Minutes April 21, 2015

Minutes

CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chappaqua, New York

 

Date:

April 21, 2015

 

Time:

7:00 a.m.

 

Place:

Education Center

 

Present:

Board of Education
Karen Visser, President
Alyson Gardner, Vice President
Jeffrey Mester
Warren Messner
Victoria Tipp

 

Staff Members
Present:

Dr. Lyn McKay, Superintendent

Mr. Eric Byrne, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum

 

Absent:

Theresa Markley, District Clerk / Adm. Asst. to Superintendent

 

Visitors Present:

There were none.

 

President Visser called the board meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. Warren Messner moved to appoint Karen Visser District Clerk Pro Tem. Victoria Tipp seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Warren Messner moved to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of negotiations. Victoria Tipp seconded. The motion passed unanimously. At 7:32 a.m. Victoria Tipp moved to adjourn the Executive Session and reconvene the public session. Jeffrey Mester seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

1.

Recommended action:

1.1

Alsyon Gardner moved to adopt the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES budget for 2015-16, in the amount of $8,705,000. Victoria Tipp seconded. After some discussion the Board members unanimously voted no. The motion unanimously did not carry.

1.2

Karen Visser moved to cast one vote for Catherine Liburne to fill one vacancy on the BOCES Board for one, three-year term from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2017. Alyson Gardner seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

Karen Viser moved to cast no vote for Karen Conti. Alyson Gardner seconded. The motion carried unanimously. Members did not feel they knew enough about the candidate,

Karen Visser moved to cast one vote for Carolyn Aversano. Victoria Tipp seconded. There were three no votes and two yes votes. The motion did not carry.

Karen Visser moved to cast one vote for Douglas Glickert. Warren Messner seconded. There were three no votes and two yes votes. The motion did not carry.

2.

President Visser gave Notice of Future Meetings:

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - Board meeting at Horace Greeley High School, 7:30 p.m.

Presentation:

Public Hearing for School and Library Budgets for 2015-16

3.

Adjournment

Jeffrey Mester moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 a.m. Warren Messner seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Karen Visser, District Clerk Pro Tem

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