BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Counties
Johnstown, NY 12095
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DATE
September 28, 2022
PLACE
HFM BOCES Board Room
KIND OF MEETING
Regular Meeting
MEMBERS PRESENT
Harry Brooks, Carmen Caraco, Rebecca Cozzocrea, John DeValve, Jean LaPorta, Matt Sullivan and Kathryn Zajicek
OTHERS PRESENT
David Ziskin, District Superintendent; Jay DeTraglia, Assistant Superintendent; Aaron Bochniak, Assistant Superintendent; Kathi Lewis, School Business Official; Jennifer Clear, Treasurer; Michael Rossi, Independent Auditor from West and Company CPAs; Laurie Bargstedt, Administrative Coordinator of Adult Literacy and Corrections Education; Selena Howard and Desiree Santana, Adult Learners and Christine Eaton, Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
Harry Brooks called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to waive the 48-hour notice and approve the agenda as presented and add or remove any items introduced by unanimous vote.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
At 5:01 p.m. the Board convened the Audit Committee upon a motion made by Jean LaPorta, seconded by Carmen Caraco and unanimously carried.
INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT PRESENTATION
Michael Rossi, Independent Auditor from West and Co., CPAs PC reviewed the 2021-22 Independent Audit with the Audit Committee.
ADJOURN AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board adjourned the Audit Committee at 5:25 p.m upon a motion made by Kathryn Zajicek, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Jean LaPorta made a motion, seconded by John DeValve to approve the minutes of the August 31, 2022 Board meeting. This motion was unanimously carried.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REPORT
The Assistant Superintendent for Educational Service’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership Report included:
► Adult Literacy and Corrections Education
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BOCES OPERATIONS AND COMPONENT DISTRICT SERVICES
The Assistant Superintendent for BOCES Operations and Component District Service’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership report included:
► Regional Transportation Update
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
The District Superintendent’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership report included:
► State Work
► Organizational Goal Development
► October Calendar
PERSONNEL ITEMS
Upon the District Superintendent’s recommendation, the following personnel items were presented to the Board for acceptance or approval. All new appointments are contingent upon receipt of Employment Eligibility Verification form.
Establish Rates
Kathryn Zajicek made a motion, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried to establish the following rates:
Substitute School Bus Attendant (Retired) – If the school bus attendant retired from BOCES at a rate higher than the established rate, the employee will receive the greater of the two rates.
Substitute Bus Driver (Retired) – If the bus driver retired from BOCES at a rate higher than the established rate, the employee will receive the greater of the two rates.
Substitute School Bus Driver Trainee – $18.37/hour.
Establish Position
Kathryn Zajicek made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to establish the following position:
| POSITION | EFFECTIVE DATE | |
| 1. | 0.6 FTE Administrative Coordinator of PTECH | 09/29/2022 |
Personnel Matters Unclassified A-P
Kathryn Zajicek made a motion, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried to accept the following Unclassified Personnel Matters:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Board of Cooperative Education Services accepts the recommendation of the District Superintendent to approve the following unclassified personnel actions :
| A. | Probationary Appointments: | ||||||||||||
| Upon the recommendation of the District Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby appoint the individual(s) listed below to a probationary appointment in the indicated tenure area contingent upon their successful completion of the probationary term and having received composite or overall APPR ratings of either “Effective” or “Highly Effective” in at least three of the four preceding years and a rating higher than ineffective. | |||||||||||||
| Item | Name | Tenure Area/ Position Title |
FTE | Assignment | Probationary Appointment Start Date | Probationary Appointment End Date | Certification Status | Salary | |||||
| 1 | Halloran, Jeanne* | Administrative Coordinator / Administrative Coordinator – PTECH | 0.6 | PTECH | 9/29/2022 | 9/28/2026 | School Building Leader Initial | $85,000 (prorated) | |||||
| *In addition to this appointment, employee will maintain .40 FTE of General Special Education Teacher duties (see item P1) |
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| B. | Tenure Appointments: | ||||||||||||
| Upon the recommendation of the District Superintendent, the Board of Education hereby tentatively grants the following instructional employee(s) tenure in the indicated tenure area contingent upon successful completion of the probationary term. | |||||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||||
| C. | Temporary Appointments | ||||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | FTE | Assignment | Start Date | End Date | Certification | Salary | |
| 1 | Pietro, Christine | Behaviorist | Hourly | Adirondack Academy | 9/14/2022 | 12/31/2022 | School Counselor Permanent | $50/hour | |
| 2 | Schuyler, Phillip | Mentor | Stipend | CTE BTA Member (1) | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Media Communications 7-12 Professional | $1,500.00 | |
| 3 | Schuyler, Phillip | Mentor | Stipend | CTE BTA Member (2) | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Media Communications 7-12 Professional | $1,500.00 | |
| 4 | Caraco, Tara | Mentor | Stipend | ISS BAA Member | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | School District Leader Professional | $1,000.00 | |
| 5 | DiMezza, Michael | Mentor | Stipend | PTECH BAA Member | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | School Building Leader Professional | $1,000.00 | |
| 6 | Gargiulo, Lisa | Mentor | Stipend | PTECH BTA Member | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Pre-K, K and Grades 1-6 Permanent | $1,500.00 | |
| 7 | Chace, Alexandria | Mentor | Stipend | Special Education BTA Member | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Speech and Language Disabilities Professional | $1,500.00 | |
| 8 | Salvagni, Daniel | Mentor | Stipend | Special Education BAA Member | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | School District Administrator Permanent | $1,000.00 | |
| 9 | Brown, Eleanor | Speech Teacher | 0.6 | Special Education | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Speech and Hearing Handicapped Permanent | $90,516.55 (prorated) | |
| 10 | Chatham Jr., Eric | PTECH – Academic Club | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) |
| 11 | Napolitano, Karen | PTECH – Academic Club | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) | |
| 12 | Schuyler, Rodney | PTECH – Debate and Gaming | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract | |
| 13 | Barkevich, Sandra | PTECH – Future Business Leaders of America | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) | |
| 14 | Mang, Kasey | PTECH – Future Business Leaders of America | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) | |
| 15 | Barkevich, Sandra | PTECH – Future Farmers of America | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) | |
| 16 | Mang, Kasey | PTECH – Future Farmers of America | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) | |
| 17 | Abel, Kimberly | PTECH – Positivity Club | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) |
| 18 | McGill, Melissa | PTECH – Positivity Club | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract (50%) | |||||||||||||
| 19 | VanSlyke, Taylor | PTECH – Student Government | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Barkevich, Sandra | PTECH – Underwater Robotics Club | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Stark, Vanessa | PTECH – Yearbook Club | Extracurricular Compensation | PTECH | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | n/a | Per Article 20 of the BOCES Teachers’ Association Contract | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Santelli, Richard | School Building and School District Leadership Coach | Pro Re Nata | ISS | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2023 | School District Administrator Permanent | $70.00/ hour | |||||||||||||
| D. | Leave Replacements | ||||||||||||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E. | Substitutes (Certified) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F. | Substitutes (Uncertified) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | FTE | Assignment | Start Date | End Date | Salary | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Araujo, Kristi | Substitute Teacher – Uncertified | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per diem* | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzalez, Blanca | Substitute Teacher – Uncertified | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per diem* | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sluti, Jodi | Substitute Teacher – Uncertified | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per diem* | ||||
| *Hourly or per diem substitute rate as established by the Board of Education on 7/6/2022 | |||||||||||
| G. | Leaves (Unpaid) | ||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Assignment | Date(s) | |||||||
| 1 | Figueroa, Andrea | School Counselor | Special Education | 7/14/2022 (1 day) |
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| 2 | Skretkowicz, Rebecca | Teacher | CTE | 10/4/2022-10/7/2022 (4 days) |
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| Leaves (FMLA)* | |||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Assignment | Date(s) | |||||||
| 1 | Keane, Celestine | Administrative Coordinator | PTECH | 7/12/2022 – 8/24/2022 and 8/25/2022 – 9/7/2022 (intermittent) | |||||||
| 2 | LaFountain, Cody | Teacher | Special Education | 9/19/2022 – 10/7/2022 | |||||||
| 3 | LaFountain, Miranda | Teacher | Special Education | 8/30/2022 – 11/26/2022 | |||||||
| *Time off constitutes use of employee’s leave accruals and, once exhausted, unpaid leave time | |||||||||||
| H. | Resignations | ||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position | Assignment | Effective Date | |||||||
| 1 | Bailey, Sarah | Speech and Language Pathologist | Special Education | 9/30/2022 | |||||||
| 2 | Rodriguez, Justine | Music Teacher | Special Education | 10/8/2022 | |||||||
| 3 | Skretkowicz, Rebecca | Culinary Program Teacher | CTE | 10/28/2022 | |||||||
| 4 | Marquissee (Dingman), Tammy | Administrative Coordinator | Special Education | 10/26/2022 | |||||||
| I. | Layoffs | ||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||
| J. | Recalls | ||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||
| K. | Terminations | ||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||
| L. | Retirements | ||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||
| M. | Summer (Temporary) Appointments | ||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||
| N. | Rescind Appointments – Instructional Personnel | ||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||
| O. | Change of Assignment – Instructional Personnel – Informational Only | ||||||||||
| None | |||||||||||
| P. | Change FTE/Hours/Salary | ||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Effort From | Effort To | Effective Date | ||||||
| 1 | Halloran, Jeanne* | General Special Education Teacher | 1.00 | 0.40 | 9/29/2022 | ||||||
| *Involuntary reduction. Employee retains tenure and seniority as a General Special Education Teacher. | |||||||||||
| Employee will also serve a new probationary appointment to .60 FTE Administrative Coordinator (see item A1). | |||||||||||
Personnel Matters Classified
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Kathryn Zajicek and unanimously carried to accept the following Classified Personnel Matters:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Board of Cooperative Education Services accepts the recommendation of the District Superintendent to approve the following classified personnel actions:
| A. | Non-Instructional Appointments: Permanent Status Serving Probation | |||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | FTE | Assignment | Probationary Appointment | Probationary Appointment End Date | Salary | |||
| Start Date | ||||||||||
| 1 | House, Roxanne | Bus Driver | 1.0 | Regional Transportation | 9/1/2022 | 8/31/2023 | $21.43/hour | |||
| 2 | Houghton, Alyssa Marie | School Bus Attendant | 1.0 | Regional Transportation | 9/19/2022 | 9/18/2023 | $14.03/hour | |||
| 3 | Palmateer, Ashley | Senior Typist | 1.0 | Special Education | 10/1/2022 | 9/30/2023 | $30,838.39 (prorated) | |||
| 4 | Salvione, Vincent | Teacher Aide | 1.0 | Special Education | 9/12/2022 | 9/11/2023 | $21,006.98 (prorated) | |||
| 5 | Towne, Mackenzie | Teacher Aide | 1.0 | Special Education | 9/13/2022 | 9/11/2023 | $21,006.98 (prorated) | |||
| 6 | Weaver, Jazel | Teacher Aide | 1.0 | Special Education | 9/12/2022 | 9/11/2023 | $21,006.98 (prorated) | |||
| B. | Non-Instructional Appointments: Contingent Permanent | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| C. | Provisional Appointments: Starting | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| Provisional Appointments: Ending | ||||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| D. | Substitute Appointments | |||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | FTE | Assignment | Start Date | End Date | Salary | |||
| 1 | Araujo, Kristi | Substitute Teacher Aide | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per Hour* | |||
| 2 | Araujo, Kristi | Substitute Typist | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per Hour* | |||
| 3 | Araujo, Kristi | Substitute School Nurse (LPN) | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per Hour* | |||
| 4 | Gonzalez, Blanca | Substitute Teacher Aide | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per Hour* | |||
| 5 | Sluti, Jodi | Substitute Teacher Aide | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per Hour* | |||
| 6 | Sluti, Jodi | Substitute School Monitor | Pro Re Nata | Any BOCES Location, as needed | 9/29/2022 | 6/30/2023 | Per Hour* | |||
| 7 | Dunham, Renee | Substitute School Bus Attendant (Retired) | Pro Re Nata | Regional Transportation | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2022 | $16.00/hour | |||
| 8 | Dunham, Renee** | Substitute School Bus Driver (Retired) | Pro Re Nata | Regional Transportation | 9/1/2022 | 6/30/2022 | $26.12/hour | |||
| *Hourly or per diem substitute rate as established by the Board of Education on 7/6/2022 | ||||||||||
| **Original appointment 8/31/2022 amended to correct hourly rate (former BOCES retiree) | ||||||||||
| E. | Leaves (Unpaid) | |||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Assignment | Effective Date | ||||||
| 1 | Bentley, Brian | Teacher Aide | Special Education | 8/8/2022 & 8/12/2022 (2 days) |
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| 2 | Opalka, Samantha | Teacher Aide | Special Education | 7/11/2022, 7/12/2022 [0.50 day], 7/28/2022 (2.5 days) |
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| 3 | Pape, Kathleen | Teacher Aide | Special Education | 7/14/2022 (1 day) |
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| 4 | Kline, Tiena | Human Resources Specialist | Human Resources | 10/8/2022 – 10/24/2022 (11 days) |
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| Leaves (Other) | ||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Assignment | Date(s) | ||||||
| 1 | Kline, Tiena* | Human Resources Specialist | Human Resources | 9/4/2022 – 10/7/2022 | ||||||
| *Time off constitutes use of employee’s leave accruals | ||||||||||
| Leaves (FMLA)* | ||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Assignment | Effective Date | ||||||
| 1 | Weiss, Noel | Custodial Worker | Operations | 8/11/2022 – 8/25/2022 and 8/26/2022 – 8/11/2023 (intermittent) | ||||||
| *Time off constitutes use of employee’s leave accruals and, once exhausted, unpaid leave time | ||||||||||
| Leave of Absence | ||||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Assignment | Effective Date | ||||||
| 1 | Palmateer, Ashley | School Monitor | Special Education | 10/1/2022-9/30/2023 | ||||||
| F. | Retirements | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| G. | Terminations | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| H. | Resignations | |||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Assignment | Effective Date | ||||||
| 1 | Fayette, Valene | Teacher Aide | PTECH | 9/14/2022 | ||||||
| 2 | House, Roxanne | School Bus Attendant | Regional Transportation | 8/31/2022 | ||||||
| 3 | Pagles, Lorraine | School Bus Attendant | Regional Transportation | 9/23/2022 | ||||||
| 4 | Fuerst, Charlee | Teacher Aide | Special Education | 10/10/2022 | ||||||
| 5 | Fuerst, Charlee | Teacher Aide (Additional Hours) – up to 400 hours | ALCE | 10/10/2022 | ||||||
| I. | Layoffs | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| Reductions | ||||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| J. | Recalls | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| K. | Change of Assignment – Information Only | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| L. | Temporary Appointments | |||||||||
| Item | Name | Position Title | Effort | Assignment | Start Date | End Date | Salary/Rate | |||
| 1 | Harrington, George* | Casual Employee | Pro Re Nata | Regional Transportation | 8/22/2022 | 6/30/2023 | $50.00/hour | |||
| 2 | Kamp, Laurie | Casual Employee | Up to 500 hours | Special Education | 10/4/2022 | 6/30/2023 | $31.00/hour | |||
| *Original Appointment on 8/31/2022 amended to remove the hours per week limit. | ||||||||||
| M. | Summer (Temporary Appointments) | |||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT
Carmen Caraco made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to approve the Claims Auditor Report for the period of August 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022. (SY 22-23 #42)
TREASURER’S REPORT
Carmen Caraco made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period of July 1, 2022 through July 31, 2022. (SY 22-23 #43)
EXTRACLASS REPORTS
Carmen Caraco made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to approve the July 2022 and August 2022 Extraclass reports as submitted. (SY 22-23 #44, 45)
ITEMS TO BE DECLARES SALVAGE
Carmen Caraco made a motion to approve the item for salvage listed on the Chief Financial Officer’s memorandum dated September 13, 2022. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried. (SY 22-23 #46)
RFB RECOMMENDATIONS
Pursuant to the competitive bidding process, John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Kathryn Zajicek and unanimously carried to accept the Bids recommendation as noted by memorandum from the Purchasing Official in the following area:
RFB 23-02 Student Transportation – STA of New York, Inc., 50 Venner Road, Amsterdam, NY 12010. (SY 22-23 #47, #47B)
ADDENDUM TO THE LETTER OF SERVICES
Jean LaPorta made a motion to authorize the District Superintendent to accept the Bernard P. Donegan, Inc. Addendum to the Letter of Services dated October 25, 2016. This motion was seconded by Kathryn Zajicek and unanimously carried. (SY 22-23 #48)
AGREEMENT- KUCEL CONTRACTORS
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Kathryn Zajicek and unanimously carried to authorize the Board President to execute the agreement by and between HFM BOCES and Kucel Contractors, Inc. to repair a concrete floor. (SY 22-23 #49)
RESERVE FUND REPORT THROUGH JUNE 2022
Matt Sullivan made a motion to accept the Reserve Fund Report for the year ending June 30, 2022 as submitted by the Chief Financial Officer. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried. (SY 22-23 #50)
WATERSTONE EDUCATIONAL ADVISORS – SCOPE OF WORK PROPOSAL
Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the Scope of Work Project Proposal by and between HFM BOCES and Waterstone Educational Advisors, LLC. To prepare for and present at a Leadership Workshop on September 22, 2022. (SY 22-23 #51)
BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
Carmen Caraco made a motion to approve the budget adjustments through June 30, 2022 as submitted by the Chief Financial Officer. This motion was seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried. (SY 22-23 #52)
BUDGET TRANSFERS
Rebecca Cozzocrea made a motion to accept the budgetary transfers through June 30, 2022 as submitted by the Chief Financial Officer. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried. (SY 22-23 #53)
2021-2022 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT
Having been received and discussed by the Audit Committee, John DeValve made a motion to accept the fiscal 2021-22 Independent Audit as prepared by West and Company. This motion was seconded by Carmen Caraco and unanimously carried. (SY 22-23 #54)
ADIRONDACK HEALTH AND WELLNESS VACCINATION CLINIC
Kathryn Zajicek made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the Vaccination Clinic Agreement by and between HFM BOCES and Adirondack Health and Wellness. (SY 22-23 #55)
2021-2022 ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT
A copy of the 2020-2021 Annual Investment Report was given to the Board for information (Information only) only.
OTHER BUSINESS REVISED POLICY
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to accept #4705 Reserve revised policy #4705 Reserve Funds as a second Funds Second reading and adopt it. (SY 22-23 #56) Reading and Adoption
Safety Officer Resolution
Rebecca Cozzocrea made a motion, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried to approve the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of HFM BOCES has appointed two (2) Safety Officers for the 2022-23 school year in furtherance of its mission of safeguarding the wellbeing of its students and faculty; and
WHEREAS, the Safety Officers are qualified professionals with significant years of experience and training and have retired from law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, among other things, the Safety Officers possess the necessary training, licensing, and permits to keep and maintain a firearm on his person during the course of their duties; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education desires to authorize the Safety Officers to keep and maintain a firearm on his/her person during the course of their duties while on BOCES property, so long as the Safety Officers remain employed by the BOCES and the Safety Officers maintain all necessary licenses and/or permits to allow them to maintain and possess such firearm.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the HFM BOCES hereby authorizes James Lorenzoni, and Geoffrey Gray, Safety Officers, to maintain and possess a firearm on each of their persons while on the properties and campus of the School District during the course of their official duties as Safety Officers, for so long as they remain employed as Safety Officers and continues to possess all necessary licensing and permits to maintain and possess such firearms
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, for any reason or no reason whatsoever.
ADDITION TO THE AGENDA
Jean LaPorta made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to add an Executive Session to the Board Agenda.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to section 105(1)(d, e & f) of NYS Public Officers Law, the Board entered executive session at 6:32 p.m. for the purpose of discussing collective negotiations pertaining to the CSEA Regional Transportation Union, pursuant to Article 14 of Civil Service Law upon a motion made by Kathryn Zajicek, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried.
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
At 6:49 p.m. Jean LaPorta made a motion to return to open session. This motion was seconded by Kathryn Zajicek and unanimously carried.
MISCELLANEOUS PERSONNEL ITEMS
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to approve the following miscellaneous resolutions:
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the BOCES Teachers’ Association Unit dated August 31, 2022 (SY 22-23 #57)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the BOCES Teachers’ Association Unit dated September 28, 2022 (SY 22-23 #58)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the BOCES Teachers’ Association Unit dated September 28, 2022 – Debate Club (SY 22-23 #59)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the CSEA Unit – September 28, 2022 – Bus Driver/Custodial Worker (SY 22-23 #60)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the CSEA Unit – September 28, 2022 (SY 22-23 #61)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the CSEA Regional Transportation Unit – September 28, 2022 – Recruitment (SY 22-23 #62)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the CSEA Regional Transportation Unit – September 28, 2022 – Retention (SY 22-23 #63)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the CSEA Regional Transportation Unit – September 28, 2022 – Bidding (SY 22-23 #64)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between HFM BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the Teachers’ Association and the Administrators Association (SY 22-23 #65)
FUTURE MEETINGS
October 26, 2022 – HFM BOCES Regular Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m., HFM BOCES Board Room
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business to come before the Board, John DeValve made a motion at 6:54 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Eaton
Clerk of the Board
