PROPOSED                                                  APPROVED MINUTES

MINUTES                                                        AUGUST 16, 2006

of the                                        SPECIAL MEETING of the BOARD OF EDUCATION

of the

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Held in the Senior High School, Room 11

Conklin, New York, County of Broome

 

 

MEMBERS     Mrs. Janice Young                                                

PRESENT:      Mr. John Pollock                                                 

                       Mrs. Mary Haskell                                                

                       Mr. Bill Yelverton                                                

                       Mrs. Christine Moriarty                                        

                       Mrs. Eleanor Hamilton                 

                       Mr. Raymond Storm                                             

                       Mr. Kevin McGuigan

                       Mrs. Julia Bowers

 

Mrs. Young, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:14 p.m.

 

Executive Session – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Moriarty, that the Board of Education meet in

Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (9 yeses)

At  7:15 p.m. the Board met in Executive Session

At  9:25 p.m. the Board returned to Regular Session

 

Resolution – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mr. Storm, to retain the services of Aswad and Ingraham on a specific personnel issue.  Upon vote the motion was approved.  (8 yeses, 1 no)

 

Rescind Vote – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mr. Storm, to rescind the vote on the resolution to retain the services of Aswad and Ingraham.  Mr. Yelverton wanted to go on record that there is no need to hire Aswad and Ingraham at what may be a significant additional cost to the District when the District already has an attorney, Mr. Mark Gorgos.  Mr. Pollock concurred.  Mrs. Haskell made a motion, seconded by Mr. McGuigan for a poll vote on the resolution. 

 

Resolution – Upon poll vote the motion to retain the services of Aswad and Ingraham on a specific personnel issue was approved.  (6 yeses, 3 noes) (McGuigan, yes; Bowers, yes; Storm, yes; Hamilton, yes; Haskell, yes; Moriarty, no; Pollock, no; Yelverton, no; Young, yes)

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN – Mr. McGuigan made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Haskell, that the meeting be adjourned.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (9 yeses)

 

There being no further business, Mrs. Young adjourned the meeting at 9:34 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Diane M. Kalmen

School District Clerk

 

(minutes taken by Mrs. Hamilton)