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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/01/1998 . 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 . OATH OF OFFICE APPOINTMENTS . 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 July 1, 1998 - page two APPOINTMENTS continued 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 . 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. . . . . July 1, 1998 - page three 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