Northern Lehigh School Board at a special meeting on Monday approved the following financial matters:

• To purchase a 2020 Silverado K3500 dump truck from Fairway Motors at a cost of $61,668, to be paid from the 2019-20 budget. Fairway Motors is a member of the Pennsylvania State Contract Pricing - CoStars.

• A lease from California First National Bank, Irvine, California, for $50,000 per year for 36 months and a $1 buyout option at end of the lease agreement. The lease will be used to purchase Chromebooks, Chromebook cases and projectors.

• Appointed School District’s Insurance Consortium as the district’s Workers’ Compensation carrier for the 2020-21 school year at an estimated premium of $65,488, which is an increase of about $2,789. This amount is an estimated total; final cost is based on actual payroll figures.

• Preferred EAP as the district’s employee assistance plan administrator at an estimated cost of $1,500, this amount is an estimated total; final cost is based on total number of eligible employees. There is no increase over last year’s rates.

• Appointed Dr. Harry Shleifer of Broadway Family Dentistry as the school dentist for the 2020-21 school year at the quoted fee of $1 per dental exam needed.

• The awarding of fuel bids for unleaded gasoline tank wagon delivery to PAPCO Inc., at a fixed price of $1,6739 per gallon, with a contract period of July 1 to June 30, 2021; grade fuel oil tank transport delivery to PAPCO Inc. at $1.3407 per gallon; #2 grade fuel oil tank wagon delivery to PAPCO Inc. at $1.8949 per gallon; bio diesel fuel tank wagon delivery to Talley Petroleum Enterprises Inc. at $1.7458 per gallon, and an additional $0.0425 (winterization additive) per gallon.

- Terry Ahner