Northern Lehigh School Board approved the following financial matters on Monday:

• A lease from California First National Bank for $50,000 per year, with a lease term of 36 months and a $1 buyout option at the end of lease agreement, to purchase administrative laptop and desktop computers districtwide, interactive projectors and Extron audio/video systems for the high school science classrooms.

• To assign portions of the June 30, 2019, fund balance for the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System increase, health insurance premiums, technology, replacement equipment, and long range maintenance, with the amounts to be determined after completion of the 2018-19 end-of-year audit.

• Renewal of a five-year service agreement from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024, with Johnson Controls for monitoring of fire alarm systems at all four district school buildings, the maintenance garage and field house in the amount of $2,275 per year. Johnson Controls will conduct annual inspections of fire alarm systems at the four school district buildings, the maintenance garage and field house for $10,450 per year.

• A four-year lease agreement with Topp Business Solutions for the purchase of 15 new Ricoh copiers and print management software. The monthly cost for leasing of these machines will be $5,123.

• Insurance coverage for the 2019-2020 school year to the following companies: Commercial Package and Automobile (Vehicle Liability, General Liability Property Insurance and Boiler and Machinery) to Utica Mutual Insurance Company at the rate of $86,839, an increase of $4,470 over last year’s rate; Commercial Umbrella Liability Insurance to Crum & Forster, $18,874, an $896 increase over last year’s rate; School Leaders Error and Omissions Liability to American International Group Inc. $30,524, an increase of $812 over last year’s rates; Law Enforcement Liability for School Police Officers to Greenwich Insurance Company, $2,389, an increase of $108 over last year’s rates; and Cyber Security Liability to American International Group, Inc. $7,538, a decrease of $420 over last year’s rates.

• School District’s Insurance Consortium as the district’s Workers’ Compensation carrier for the 2019-2020 school year at an estimated premium of $62,699, which is a $114 reduction. This amount is an estimated total, as the final cost is based on actual payroll figures.

• Financial institutions Key Bank, Wells Fargo National Bank, TD Wealth, Key Bank Capital Markets, Prudential-Bache Government Securities Trust, Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust, and Embassy Bank to act as approved depositories for school district funds and/or temporary investments, and to transfer funds on deposit to any other bank for the credit of the Northern Lehigh School District. The board further authorizes the business manager and/or superintendent to enter into agreements, supplements or amendments to agreements to implement the foregoing operations for the 2019-2020 school year.

• Pay general fund and capital project bills that are scheduled for payment during the month of July as required by contract, as there are no scheduled board meetings in July.

• Renewed the following expired bonds for the 2019-2020 fiscal year through Willis of Pennsylvania Inc.: A $50,000 board secretary bond for the term of July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2020, at an annual premium of $175; and a $50,000 board treasurer bond for the period July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2020, at an annual premium cost of $269.

• Willis Towers Watson as the district insurance broker for Property, Casualty, & Liability insurance for the 2019-2020 school year.

• The business office to complete additional budgetary transfers for the 2018-2019 end of year audit.

• Dr. Harry Shiefer of Broadway Family Dentistry as the school dentist for the 2019-2020 school year at the quoted fee of $1 per dental exam needed.

• Dr. Nicole Sully and Dr. Amy Gourniak of Parkland Family Health Center as school physicians for the 2019-2020 school year. The fee for grade level physicals will be $20 per physical needed, and consultant services will be provided at no charge.

• Preferred EAP as the district’s employee assistance plan administrator at an estimated cost of $1,500. This amount is an estimated total, as the final cost is based on total number of eligible employees.

• The superintendent to enter into a contract with Blackboard Connect for website hosting, if e-rate funding is received by June 30.