Webutuck Board of
Education held the July 20, 2009 meeting
at 7:30 p.m. in the Webutuck High School Library.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Andrew Jablonsky
Joseph Matteo
William McGhee
John Perotti
Also Present:
Linda Peters, School Business Administrator
Therese Trotter
District Clerk
Absent:
Dr. Richard N.
Johns, Superintendent
Joseph Herald
Susan Lounsbury
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the business meeting of July 20, 2009
to order at 7:37 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no comments from the public.
CONSENT
AGENDA
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion to approve the consent agenda (as amended). The amendments offered by President Culver called for removing #1 under Board of Education for discussion in Executive Session later in the meeting.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
CLERK’S REPORT
1. Delegations - None
2. Non-Staff Communications - None
PERSONNEL
*1. Instructional Appointments
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts the following
Instructional appointments:
April Ary Pre-Kindergarten
Teacher
Effective September 1,
2009 Replaces Dawn Rivette
Tenure Area: Early Childhood Education (Birth-2)
Estoppel Date: August 31, 2012
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
BUSINESS AND
OPERATIONS
*1. Approval of Lease Agreement with NECC
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Matteo
seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of Webutuck Central School approves the Lease Agreement with North East Community Ccenter to rent a portion of Millerton Elementary School for the purpose of before and after school programs and that this Lease shall be reviewed by the Board of Education in March of 2010 prior to its potential renewal.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
2.
Authorization for Tax
Adjustments
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. McGhee seconded the following motion:
WHEREAS, the
District has received an Application for Corrected Tax Roll for the Years 2007
and 2008 for property located within the
Paul V. and Barbara
Ann Di Grazia- regarding property owned on
9 Cascade Mountain Road, in the Town of Amenia, described as Grid No. 132000-7168-00-021050-0000,
on the basis of an error in essential fact was made, incorrect
assessment by reason of a structure did
not exist on taxable status date or was present on another parcel. The taxes
should be based on assessed value of $272,206 instead of $723,085 inclusive of
exemptions. The taxes levied were $7,811.11
and should be $2,940.50 for the 2007 year and taxes should be based on assessed
value of $272,876 instead of $695,500 inclusive of exemptions. The taxes levied were $7,934.18 and should be
$3,112.94 for the 2008 year; and
WHEREAS, the
Director and Investigator of Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service have
determined, that a clerical error was made and the assessed value should be
changed, as described above, and has recommended that the Applications for
Corrected Tax Roll should be approved; and
WHEREAS, we have
examined such application and the
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Business Administrator is hereby
authorized to correct the 2007 and 2008 assessment to reflect such valuation
reductions, with a notation in the margin, opposite said entries that the
corrections are by authorization of the above-referenced Order; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that pursuant to the terms of the above referenced Order, the School Treasurer
is hereby authorized to refund any overpayments of school taxes for the
2007-2008 school year, said refund in the amount of $ 4,870.61 and the
2008-2009 school year, said refund in the amount of $4,821.24 for a total
refund of $9,691.86.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
*1. Committee on Special Education Monthly Reports
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Webutuck Board of Education hereby accepts the
Committee on Special Education report for July 2008, prepared by the Webutuck Central School District Committee
on Pre-School Education and by the Webutuck Central School District Committee
on Special Education.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
*2. Approval of Textbooks
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
hereby approves the following textbook for the Science Curriculum – Forensic
Science Fundamentals & Investigations, South-Western Cengage Learning 2009,
for the Music/Drama Curriculum The Stage and the School, Glencoe (McGraw-Hill)
2005.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
3. Acceptance of Bid for Security System and Well Control Improvements - EXCEL Project
(Removed from consent agenda for discussion in Executive Session.)
4. Acceptance of Bid for Roof Replacement –
EXCEL Project
(Removed from agenda for discussion in Executive Session.)
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1. Adoption of Revised 2009-2010 Board Meeting
Calendar
Mr. Jablonsky made and Mr. Matteo seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the revised 2009-2010
Board Meeting Calendar (as amended).
(The Board President discussed adding a meeting perhaps after the budget
vote to review the Reorganization Meeting agenda. Additional dates (March 15, April 19, and May
24, 2009) were discussed also and included in the Board meeting calendar.
Discussion ensued.)
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following topics/issues were commented on by audience members:
-Assistant Principal
search and Superintendent search
-Cost figures on the oil
spill
-Football
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
-None
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti
seconded a motion to adjourn to Executive
Session at 8:09 pm for the purpose of discussing a specific personnel issue and
items that were removed from the agenda.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and reconvene the public session at 8:51 pm.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
Acceptance of Bid for Security System and Well Control Improvements - EXCEL Project
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts the base bid of $325,277 from Ingersol Rand Security Technologies, Inc. for the Contract 1 - Security Project, and $28,000 from Black Electric for Contract 3 - Well Controls as part of the EXCEL Project as identified at the Webutuck Central School District.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
Reject
Bid for Roof Replacement – EXCEL Project
Mr. Jablonsky made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby rejects the base bid of $190,000 from S&L Roofing for Contract 2 – Roofing Project as part of the EXCEL Project as identified at the Webutuck Central School District.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Jablonsky
seconded a motion to adjourn to
executive session at 8:54 pm for the purpose of discussing a specific personnel
issue and items that were removed from the agenda.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Mr. Matteo made and Mr. McGhee seconded a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and to reconvene the public session at 8:58 pm.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Matteo seconded
a motion to adjourn the meeting of July 20, 2009 at 10:03 pm.
Ayes 5 Nays 0 The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk