REORGANIZATION BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING – JULY 11, 2006
Location: RJK Middle School Library – 7 p.m.

ROLL CALL
A Present: Tara Buckstad, Richard Feller, Vivian Liff, Eugene
Nesin, Robert Rosengard, Robert Stewart,
Alyce Van Etten
Absent: Jacob Billig, John Pavese
Also Present: Eileen P. Casey, Superintendent of Schools
Patrick Michel, Assistant Superintendent
Gladys P. Baxter, School Business Official

District Clerk Christine Rice called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M.

District Clerk Christine Rice administered the Board Member Oath of Office to Tara Buckstad and Eugene Nesin.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS Upon motion by Richard Feller, seconded by Vivian Liff, Alyce Van Etten was nominated for President.
7:0 The following voted for Alyce Van Etten for President:
Tara Buckstad – yes Robert Rosengard - yes
Richard Feller – yes Robert Stewart - yes
Vivian Liff – yes Alyce Van Etten - yes
Eugene Nesin – yes

6:0:1
Upon motion by Robert Rosengard, seconded by Richard Feller, Robert Stewart was nominated for Vice President. The following voted:
Tara Buskstad – yes Robert Rosengard -yes
Richard Feller – yes Robert Stewart - yes
Vivian Liff – abstained Alyce Van Etten - yes
Eugene Nesin - yes

District Clerk Christine Rice administered the President Oath of Office to Alyce Van Etten and the Vice President Oath of Office to Robert Stewart.

7:0 The Board unanimously appointed Richard Feller as Delegate for the Sullivan County School Boards Association, and Robert Rosengard as Alternate for the Sullivan County School Boards Association.

7:0 Upon motion made by Robert Stewart, seconded by Vivian Liff, the Board of Education unanimously made the following appointments and designations:
Clerk of the Board – Christine Rice
Board Recording Secretary – Gladys P. Baxter
District Treasurer – Pam Buchwalter
Claims Auditor – Marie Eck
Tax Collector – Merle Friedlander
Central Treasurer of Extraclassroom Activity Fund:
Middle School – TBA
High School – Nancy Swaine & Sue Bahrenburg
Records Management Officer – TBA
Record Access Officer – Gladys P. Baxter
Asbestos Designee – John Travis
Attendance Officers – Michael Decker, Debra Heins
Census Enumerator – Cathy Travis
Independent Auditor – Cooper & Niemann
School Attorneys – General Counsel Service: Baum & Baum
School Attorneys – Labor Relations & General Counsel –
Donoghue, Thomas, Auslander & Drohan
Title 9 and Civil Rights Officer – TBA
Section 504 Compliance Officer – TBA
Residence Officer – TBA
School Physicians –
Chief School Physician – Dr. Amarjit S. Gill
High School – Dr. Amarjit S. Gill
Middle School – Dr. Amarjit S. Gill
Rutherford School – Dr. Imran Ahmed
Cooke School – Dr. Imran Ahmed
Duggan School – TBA
Chase School – Dr. Dhirajlal Shah
Hebrew Day School – Dr. Abraham Garfinkel
Transportation Dept. – Partners in Safety
Fee basis for all physicians

Purchasing Agent – Gladys P. Baxter
(With authorization of Purchasing Agent, Superintendent of
Schools may sign purchase orders in her absence.)
Payroll Certification – Gladys P. Baxter

7:0 Upon motion by Robert Stewart, seconded by Robert Rosengard, the Board approved the following:
Designations of Depositories
M & T Bank for capital construction
Key Bank of Monticello
All Funds including Federal Depositories for Income Tax and
Trust & Agency Fund, Bond & Interests Account

7:0 Upon motion by Richard Feller, seconded by Eugene Nesin, the Board approved the following:
Designation of Institutions for Investment Purposes:
Bank of New York – Monticello
Chase Bank of New York – New York City
Bank of America – Monticello
Key Bank – Monticello
Community Bank of Sullivan County – Monticello
Merrill Lynch Flexicash
M & T Bank

7:0 Upon motion by Richard Feller, seconded by Robert Rosengard, the Board approved the following:
Authorization of Surety Bonds
District Treasurer & Deputy Treasurer - $700,000
Tax Collector - $500,000
Accountant - $300,000
Claims Auditor - $100,000
Business Official - $ 700,000

7:0 Upon motion by Vivian Liff, seconded by Richard Feller, the Board approved the following:
Designation of Official Newspaper
Times Herald Record – Middletown

7:0 Upon motion by Richard Feller, seconded by Vivian Liff, the Board approved the following:
Mileage Reimbursement Rate for employees not covered by contracts – IRS rate that is in effect July 1, 2006: $.445

7:0 Upon motion by Robert Rosengard, seconded by Tara Buckstad, the Board approved the following:
Petty Cash Accounts
Business Office – Gladys Baxter - $100
Bus Garage – Transportation Supervisor –
Martin Gershowitz - $400
Pupil Personnel Services – Scott Palermo - $50
High School – Arleene Siegel-Lerner - $100
Middle School – Deborah Wood - $100
Rutherford School – Kimberly Patterson - $50
Cooke School – Dr. William Greene - $50
Duggan School – Patti Sonnenschein - $50
Chase School – Susan Gottlieb - $50

7:0 Upon motion by Richard Feller, seconded by Robert Rosengard,
the Board authorized Board members to attend conferences, conventions and workshops at District expense and to authorize the Superintendent of Schools or his designee to approve conference requests, and expenses, of staff members as per  General Municipal Law 77.b.

Authorize the Superintendent of Schools to approve budget transfers up to $5,000 for individual transaction and up to $15,000 for cumulative transactions.

To authorize the Treasurer and in the Treasurer’s absence, the Business Official, to make payment of District funds by use of the Treasurer’s facsimile signature and use of a check-signing machine as per Ed. Law 1720, and 2523.

To readopt all Board Policies and Code of Ethics that were in effect during the previous year.

To readopt terms and conditions of employment agreements for:
Gladys Baxter, School Business Manager


To readopt terms and conditions of employment agreement for
Kathleen Kelley, School Lunch Manager

To appoint Acting Principals of Middle School and High School as follows:
Douglas Murphy: Acting High School Principal in the Absence
of Arleene Siegel-Lerner and TBA
John Correa: Acting KLR Principal in the Absence of Kim
Patterson
Paulette Scheurer: Acting Cooke Principal in the Absence of
Dr. William Greene
Alfred Heins: Acting Middle School Principal in the Absence of
Deborah Wood
TBA: Acting Middle School Principal in the Absence of
Deborah Wood and Alfred Heins

To appoint Scott Palermo, Pupil Personnel Services Director, Edward Escobar, Assistant Pupil Personnel Services Director, and Karen Simon, Administrative Assistant, as administrators with authority to suspend students attending BOCES.

To establish the first and third Thursday of each month as the regular business meetings of the Board of Education.

ADJOURNMENT 7:0 Upon motion by Tara Buckstad, seconded by Richard Feller, the Board the Reorganization Meeting adjourned at 7:25 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Gladys P. Baxter
Recording Secretary

Christine Rice
District Clerk

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