A majority of the funds used for the purchase will come from the Food Service Fund which is not part of the District’s General Fund
by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
12-17-24
Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the purchase of new cafeteria tables for Morales Junior High School and Uvalde High School and a food service vehicle for deliveries and walk-in coolers and freezers amounting to $330,000. The tables would be purchased from Jean’s Restaurant Supply not to exceed $120,000.
Uvalde CISD Superintendent Ashley Chohlis stated that the current tables are old and in disrepair and the maintenance department can no longer find replacement parts.
“The cafeteria tables at those two locations are awful,” Uvalde CISD Chief Financial Officer Pam Bendele said
Chohlis stated the Food Service Departments funds is not part of the District’s General Fund, but the district would need to pay a part of the cost. She explained that the food service fund currently has an excess balance, and the district is required by the State of Texas Department of Agriculture to spend the balance down.
Chohlis also stated that if the Food Service Budget was used exclusively for the purchase, the tables would not be able to be used for other purposes like community meetings and PTO meetings and other non-food service activities.
Regarding the General funds, Bendele stated monies can be reallocated from the Morales Junior High new marquis budgeted amount.
