12, 2026
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: October 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Central Bucks School District Finance and Operations Committee Meeting
Subject:
1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. PUBLIC COMMENT
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3. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MEETING REPORT
Attachments:
Subject:
4. FINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL AT NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Subject:
4.A. Approval of Investment Portfolio & Treasurer's Report for August 2026 and Ratification of Investments Report for September
Description:
Approval of Investment Portfolio & Treasurer's Report for August 2026 and Ratification of Investments Report for September
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4.B. Approval of 2026-2027 BCIU Homestead Farmstead Agreement at a Rate of $1.128 per parcel
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4.C. Approval of Kelly Pediatric Therapy Services Agreement
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4.D. Approval of BCIU Chief Science Officer Program MOU 
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5. FINANCE INFORMATION ITEMS
Subject:
5.A. Review of Budget Variance Report for 2025-2026 School Year
Description:
Review Budget Variance Report for School Year 2025-2026
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6. OPERATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL AT NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Subject:
6.A. Approval to purchase a 2500 pickup truck with plow for $59,288.24 as a replacement vehicle from Bergeys Chevrolet
Description:
Operations seeks approval of the purchase of a 2500 pickup truck with a plow to replace the old F650 dumptruck that no longer passed inspection.  The 2500 pickup truck will be more versatile for plowing and towing trailers for our mechanics and grounds staff.  The F650 truck was sold on municibid for $6,099.  Operations solicited multiple quotes from dealers and Bergeys has the truck on their lot and was less expensive than the comparable Ford F250 option quoted from another dealer.  This item was budgeted for a 26-27 purchase.

Cooperative Contract: Costars 025-E22-491
Amount: $59,288.24
Budget GL:  10-2600-762-00-00-000-00-75
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6.B. Approval to accept the CB West Class Gift from the graduating Class of 1976.
Description:
The administration seeks approval from the board to adopt a resolution to officially accepting the bronze buck statue from the graduating class of 1976 to be installed at the court street entrance of the building.
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6.C. Approval of Change Order in the amount of $102,647.18 with Gilmore & Associates related to additional engineering services and construction administration for the new well and water treatment building for Holicong Middle School and CB East High School.
Description:
Administration seeks approval for the additional professional engineering services that were needed to complete the construction administration and oversight of the well and treatment building to comply with the DEP consent order timeline of completion by August of 2027.

Professional Service:
Amount: $102,647.18
Budget GL:  30-4500-450-14-98-000-41-99
Budget GL:  30-4500-450-14-98-000-31-99
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6.D. Approval of Gilmore & Associates Professional Services proposal in the amount of $57,490.00 for the design of the 2027 Playground Renovation Projects.
Description:
Administration seeks approval of the professional services proposal from Gilmore & Associates for design and construction administration services for the 2027 Playground Renovation Project.  The project will include Bridge Valley playgrounds, Groveland Kindergarten playground and accessibility improvements to the Jamison playground.

Professional Service.
Amount: $57,490.00
Budget GL:  30-4500-450-14-98-000-25-99
Budget GL:  30-4500-450-14-98-000-18-99
Budget GL:  30-4500-450-14-98-000-17-99
 
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6.E. Approval of Professional Services proposal from VDA for the 2027 Elevator Modernization Project in the amount of $15,660.00.
Description:
Administration seeks approval of the professional services proposal from VDA, Inc. for design and construction administration services for the 2027 Elevator Modernization Project.  The project will include modernization of the Cold Spring Elementary elevator.

Professional Service.
Amount: $15,660.00
Budget GL:  30-4500-450-14-98-000-14-99
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6.F. Approval to Resume the East High School Stadium Turf Replacement Project and approve additional professional services for bidding and construction administration.
Description:
The East Stadium Turf Replacement Project was suspended in early 2026.  Administration seeks approval to resume design of the Turf Replacement Project for construction in summer 2027.  Consideration will be given to expanding the project scope to include re-coating the existing track surface.  The project suspension and changes in scope warrant updating the original design services.  Additional design services for JMT, Inc. are presented for approval.

Professional Service:
Amount: $19,970
Budget GL:  30-4500-450-14-98-000-41-99
 
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6.G. Approval of Trane Valve Repair Proposal for the HVAC System at 20 Welden.
Description:
Administration seeks approval of the proposal from TRANE for repairs to the east side hvac condenser valves at the Administration Building.  The valves have failed and are allowing refrigerate to pass which does not allow the hvac system to function properly. 

Cost:  $34,887
Cooperative Purchasing: COSTARS 008-E22-847
GL: 10-2600-762-00-00-000-00-75
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7. OPERATIONS INFORMATION ITEMS
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7.A. Realignment Construction Update
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7.B. Capital Projects Update
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8. TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD SERVICE 
Subject:
8.A. Approval of First Student Drivers
Description:
Administration seeks approval of the additional first student drivers that provide transportation services for bus and van runs.
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8.B. Approval of transportation services agreement with Zum for field trips and athletics trips that cannot be covered by our own district staff.
Description:
Administration seeks approval of a transportation services agreement with Zum to provide bus transportation for field trips and athletic team trips.  The district first offers these trips to our drivers and if we cannot fill a trip with our own staff due to other commitments, the district then seeks coverage from the outside consultant.

Cost:   $430 (4 hour min)
Type C:  48/72 passenger vehicles
Additional Hourly Rate:  $90/hr
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9. ADJOURNMENT
Subject:
9.A. Next scheduled Finance & Operations Committee Meeting: November 12, 2026

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