Date Issued 06/2022
Function codes
support services and other technology-related administrative costs. The salary of
the network engineer is recorded here.
Operation and Maintenance of Plant Services. Activities concerned with keeping
the physical plant open, comfortable, and safe for use, and keeping the grounds,
buildings, and equipment in effective working condition. These include the
activities of maintaining safety in buildings, on the grounds, and near schools.
Included in this function are supervision of operation and maintenance services;
repair, replacement, and cleaning of building facilities and equipment such as
heating, lighting, and ventilating systems; care and upkeep of grounds including
landscaping, snow removal, and grounds maintenance; care and upkeep of
equipment such as furniture, machines, and movable equipment; provision of
security services including police activities for school functions, traffic control on
grounds, building alarm systems, employees, not teachers, hired as hall monitors,
playground and lunchroom aides; and operation and maintenance of vehicles
(other than for pupil transportation vehicles) such as trucks, tractors, graders, and
staff vehicles. Also included in this function code and its subset are the costs of
building rental, safety, security, and property insurance.
Required Maintenance for School Facilities. For school entities other than
APSSDs, this function code is used to account for the reporting of required
maintenance under N.J.A.C. 6A:26-20, Comprehensive Maintenance Plans.
Expenditures meeting the definition of required maintenance for school facilities
are recorded under this function code. Required maintenance is defined as
expenditures for system warranty purposes that are approved for repairs and
replacements for the purpose of keeping a school facility open, comfortable and
safe for use or in its original condition, including repairs and replacements to a
school facility’s heating, lighting, ventilation, security and other fixtures to keep
the facility or fixtures in effective working condition. Required maintenance
includes periodic or occasional inspection; adjustment, lubrication, and cleaning
(non-custodial) of buildings and fixtures; replacement of parts; and other actions
to assure continuing service and to prevent breakdown.
Required maintenance does not include contracted custodial services,
expenditures for the cleaning of a school facility or its fixtures, the care and
upkeep of grounds or parking lots, and the cleaning of, or repairs and
replacement of, movable furnishings or equipment, or other expenditures that
are not required to maintain the original condition over the facilities’ useful lives.
The sanitization of school buildings during a health-related emergency that is
required to make them usable and safe for students and staff related to the
COVID-19 health emergency should be recorded in this function. Required
maintenance does not include janitorial or custodial services related to routine
cleanings, these costs are recorded in function 262, Custodial Services. Only
enhanced costs for COVID-19 sanitization should be recorded in Required
Maintenance.