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CALL TO ORDER
ANNUAL REORGANIZATION MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK
JULY 1,1998
This meeting was held in the Social Studies Room of the Fishers
Island School and was called to order at 7:37 p.m. by Susan Horn.
S. Horn led the pledge of allegiance.
MEMBERS PRESENT Christopher Edwards, Jeffrey Edwards, Susan Horn, Aaron Lusker
and James Suedmeier
OTHERS PRESENT
OATH OF OFFICE
ELECTION OF
OFFICERS
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OATH OF OFFICE
APPOINTMENTS
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Cornelius O'Connell and Mary Pankiewicz
The oath of office was administered to newly elected Board
member Christopher Edwards by District Clerk O'Connell.
S. Horn nominated James Suedmeier president of the Board.
A. Lusker seconded the nomination. There being no further
nominations, James Suedmeier was elected president of the Board
of Education.
J. Suedmeier nominated Jeffrey Edwards vice-president of the Board.
A. Lusker seconded the nomination. There being no further
nominations, Jeffrey Edwards was elected vice-president of the
Board of Education.
The oath of office was administered to Board of Education
president James Suedmeier and to Board of Education vice
president Jeffrey Edwards by District Clerk O'Connell.
Motion by J. Suedmeier, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried,
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed District Treasurer and Cornelius
O'Connell was appointed District Clerk
The oath of office was administered to the above two officers.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by J. Suedmeier, and carried, the
firm of Bond, Schoeneck and King was appointed School Attorney;
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed Census Enumerator; the firm
of Miller Lilly & Company was appointed Auditor; Island Health
Project was appointed as School Physician;
Cornelius O'Connell was appointed Purchasing Agent;
Cornelius O'Connell was appointed Records Access Officer;
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed Records Management Officer;
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed Extracurricular Fund Treasurer; (the
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APPOINTMENTS
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BONDING OF
PERSONNEL
DESIGNATIONS
Board designated the following signatures to be required on
Extracurricular fund checks: Treasurer and Superintendent.); .
Cornelius O'Connell was appointed Receiver of Federal Funds and
Agent for Federal Funds; Cornelius O'Connell was appointed
Attendance Officer; the following appointments to the Fishers
Island Committee on Special Education were made:
Harmon N. Cohen, Ph.D., Chairperson
Jennifer Z. Gordon, Special Education Teacher
School Psychologist (LEARN staff)
Island Health Project Physician
Deborah Doucette, Parent Representative
Nina J. Schmid, Alternate Parent Representative
Carolyn J. Doherty, Surrogate Parent
and the following appointments to the Fishers Island Committee on
Preschool Special Education were made:
Harmon N. Cohen, Ph.D., Chairperson
Jennifer Z. Gordon, Special Education Teacher
Island Health Project Physician
Nina J. Schmid, Parent Representative
Deborah Doucette, Alternate Parent Representative
Suffolk County Representative
Member of Evaluation team from the approved educational
provider for which the child is being considered
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Motion by A. Lusker, seconded by S. Horn, and carried, the
Board approved the bonding of all individuals handling school district
funds and all BOE check signers covered under the NYSIR insurance
plan blanket bonding.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, Fleet
Bank, Suffolk County National, Bridgehampton National and North
Fork Bank & Trust were designated as official depositories for school
district funds; the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. was
designated as the date and time of regular monthly Board of Education
meetings; the following people were named as Impartial Hearing
Officers as the District needs for the 1998-99 school year:
Stanley Abrams, C. Leonard Davis, Edward M. Goldstein,
Vanessa M. Sheehan and James P. Walsh
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, The New
London Dav and The Suffolk Times were named the official
newspapers of the district. .
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AUTHORIZATIONS Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by J. Suedmeier, and carried, the
Board authorized the Superintendent to certify payrolls; the Board
authorized voting procedures according to Board policy #2120.2;
the Board authorized the Superintendent to discount bills before
approval; the Board authorized a $50 (fifty dollar) petty cash fund;
the Board authorized the following signers as the two (2) designated
signatures on all school district checks:
one signature must be that of the Treasurer and the other
signature would be that of either BOE president James Suedmeier
or BOE vice-president Jeffrey Edwards;
the Board authorized the Superintendent to transfer budget items
within legal limits of $2,000 (two thousand dollars).
1998 ANNUAL
MEETING
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the Board
set Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at 7:30 p.m. as the date and time of the
1999 Annual School District Meeting.
MILEAGE RATE
Motion by A. Lusker, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, the Board
established the mileage reimbursement rate at 28 cents a mile.
POLICY UPDATE
SERVICE
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
authorized the contract with the NYS School Boards Association for
custom policy manual update service.
JUNE 30 WARRANTS Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by S. Horn, and carried, the Board
approved the General Fund warrants for June 30,1998 (checks
#22223 - #22235) in the amount of $6,384.52 and Repair Reserve
Fund warrant (check #003) in the amount of $10,474.80.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cornelius O'Connell
School District Clerk