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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBION, NEW YORK 14411 Board Members to Meet in the
Carl I. Bergerson Middle School Auditorium July 06, 2020
AGENDA BOARD OF EDUCATION REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
7:00 pm (Meeting broadcast remotely as authorized by
Order of the Governor as a result of the COVID pandemic.)
I. Organizational Meeting - 7:00 pm
A. Call to order by District Clerk at 7:00 pm.
B. Administering of Oaths - Elected Trustees • Mr. Christopher Kinter
C. Election of President and Vice President
D. Administering of Oaths - Elected Board Officers
II. Organizational Business A. Appointment of Designated Personnel for the 2020-2021 school year:
Position
1. District Clerk
2 . Assistant Clerk
3 . Purchasing Agent
4. Treasurer of the District
5 . Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Purchasing Agent
6. Internal Claims Auditor
7. District Tax Collector Deputy Tax Collector
8. School Doctor Appointment and Approval of Contract
9. Census Enumerator
10. Comptroller, Ex-Class. Act.
11. Treasurer, Ex-Class. Act.
12. Asst. Treasurer Ex-Class. Activities
13. Auditor, Ex-Class. Act .
Personnel
Derek Vallese
Cindy Ishmael
Derek Vallese
Laura Marek
Diane Stirk
Michelle Deibel ($35/hour) Beth Ann Navarra ($35/hour)
Diane Stirk ($2,000 stipend) Laura Marek
Work Fit Medical, LLC
Amy Castricone
Designated Bldg. Principal
Amy Castricone
Michele Powley Julie Norman
Laura Simboli ($1, 000 stipend)
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14. Payroll Certificatio n Officer
15. Custodian of Petty Cash
16. Chemical Hygiene Officer
17. Records Management Officer/ Freedom o f Information
18. Tit l e VI and IX Compliance Officer
19. Attendance Superviso rs:
20. Independent Auditor
21. Internal Auditor
22. Designation of Local Attorney for the District
23. Designation of Special Counsel for BOE
24. Designation of Special Counsel for Construction
25. Designat i on of Special
Matters
Counsel for Special Ed Matters
26. Designation of Special Counsel for Select Matters
27. School Pesticide Representative
28. AHERA Local Educational Agency (L.E.A.) designee
29. Liaison for Homeless Children & Youth
30. Designated Official to Receive Court Notification Regarding students'sentence/adjudication and juvenile del i nquency proceedings
31 . Designa ted Official to apply for Grants in Aid
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Superintendent of School s
Laura Marek
Tim Mercer
Amy Castricone
Mary E. Leto
ES Principal MS Principal HS Principal
Mengel, Metzger, Barr, CPA
EFP Rottenberg & Co.
Lance Mark, Esq.
Bond, Schoeneck & King, Jennifer M. Schwartzott, Esq. of Counsel
Woods, Oviatt, Gillman Robert Hooks, Esq.
Kenney, Shelton, Liptak, Nowak, LLP
Hodgson Russ, LLP
Tim Mercer
Tim Mercer
Mary E. Leto
Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent of Schools
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32. Board Designee to Determine Student Residency Status per Policy 7130-Entitlement to Attend - Age & Residency Superintendent of Schools
33. Board Designee to Provide Absentee Ballots to Qualified District Voters per Policy 1640 - Absentee Ballots
34. Adult Education Coordinator
35. Incarcerated Youth Director
36. Director of Facilities
Cindy Ishmael
Cindy Ishmael($2,000 stipend)
Mary E. Leto
Tim Mercer
B. Designation of Banks for Deposit of Funds, without regard to deposit balances: 1) Key Bank 2) Five Star Bank 3) J.P. Morgan Chase 4) Evans Bank 5) Non-checking account investments of District monies
will be with qualified commercial NY State chartered financial institutions authorized to do business with municipalities/school districts in the State of New York. Securities on repurchase agreements and certificates of deposit shall be held in a custody account.
C. Authorization for use of a digital check signing facsimile.
D. Authorized signers of School District funds/checks: 1) Laura Marek, Treasurer 2) Derek Vallese, School Business Official 3) Amy Castricone, Extracurricular Treasurer
E. Authorization and approval of Bonds for District Treasurer, Tax Collector, $1,000,000 each, and other employees of the District, $100,000 on each employee.
F. Designation of the THE DAILY NEWS (Batavia, NY) as the official newspaper for the School District.
G. Authorization and approval of petty cash funds of: a) School District - $75.00 b) Recreation Change Fund - $30.00 c) Athletic Change Fund - $200.00 d) District Continuing Education Program Petty Cash - $30
H. Designation of regular monthly meeting date and time: First Monday of the month, except in May or when falling on a school holiday. Regular meeting to begin at 7:00 p.m.
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Aug. 3 , 2020 Feb. 1, 2021 Sept. 14, 2020 (2nd Monday) March 1, 2021 Oct. 5, 2020 April 12, 2021 (2nd Monday) Nov. 2, 2020 May 10, 2021 ( 2nd Monday) Dec. 7 , 2020 June 7, 2021 Jan. 4, 2021 July 12, 2021 (2nd Monday)
Dates to be published via a legal notice in the o fficial District newspaper.
I. The Albion Central School Board of Education delegates to the chief administrative officer the authority to act as its agent with regard to Albion Central School's participation in the National School Lunch/School Breakfast/Special Milk Programs and to enter into on its behalf all contracts and agreements associated with said participation.
J. Establishment of mileage rate for 2020-2021 at current Internal Revenue Service rate.
K. Adoption of all existing board policies, regulations, codes , and plans.
L. Authorization to Require Medical Examinations The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to require any employee(s) to submit to a medical examination t o determine his/her fitness to continue employment. The Superin t enden t of Schools shall also be authorized to appoint and engage school physician(s) and make such arrangements as are necessary t o effectuate this resolution.
M. Adoption of Check Charge The Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent to impose a charge not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per check to any account owing the Albion Central School District where a tendered payment of such an account was returned for insufficient funds. Service charges shall be collected in the manner prescribed by law for the collection of the account for which the check was tendered. The Superintendent of Schools may require future payments by individuals to be tendered in cash or by certified or c ashier's check .
N. Appointment of Staff on an Interim Basis The Superintendent is hereby authorized to empl oy individuals on an interim basis until such time as the Board of Education is able to act upon a formal recommendation for appointment. Suc h interim appointments shall be considered t emporary in nature.
0 . Service Agreements The Superintendent is authorized to enter into service agreements that are consistent with the mission of Albion Central School District, subject to the Board's approval o f any agreements requiring an appropriation of funds.
P. Small Claims Actions The Superintendent is authorized to commence or set t l e any lawsuits or prospective lawsuits for a sum of money that is or would be within the monetary jurisdicti on of the sma ll claims court .
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Q. Defense of Unemployment Insurance Claims The Superintendent and/or his/her designee is authorized to decide whether to contest or settle claims for unemployment insurance pending before the Department of Labor.
R. Workers' Compensation The Superintendent and/or his/her designee are authorized to make decisions whether to contest or settle claims before the Workers' Compensation Board, consistent with the terms of the Municipal Cooperation Agreement among the members of the Workers' Compensation Consortium, of which Albion is a member.
S. Health Plan The Superintendent and/or his/her designee shall be authorized to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Albi on Central School District with respect to all business pertaining to the Orleans Niagara Health Consorti um Plan and the district Superintendent shall also have standing authority to delegate such responsibility to another Albion Administrator.
T. Records Retention The Board of Education of the Albion Central School District resolves that Records Retention and Disposition Schedule ED-1, issued pursuant to Article 57-A of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, and containing legal minimum retention periods of loca l government records, is hereby adopted for use by all officers in legally disposing of valueless records listed here. In accordance with Article 57-A
a. only those records wi l l be disposed of that are described in Records Retention and Disposition Schedule ED-1 after they have met the minimum retention periods described therein;
b. only those records will be disposed of that do not have sufficient administrative, fiscal, l egal or his t orical value to merit retention beyond established legal minimum periods.
U. Cooperative Purchasing Resolution (authorizing the use of contracts bid and let by other governmental agencies) The board of education authorizes the purchase apparatus, materials, equipment and supplies, and the contracting of services related to t he installation, maintenanc e or repair of those items, through the use of contracts let by the United States or any agency thereof, any state or any o t her political subdivision or distric t therein. The contract will be let in a manner that consti t utes competitive bidding consistent with state law, and thus satisfy the requirement to locally bid the item or s e r vice. The contracts will include but not be limited to those filed with US Commun ities , The Cooperative Purchasing Network, Government Procurement Allianc e, National Joint Powers Alliance, and Pennsylvania Education Purchasing Program for Microcomputers.
III. The Albion Central School District Board of Educat ion authorizes the Superintendent to send letters of reasonable assurance of continui ng employment, for the purpose of complying with the Unemployment Insurance Amendments of 1976, to Albi on staff whom Albion intends to employ during the 202 0-202 1 school year.
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IV. Real Property Tax Law Sections 556 and 726
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Resolved, by the Board of Education of the Albion Central School District, that the authority of the Board of Education pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 556 with respect to refunds and credits of real property taxes paid in the case of clerical error, unlawful entry, or error in essential fact, is hereby delegated to the treasurer, upon audit by the internal claims auditor, where the recommended refund or credit is $3,999 or less: and be it further resolved, that applications for refund of taxes based upon a change in assessment by final order of a court in any tax certiorari proceeding, pursuant to Section 726 of the Real Property Tax Law, is delegated to the treasurer upon audit by the internal auditor, in an amount not to exceed $3,999.
V. Correction of Tax Rolls
Resolved, by the Board of Education of the Albion Central School District, the District Clerk is hereby authorized to correct errors, on behalf of the Board of Education, on the tax rolls as recommended by Orleans or Genesee County, not to exceed the sum of $3,999.
VI. Authorization for Superintendent Regarding Student Suspensions
Resol ved, by the Board of Education of the Albion Central School District, the Superintendent may act on behal f of the Board of Education to reduce suspensions of students when deemed appropriate.
VII. Substitute Pay Rates:
TEACHING SUBSTITUTES 2020-2021 school year
Certified Instructors: ................. $100.00 daily
A copy of NYS certification must be on file in the District Office to qualify for payment at the following rates:
Nonemp l oyee Test Scorer Rate ........... $25.00 per hour
Non-Certified Instructors : . ........... . $95.00 daily
Terms: 1 full day = more than four hours 1/2 day = up to and including four hours
Tutors: Certified Instructors ......... $25/hourly Non-cert i f ied Instructors. . $20/hourly Preparation Time .............. $10/hourl y
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NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SUBSTITUTES:
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Nurse .................... $22.00/hourly copy of Val id License must be on file
Clerks/Typists ........... $12.50/hourly
Aides .................... $12.50/hourly
Cleaners ................. $12. SO/hourly
Summer Wo rkers ...... $11.80/hourly (Labo r Class)
Lunchroom Monitors ....... $12.50/hourly
Teacher Ass i stants ... $12.50/hourly
VIII. CSE & CPSE Personnel Recommendations
Committee on Special Education for the 2020-2021 school year: Jessica Beal, Chairperson/District Representat i ve Mary Leto, Alternate Chairperson/District
Representative Patrick Brawn, Psychologist Eric Christiansen, Psychologist Betsy Martel , Psycho logist School Appo inte d Physician (attends only by parent o r
Committee request) Individual student (whenever appropriate) Individual student's regular education teacher Individual student's special education teacher and/o r
related service provider Individual student's parent(s)/legal guardian(s)
Individual parent representatives at parental request: Christine Bloom Michael Rowella Rose Rowella Rose Butler
The Committee should also i nc lude an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results, who may be a member of the team. This person may be selected from the following team members: the regular education teacher, the special education teacher/provider, or the school district representative described above.
At the discretion of the parent or the agency, other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, incl uding related service personnel as appropriate may also be included.
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Committee on Preschool Special Education for the 2020-2021 school year:
Jessica Beal, Chairperson/District Representative Mary Leto, Alternate Chairperson/District
Representative Municipality Appointed Representative Individual student, whenever appropriate Individual student's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) Individual student's regular education teacher Individual student's special education teacher and/or
related service provider
Individual parent representatives at parental request: Christine Bloom Jennifer Frasier Bryan Frasier
In addition, an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results may be a member of the team. This person may be selected from the following team members: the regular education teacher, the special education teacher/provider, or the school district representative described above.
At the discretion of the parent or the agency, other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related service personnel as appropriate may be included. At an initial recommendation meeting, a professional who participated in the evaluation of the child or an appropriate school district may be included.
For a child in transition from early intervention programs and services, the appropriate licensed or certified professional from the Department of Health's Early Intervention Program will be included at parent request.
Surrogate parent for the 2020-2021 school year: Sarah Melancon
Independent Evaluators:
ORLEANS COUNTY:
School District Lyndonville
Medina
ERIE COUNTY:
Psychologist G. Robert Shiffer
Ann Marie Martillotta Leonard Petix
Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center A Unit of Children's Hospital of Buffalo Psychological Educational Services
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Psychologist
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Dr. Lisa A. Jackson PhD
MONROE COUNTY:
Andrew J. Kirch Developmental Center Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities Golisano Children's Hospital
I X. Boa rd o f Education Committees and Assignments
X. Adjournment
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MEMO TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ALBION, NEW YORK 14411
Mary E. Leto
June 29, 2020
CSE Personnel Appointments
I am recommending that the following individuals be appointed to the Committee on Special Education for the 2020-2021 school year:
Jessica Beal, Chairperson Mary Leto, Alternate Chairperson Patrick Brawn, Psychologist Eric Christiansen, Psychologist Betsy Martel, Psychologist Physician (attends only by parent or Committee request) Individual student (whenever appropriate) Individual student's regular education teacher Individual student's special education teacher and/or related service provider Individual student's parent(s)/legal guardian(s)
Individual parent representatives at parental request:
Christine Bloom Rose Butler Michael Rowella Rose Rowella
The Committee should also include an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results, who may be a member of the team. This person may be selected from the following team members: the regular education teacher, the special education teacher/provider, or the school district representative described above.
At the discretion of the parent or the agency, other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related service personnel as appropriate may also be included.
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ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ALBION, NEW YORK 14411
MEMO TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mr. Michael Bo
Mary E. Leto
June 29, 2020
CPSE Personnel Appointments
I am recommending the following be appointed to the Committee on Preschool Special Education for the 2020-2021 school year:
Jessica Beal, Chairperson/District Representative Mary Leto, Alternate Chairperson Municipality Appointed Representative Individual student, whenever appropriate (Individual student's) parent(s)/legal guardian(s) (Individual student's) regular education teacher (Individual student's) special education teacher and/or related service provider
Individual parent representatives at parental request:
Jennifer Frasier Bryan Frasier Christine Bloom
In addition, an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results may be a member of the team. This person may be selected from the following team members: the regular education teacher, the special education teacher/provider, or the school district representative described above.
At the discretion of the parent or the agency, other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related service personnel as appropriate may be included. At an initial recommendation meeting, a professional who participated in the evaluation of the child or an appropriate school district may be included.
For a child in transition from early intervention programs and services, the appropriate licensed or certified professional from the Department of Health's Early Intervention Program will be included at parent request.
Upon Board of Education approval, I will contact these individuals in writing and inform them of their appointment.
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MEMOTO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ALBION, NEW YORK 14411
Mr. Michael Bonnewell
Jessica Beal t June 26, 2020
Surrogate Parent
I am recommending that the following individual be approved by the Board of Education to serve as a surrogate parent for the 2020-2021 school year:
Sarah Melancon
Upon Board of Education approval, I will contact this individual in writing to inform her of the appointment.
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ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ALBION, NEW YORK 14411
MEMO TO:
FROM:
Mr. Michael Bonnewell
Jessica Beal f DATE:
SUBJECT:
June 26, 2020
Independent Evaluators
I am recommending that the following individuals/agencies be approved by the Board of Education to serve as independent evaluators for the 2020-2021 school year:
ORLEANS COUNTY:
School District Lyndonville
Medina
ERIE COUNTY:
Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center A Unit of Children's Hospital of Buffalo Psychological Educational Services
MONROE COUNTY:
Andrew J. Kirch Developmental Center Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities Golisano Children's Hospital
Psychologist G. Robert Shiffer
Ann Marie Martillotta Leonard Petix
Dr. Lisa A. Jackson PhD
Please Note: Evaluators cost should not exceed $2,500 without prior justification and approval by the ACSD CSE.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBION, NEW YORK 14411 Board Members to Meet in the
Carl I. Bergerson Middle School Auditorium July 06, 2020
NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A SPECIAL MEETING 7:15 pm
(Meeting broadcast remotely as authorized by Order of the Governor as a result of the COVID pandemic.)
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
RECOGNITION
ITEM
l . APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A. Public Forum
2 . BUSINESS ITEMS
Friend of Education Ed Fancher
(Posthumous a ward)
PERSON
A. Minutes/Transcripts of Prior Meeting{s)
ACTION
Mo t ion
Mot i on
i. Transcript of May 11, 2020 Regular Board Meeting ii. Transcript of June 01, 2020 Regular Board Meeting iii. Transcript of June 04, 2020 Special Board Meeting iv. Transcript of June 11, 2020 Spec i al Board Meeting
B. Treasurer's Report May 2020 C. Extra-Classroom Activity Fund Report f o r May 2020 D. CSE & CPSE Recommendations E. Committee on Special Education Referral Information
3 . CORRESPONDENCE
4 . PRESENTATIONS
A. Orleans Niagara BOCES - Mike Fisher
5 . COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Ne w School Board Member Seminar
Information
Information
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING AGENDA
ITEM PERSON
6 . OLD BUSINESS
A. NYSSBA Conference Registration
7 . NEW BUSINESS
A. Personnel
B. Meetings to Schedule
• Code of Conduct (Public Hearing) • Title I (Parent Engagement Policy Review) • District-Wide Safety Plan (Public Hearing)
C. Section 504 Procedures Manual - Draft
D. Inactive Extracurricular Clubs
E. Donations: • Chevrons
F. Volunteers
8 . ADMINISTRATORS' REPORTS
A. Building Principal Reports
B. Attendance Report
C. Superintendent's Report • Extracurricular Activity Spring Reports
9 . BOARD DATES
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ACTION
Information
Motion
Motion
Motion
Motion
Mot i on
Information
Information
Information
I nformat ion
Information
DAY I DATE I EVENT I TIME TO BE DETERMINED AT JULY 06, 2020 REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
10 . ADJOURNMENT Motion
ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT DRAFT ALBION, NEW YORK 14411
MAY 11, 2020 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
(MEETING HELD REMOTELY AS AUTHORIZED BY ORDER OF GOVERNOR AS A RESULT OF THE COVID P.ANDEMIC)
7: 00 pm
The Regular Session of the Albion Central School District Board of Education was held at 7: 00 pm on May 11 , 2020 , by a remote meeting with no publi c attendance, as a resu lt of the COVID pandemic, in the Carl I. Bergerson Middle School Audi torium, 254 East Avenue , Albion , New York 14411, with remote attendance by the Board members .
Board Member Present Excused Mrs. Harling X Mr. Sidari X Mrs. Brown X Mrs. Sacco X Mr. Wadhams X Mrs. Nesbitt X Mrs. Weller X Mr. Boose X Mrs. Riley X
Others in attendance at this me eting included : Michael Bonnewell , Superintendent of Schools; De r e k Vallese , School Business Official/District Clerk ; Mary Leto , Assistant Superintendent for Instruction ; Kevin Smith , AV Technician - facilitating meeting.
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
Mrs. Harling - " I welcome you all to this regular meeting , regula r May meeting of the Board of Directors. If you could all please join me in a pledge to the flag . "
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Group - " I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands , one nation , under God , indivisible , with liberty and justice for all."
1 . APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mrs. Harling - "So you have the Agenda in front of you. Mr. Bonnewell , d o we have any changes or additions to the Agenda?"
Mr . Bonnewell - "Uh , we do have two additions. This afternoon you were sent three additional CPSE Recommendations and we also would add a presentation. Uh, Mr. Wadhams is gonna share with us s ome information about BOCES and their awareness of our district financial situation right now."
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Mr. Wadhams - "Mr. Bonnewell?"
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Mrs. Harling - "Which section would you be putting that under?"
Mr. Bonnewe l l - "That would be a presentation."
Mrs. Harling - "Oh you said that, I'm sorry, okay, yep."
Mr. Wadhams - "Mr. Bonnewe l l ? "
Mr. Bonnewell - "Yes Sir."
Mr. Wadhams - "May I also um, add Code of Conduct Committee?"
Mr. Bonnewe l l - "Yes, Yep."
Mr. Bonnewell - "That would be a Presentation B. Alright, so that's more Commit tee Report. Why don't we do that as a Committee Report."
Mrs. Riley - "Did the Code of Conduct Committee meet?"
Mr. Wadhams - "No it did not meet. I just wanna address it. 11
Mr. Bonnewell - "Yep ... "
Mrs. Riley - "Oh, okay."
Mr. Bonnewell - "that would be an Item B, under uh, 5-5 - Commi ttee Reports, B would be Code of Conduct, under 4-Presentations (A) is BOCES awareness and under 2 ( E) again, the additional three CPSE cases that were sent out earlier today . "
Mr. Wadhams - "Okay."
Mrs. Harling - "Okay, so wi th those additions , I would be looking for a Motion to approve the Agenda?"
Mrs. Weller - "I'll make a motion."
[Mrs. Brown raised her hand.]
Mrs. Nesbitt - "I'll second."
Mrs. Harling - "by Mrs . Weller, second by Mrs. Brown, do we have any further discussion? All in favor?"
Group - "Aye"
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Mrs . Harl ing - " Opposed?u (No Responses]
Mrs . Brown - " Excuse me" [clearing her throat]
Mrs . Harling - "Okay , motion carries . u
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Resolved, on a motion by Mrs. Weller, seconded by Mrs. Brown, the Board approved the Agenda. [Mr. Boose did not cast a vote, because of having difficulty with his Zoom connection, but has been present in the meeting.]
8-YES 0-OPPOSED 0-ABSENT 1-DID NOT VOTE MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC FORUM - None
Mrs . Harling - "Okay, this would bring us normally to the Public Forum session of our meeting. Um, given the current state of meetings , we don ' t have a public forum this evening. Um, so we ' 11 move on to the Business Items and I ' ll turn it over to Mr. Vallese and Mr . Bonnewell . n
2. APPROVAL OF BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Minutes/Transcripts of Prior Board Meetings i . Transcript of April 6 , 2020 Regular Board Meeting
ii. Transcript of April 22 , 2020 Annual BOCES Budget & Election Meeting
B. Treasurer' s Report for March 2020 C. Quarterly Revenue and Expenditure Reports D. Extra- Classroom Activity Fund Report for March 2020 E . CSE & CPSE Recommendations F . Committee on Specia l Education Referral Information G. Budget Transfer Requests
Mr . Bonnewell "Sure, so under your Business Items, you have Transcripts from your April 6 th Regular Meeting , your April 22nd
Annual BOCES Budget Vote and Election Meeting , you have your Treasurer' s Report for March of 2020 , Quarterly Revenue and Expenditure Reports , Extra-Classroom Activity Fund Report for March, CSE and CPSE Recommendations again, with the additions presented to you earlier today. Urn , CSE Referral Information and Budget Transfer Requests and as always , you can take those as a block, individually or in whatever combination you choose . "
[Brief Pause]
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Mrs. Harling - "Is there any question or discussion regarding any of the Business Items? If there's not, I'd be looking for a Motion to approve them?"
Mrs . Weller - "I have a, I have a question on the, the um classroom, or the, the activity funds?"
Mr. Bonnewell - "Mmm, hmm"
Mrs. Weller "What's gonna happen to all of those, since I'm assuming some of those funds were gonna be spent by the end of the year?"
Mr. Bonnewell - "Well some of them may still be. In a little while we ' re gonna talk about, for example, a rescheduled date for Prom. Um, so some of those may still, some of em may be expenses that groups will still wanna provide like awards recognitions, um, you know, certificates, banners that, not banners, but um, pins uh, and that type of thing to recognize participation. Um, the remainder of them would roll over to next year."
Mrs. Weller - "Okay"
Mr. Bonnewell "Just as they're not gonna expend everything, they' re also not gonna have all of their revenues, so ... "
Mrs. Weller - "Right, right."
Mr. Bonnewell - "Likely, in many cases, probably end up in about the same spot it may have."
Mrs. Weller - "Okay, so it's a fluid situation just like everything else."
Mr. Bonnewell - "Yep"
Mrs. Harling - "Any other questions or comments?"
Mrs. Riley - "Nope"
[Mrs. Brown raised her hand.]
Mrs. Brown - "I, I ' m a ... I'm sorry."
Mrs. Harling - "No, go ahead Mrs. Brown."
Mrs . Brown - "Yeah, I' 11 make a Motion to go ahead and accept the, excuse me, accept the Business Items."
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Mrs. Harling - "Okay, do we have a second? "
[Mrs. Nesbitt raised her hand. ]
Mrs. Nesbitt - "I'll second."
Mrs. Harling "Second, Mrs. Nesbitt . All in favor? "
Group - "Aye"
Mrs. Harling - "Opposed?" [No Responses]
Mrs. Harling - "Okay, Motion carries ."
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Resolved, on a motion by Mrs. Brown, seconded by Mrs. Nesbitt, the Board approved the Business Items. [Mr. Boose raised his hand when the vote was called.]
9-YES 0-OPPOSED 0-ABSENT MOTION CARRIED
3. CORRESPONDENCE
Mrs. Harling - "Co rrespondence , do we have any corresponde nc e this evening? "
Mr. Bonnewell - " Do not"
Mrs. Harling - "Okay, so that brings us to Presentations and Mr. Wadhams will be speaking with regards to BOCES."
4 . PRESENTATIONS
A. Orleans-Niagara BOCES/ACS District financial Situatio n
Mr. Wadhams - " Okay, I , I , it-it ' s, not nothing other than our next meeting will be in two days so I was hoping to have a lot more information to share with you on Thursday but um1 I just wanna , want to s-state that um, there has been , not a lot, but there has been uh, correspondence and some contact from BOCES and 1 and they j ust want to let us know that um, they are well aware of the financial stress that we are under and will be unde r going down the r oad here. They um, you know, they are an educational services provider and they understand that they don ' t 1 they don ' t have a budget other than what they charge the component districts , and they are very uh , aware of , they need to balance out the cost of what they' re
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providing um, the cost to the component districts against the, their need to make sure they can pay for the, that stuff. So, they're very aware of that , they talked about cost, cost-cutting mea-measures already and I just wanted to throw that out there, that they're very aware of that and um, they wanna be, be able to provide as much as possible without socking it to anybody. So, just thought I'd let, let you guys know that."
Mrs. Harling - "Great, thank you for that information. Does anyone have any questions?"
Mrs. Weller - "Hey, uh, information from , the, meet?"
Mr. Wadhams, how much, how
how much
often does
are the
you getting BOCES Board
Mr. Wadhams - "Well, the, the official meetings um, happen once a, once a month, just like, like uh, us but I'm, I'm regularly getting emails and, and messages from their Board Clerk um, her name's Cindy Hurt, she's a , she's a, a secretary there and from Clark, Dr. Godshall. He sends out re-regularly, probably two, three times a week, we get some information um, the last one was about possibility of an expenditure that he, he wasn ' t real keen on, it was scheduled to be made, but didn't have to be made, it was something to be made at the discretion of the Board and he asked us what our opinions were and after the opinions came back, he said we're just gonna wait and hopefully we'll be able to make that expenditure down the road. So they are, they are aware , they don't want to overburden anybody, but they do want to take care of their people who provide their programs."
Mrs. Weller - "Thank you."
Mrs . Harling - "Okay, thank you, Mr. Wadhams. So, our Committee Reports. Uh, I believe we have a Finance and Audit Committee."
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Finance and Audit Committee Update
that brings us to report from the
Mrs. Sacco - "Yep, so I ' ll start by saying that the um, Finance and Audit Committee meeting, met last week. Um, I called the meeting t o uh , talk with the Committee um, on the uh, on the budget that we actually had brought to the Board last month. Um, that's going out for um, to be uh , voted on this month, um, actually next month and uh, just to make sure that what we had currently in the budget and really understand um , what cut , if we knew what cuts were coming and, and just try to understand where we were as a district um,