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CALL TO ORDER
ANNUAL REORGANIZATION MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK
JULY 6, 1999
This meeting was held in the Faculty Room of the Fishers Island
School and was called to order at 5:37 p.m. by James Suedmeier.
J. Suedmeier led the pledge of allegiance.
MEMBERS PRESENT Christopher Edwards, Jeffrey Edwards, Susan Hom and
James Suedmeier
OTHERS PRESENT Kathleen Koehnen and Mary Pankiewicz
OATH OF OFFICE The oath of office was administered to newly elected Board
member Jeffrey Edwards by District Treasurer Pankiewicz.
PRESENTATION The Board presented retiring Board member Aaron Lusker with a
NYSSBA desk pen set and thanked him for his two years of service
on the Board of Education.
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ELECTION OF
OFFICERS
OATH OF OFFICE
APPOINTMENTS
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J. Edwards nominated James Suedmeier president of the Board.
C. Edwards seconded the nomination. There being no further
nominations, James Suedmeier was elected president of the Board
of Education.
C. Edwards nominated Jeffrey Edwards vice-president of the Board.
S. Horn 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 Treasurer.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried,
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed District Treasurer and Kathleen
Koehnen was appointed District Clerk, the firm of Cooper, Sapir, and
Cohen was appointed School Attorney;
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed Census Enumerator; the firm
of Miller Lilly & Pearce was appointed Auditor; Island Health
Project (Dr. John J. Hand) was appointed as School Physician;
Kathleen Koehnen was appointed Purchasing Agent;
Kathleen Koehnen was appointed Records Access Officer;
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed Records Management Officer;
Mary Pankiewicz was appointed Extracurricular Fund Treasurer; (the
Board designated the following signatures to be required on
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APPOINTMENTS
BONDING OF
PERSONNEL
DESIGNATIONS
AUTHORIZATIONS
2000 ANNUAL
MEETING
MILEAGE RATE
POLICY UPDATE
SERVICE
FUEL OIL
BID
Extracurricular fund checks: Treasurer and Superintendent.);
Kathleen Koehnen was appointed Receiver of Federal Funds and
Agent for Federal Funds; Kathleen Koehnen was appointed
Attendance Officer;
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The oath of office was administered to the Treasurer and Clerk.
Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by J. Edwards, 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 C. Edwards, and carried, the
Board approved adding revision of Policy #2310 (Regular Meetings)
to the regular meeting of July.
Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by S. Horn, and carried, Fleet
Bank, Suffolk County National, Bridgehampton National and North
Fork Bank & Trust were designated as official depositories for school
district funds; The New London Dav and The Suffolk Times were
named the official newspapers of the district, and the third Tuesday of
the month at 5:30 p.m. was designated as the date and time of regular
monthly Board of Education meetings
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, 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).
Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the
Board set Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at 7:30 p.m. as the date and time
of the 2000 Annual School District Meeting; the Board established the
mileage reimbursement rate at 28 cents a mile; the Board authorized
the contract with the NYS School Boards Association for custom policy
manual update service.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried the Board
awarded the fuel oil contract for the 1999-2000 school year to Gada's.
Fuel & Service Station at the bid price of "Groton Hess tank price plus
$.1025 per gallon for transportation and any and all other costs."
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JUNE 30 WARRANTS Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the
Board approved the General Fund warrants for June 30, 1999 (checks
#23687 - #23700) in the amount of $4,134.41 and Faculty Housing
Fund warrant (check #750) in the amount of $102.00.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the Board
adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathleen Koehnen
School District Clerk