SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Scotia, New York

 

AGENDA

ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

July 11, 2005

 

Presiding - Clerk of the Board

 

1.  Roll Call:  Ahnert, Bradley, Carbone, Carpenter, Conlon, Crisafulli, Smith    

 

2.  Execution of Constitutional Oath of Office by newly elected Board members and Superintendent.

 

3.  Election of President of Board for the 2005-2006 school year.  (Clerk presiding).  Board President to preside following election.

 

4.  Election of Vice-President of Board for the 2005-2006 school year.

 

5.  Appointment of Officers

 

  1. Appointment of Celeste O'Neill as District Treasurer for the 2005-2006 school year in accordance with her previously executed individual contract.

 

b.  Appointment of Joseph Kavanaugh as Assistant Treasurer of the School District for the 2005-2006 school year with no additional remuneration.

 

c.  Appointment of  Bobbie DeLong as School District Clerk from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 in accordance with her previously executed individual contract.

 

d.  Resolved that the school taxes for the portion of the school district situated in the Town of Glenville be collected by the Town Receiver of Taxes, as provided by the Town Law.

 

e.   Resolved that an agreement with the Town of Glenville to collect school taxes for the portion of the school district situated in the Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, and the Town of Charlton, Saratoga County, New York by the Town Receiver of Taxes be approved. 

 

  1. Appointment of Diane Hartman as School District Internal Claims Auditor for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 with no additional remuneration.

 

  1. Appointment of Dorothy Nolie as School District Purchasing Agent for the

2005-2006 school year with no additional renumeration.

 

  1. Appointment of Joseph Kavanaugh as: Section 504 Rehabilitation Act Hearing Officer, Sexual Harassment Compliance Officer and Title IX/EEOC Hearing Officer.

 

  1. Appointment of Dorothy Nolie as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPA) Compliance Officer.

 

  1. Appointment of Dorothy Nolie as Trustee for the Schoharie Area WorkersÕ

Compensation Plan and designate the Superintendent of Schools as Alternate Trustee for the Schoharie Area WorkersÕ Compensation Board.

 

6.  Other Appointments

 

a.  Appointment of Dr. Christopher Buff, Dr. John Pezzulo and Dr. Robert Halbig as Chief Medical Inspectors and School District Physicians, for the 2005-2006 school year at an annual stipend of $24,000, in accordance with an agreement dated July 11, 2005 and further authorize the Superintendent of Schools and President of the board to sign said agreement.

 

  1. Appointment of Margaret Huff as School District Attorney for the 2005-2006 school year with fee for services at the hourly rate of  $125.

 

c.  Appointment of C.L. Marvin to conduct the annual independent audit of the school districtÕs records and accounts.

 

d.  Appointment of the following persons to the Board of Ethics for 2005-2006:

 

                                    John Mace, Chairman

                                    John Haher

                                    Benjamin Migliore

                                    Bruce Kohout

                                    Celeste O'Neill

                                                                       

e.  Appointment of Bobbie DeLong as Records Management Officer and Records Access Officer for purposes of the New York State Access to Records Law at no additional remuneration.

 

f.   Appointment of Joseph Kavanaugh as Student Records Access Officer for purposes of complying with the Buckley Amendment at no additional remuneration.

 

g.    Appointment of representative and alternate to CASBA (Capital Area School Boards Association):

 

Karen Bradley, representative

Joseph Crisafulli, alternate                    

           

 

 

h.    Appointment of Voting Delegate to the Scotia-Glenville PTA (Parent Teachers Association) Council and alternate:

 

Pamela Carbone, voting delegate

Maragaret Smith, alternate                      

    

 

 

i.  Appointment of Extraclassroom Activity Fund Treasurers and Auditors for the 2005-2006 school year, as follows, with no additional remuneration:

 

            School                                   Treasurer                              Auditor

            High School                          Dawn Luckhurst                  Lynda Castronovo

            Middle School                      Allen Calhoun                      Betty Fortna

 

 

7.  Designations

 

 a.  Designate First National Bank of Scotia, Chase Bank, Bank of America, and C.L.A.S.S.  as the official depositories for the deposit of all monies received by the School District. 

 

    1. Depositories:

 

                         J.P. Morgan Chase:

Consentration Account

General Fund Checking

General Fund-Premier Money Market

Payroll Account

Capital Fund-Premier Account

Special Aid Account

 

Bank of America:

 Investment Clearing

                   

                        Class-MBIA Asset Management:

Capital Fund

General Fund

Scholarship & Award

Unemployment Reserve

Tax Certification

 

                    

 

 1st National Bank of Scotia:

Business Checking

Super Now Account

Municipal Money Market

High School-Extra Classroom Activity Fund-two accounts

Middle School-Extra Classroom Activity Fund-one account

 

                     Certificates of Deposit:

                                 (Board Approved Banks)

      Bank of America- no current CD account

      1st National Bank of Scotia-no current CD account

JP Morgan Chase-no current CD account

 

 

b.  Designate Dorothy Nolie as the school district official responsible for certification of payrolls.

 

c.  Designate the Daily Gazette as the official newspaper of the district for the 2005-2006 school year.

 

d.  Designate Benjamin Conlon as Legislative Liaison for the 2005-2006 school year.

                                   

8.  Authorizations

 

a.  Authorize the President of the Board to sign agreements with the State of New York in connection with the operation of the Child Nutrition Program in the schools of this district and that the Business Administrator be designated the authorized signatory for reports and claims.

 

b.  Authorize the Superintendent of Schools to approve the attendance of staff members at professional conferences and meetings in accordance with provisions of the budget or as otherwise authorized by Board of Education resolution.

 

c.  Authorize the President and Clerk of the Board of Education to sign contracts with other districts for the instruction of nonresident pupils in the schools of this district.

 

d.  Authorize the payment of tuition and transportation charges for pupils from this district who attend other schools as permitted by state laws and regulations of the Board of Regents.

 

e.  Authorize the President and Clerk of the Board of Education to sign contracts for transportation of pupils by private contractors as needed.

 

f.  Authorize the District Clerk to sign an agreement with the Schenectady County Board of Elections for the use of digitized poll books for the annual district election and budget vote.

 

g.  Authorize the establishment of Petty Cash Funds and appoint designated treasurers as follows:

 

            Fund                                                   Amount                      Treasurer                             

            District Office                                    $  50.00                     Dana Legere

            Superintendents Office                  $  50.00                     Jeanne Ellis

High School                                      $  50.00                     Lynda Castronovo

            Junior High School                         $  50.00                     Shari Keller

            Glendaal School                              $  50.00                     Tom Eagan

            Glen-Worden School                      $  50.00                     James Dunham

            Lincoln School                                 $  50.00                     Ann Comley

            Sacandaga School                         $  50.00                     John Tobiassen

            Pupil Personnel Services              $  50.00                     Anthony Albanese

 

9.  Miscellaneous Actions

 

 

a.  Approve the issuance of a district credit card to the District Purchasing    

Agent in accordance with Board of Education Policy #6782. (See  attached)

 

b.  Approve the issuance of cell phones by job title in accordance with

Board of Education Policy #8331.  (See attached)