Board approves superintendent bulletin; Dr. Chase flags HVAC failures and lease‑purchase items

The Parsippany‑Troy Hills Township School District board voted on June 10 to approve Superintendent's Bulletin No. 18, which included items 1–65 and addendum items 66–100 and read‑ins.

Dr. Chase, presenting the bulletin, told the board the district is experiencing multiple HVAC failures and said the situation requires a comprehensive plan. "We really need to start talking about a way to address them comprehensively," Dr. Chase said, urging longer‑term planning rather than piecemeal repairs. (Dr. Chase)

During the finance committee report, members described work on potential bond referendum planning with bond counsel and advisors and briefed the board on a lease‑purchase resolution (noted as addendum item 98) to acquire vehicles, a wheelchair‑accessible minivan, lawn equipment, storage trailers, network switch upgrades, iPads/Chromebooks, scoreboards, security‑related items and a door‑access project. (Finance committee report)

The board approved the package by roll call. Several members recorded recusals or an abstention on specific items: Mr. Barios announced recusals for specified addendum lines; Mr. Devito asked to abstain on item 34; and Mrs. Chappelle recorded a recusal for item PO265632 (identified as item 55). The motion to approve was moved by Mrs. Mayor and seconded by Mrs. Abraham.

Why this matters: The approval clears a broad set of administrative items and authorizes addenda including capital and procurement actions; Dr. Chase’s remarks highlight facility reliability issues that may require capital planning or referendum consideration.

Next steps: The board moved into executive session for personnel after the vote; the finance and facilities teams will need to translate the bulletin/addendum approvals and the HVAC discussion into concrete procurement or capital planning actions.