EGG HARBOR CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
REORGANIZATION
MEETING
April
28, 2010
The reorganization meeting of the Egg Harbor City Board of Education was held on the above date at 7:00 p.m. at the Charles L. Spragg School, 601 Buffalo Avenue, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, with Board Secretary, Marie Setterman opening the meeting, and board members, Stephen Bouchard, Rick Dovey, Joseph Farnan, Donna Heist, Jeanne Williams and Lloyd Wimberg present. Also present were: Superintendent, John Gilly III; Business Administrator, Joseph Smurlo; Spragg Principal, Adrienne Shulby; Rittenberg Principal, Jack Griffith and Board Secretary, Marie Setterman.
Mrs. Setterman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following statement:
In compliance with the N.J.A.C. 5:18-3.15, in case of fire or other emergency, which should cause this facility to be evacuated, I direct your attention to the location of the exits in this facility. Also, there will be no smoking in this facility.
This is to advise those present at this meeting of the Board of Education of the Egg Harbor City School District, in the County of Atlantic, that adequate notice has been given of this meeting as required by the provisions of Chapter 231 of the Laws of 1975; that notice thereof has been forwarded for publication in the District official newspapers, posted in the Spragg and Rittenberg Schools, and forwarded to the Egg Harbor City Clerk within the time required by said Act.
Mrs. Setterman called for the flag salute.
ELECTION RESULTS
Info: 4/20/10
Election Results:
Jeanne
Williams 268 votes
Joseph Farnan 237 votes
Scott Senn 23 votes
Janine Brown 7 votes
Liz Scanga 3 votes
Steffan Otto 2 votes
Lloyd Wimberg 2 vote
Lori
Winterbottom 1 vote
Kathleen
Singley 1 vote
Richard Husta 1 vote
Julie Hall 1 vote
General Fund Vote Yes – 148 No
– 207
Mrs. Setterman swore in Mr. Farnan, Mr. Senn and Mrs. Williams.
Upon a motion by Mr.
Dovey, and carried unanimously,
the floor was opened for nomination of President.
A motion was made
by Mr. Dovey to nominate Mr. Bouchard for President. (a 2nd is not
required per by-law)
There being no
further nominations, a motion was made by Mr. Dovey to close nominations for president.
Upon a motion by Mrs.
Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board appointed Mr. Bouchard President
for the forthcoming year. (Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-recuse)
Mr. Bouchard assumed the chair as President.
BOARD MEMBER RECOGNITION
Mr. Bouchard presented outgoing Board member, Donna Heist, with a plaque in recognition of her six years of service on the Board of Education.
The president
called for nominations for vice-president.
A motion was made
by Mr. Wimberg to nominate Mr. Dovey as Vice-President.
There being no
further nominations, a motion to close nominations for Vice-President was made
by Mrs. Williams.
Upon a motion by Mr.
Farnan, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board appointed Mr. Dovey Vice President
for the forthcoming year. (Mr.
Dovey-recuse; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Mr. Bouchard discussed
committee assignments and distributed a committee sign-up sheet. New committees
will be assigned at the May meeting.
ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR
Upon a motion
by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. Dovey, the Board appointed Joseph Smurlo
Business Administrator/Asst. Board Secretary.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs.
Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. Dovey, the Board appointed Marie Setterman Board Secretary. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. Dovey, the Board appointed Susan
Palaia Treasurer of
School Moneys at the annual stipend of $2000.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs.
Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion
by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. Dovey, the Board appointed Mr. Robert Swartz and Co., Public School Auditor at
the annual fee of $15,800. (Roll call:
Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. Dovey, the Board appointed Bergen Medical Group as the school physician as
follows:
1. Review and sign-off on handbook of standing orders &
protocol $250.
2. Review and sign-off on tuberculosis screening (students/staff) $250.
3. Conduct student sports physicals as protocol, along with
appropriate grade
physicals (per student) $30.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr.
Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed
Ronald Sahli, Esquire as Board Attorney per contract
on file. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr.
Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed
Manders/Merighi
Associates, Architect of Record. (Roll
call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed
Management Benefits Solutions, Inc., Helen R.
Parker, Managing Director Health Benefits Broker. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Richard Dovey, NJSBA
Delegate for 2010-2011. (Roll call: Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Joseph Farnan, alternate NJSBA Delegate for 2010-2011.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs.
Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed E. Daniel McGinnis ACSBA Delegate for 2010-2011. (Roll call: Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs.
Williams, the Board authorized Joseph Smurlo to Procure Goods and Services
through State Contracts. (Roll call: Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Joseph Smurlo as Qualified Purchasing Agent N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3a /N.J.A.C.
5:34-5 Et Seq. (Roll call: Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed FDR Principal John Griffith Affirmative Action Officer N.J.A.C.
6:4-1.3(c), School & Classroom Practices.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs.
Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Joseph Smurlo as Practices & Public Agency Compliance Officer.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes;
Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg,
seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board appointed Joseph Smurlo as CEPA (Conscientious Employee Protection
Act) Officer N.J.S.A. 34:19-1. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs.
Williams, the Board appointed Joseph Smurlo as Safety Coordinator. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Executive Safety Committee: Renee
Ahern, Theresa Sartorio, Tracy Torres, Joe Hasselberger, and Joseph Smurlo (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Adrienne Shulby as Title IX
Coordinator 34 CFR 106.8(c). (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs.
Williams, the Board appointed Joseph Smurlo as Custodian of School Records.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes;
Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs.
Williams, the Board appointed Gina Forester as Section 504 Compliance Officer –
Grievance Procedure 34 CFR
104.7(a). (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs.
Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs.
Williams, the Board appointed Gina Forester as ADA Coordinator 28 CFR 35.107(a). (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs.
Williams, the Board appointed Gina Forester as Homeless Liaison per N.J.S.A.
18A:39-1 et seq.; N.J.A.C. 6:20-3.1 et seq. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr.
Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs.
Williams, the Board appointed Joseph Hasselberger as Integrated Pest Management
Coordinator. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes;
Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Joseph Hasselberger as Right to Know Officer. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Joseph Hasselberger as Chemical Hygiene Officer. (Roll call: Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board appointed
Joseph Hasselberger as AHERA Coordinator. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr.
Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed
Bond Counsel: McManimon & Scotland, LLC (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board
appointed Jack Griffith or designee as “Issuing Officer” of certificates or
permits in accordance with the provisions of the Child Labor Act N.J.S.A
34:2-21.1 et.seq. (working papers) (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
ANNUAL MOTIONS AND DESIGNATIONS
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
Depositories
for School Funds:
Depositories: Sun
Bank, Sovereign Bank, Wachovia Bank, Beneficial Bank or any GUDPA or federally
approved depository in the state of New Jersey
(Roll call:
Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
Signatures for School Funds:
Signatories – General Account (3 of 4 required)
Board President
Treasurer of School Moneys
Board
Secretary
Business
Administrator
Signatories – Payroll (1 of 2 required)
Board
Treasurer
Board
Secretary
Signatories – Payroll Agency (1 of 2 required)
Business
Administrator
Board Secretary
Signatories – FDR Memorial Fund (1 of 2 required)
Business Administrator
Board Secretary
Signatories – Lunch Account (1 of 2 required)
Business
Administrator
Board Secretary
(Roll call:
Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
Tax Shelter
Annuity Companies:
The Equitable
Siracusa Benefits Program
Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.
Metropolitan Life
(Roll call:
Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
Government Money Market Funds as
permissible investments by the Egg Harbor City Board of Education, as outlined
in N.J.S.A. 18A:20-37(d); and that the business administrator or the board
secretary could transfer funds between the money market fund account and the
general account. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse;
Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
facsimile
signatures on checks/contracts with at least one original signature on each.
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes;
Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
to advertise
Regular Meeting Dates, Times at @7:00 PM in the CLS Library located at 601
Buffalo Avenue. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse;
Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
Newspapers for
Notice of Public Meetings
1) Egg Harbor News 2) The Press of Atlantic City
3) The Current
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs.
Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
fees to be
charged individuals who request notice of Board meetings and other public information per
NJSA 10:4-19:
$.75 Pages
1 through 10
$.50 Pages
11 through 20
$.25 Pages
21 and up
(Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs.
Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved
district
curriculum for all grades pending NJ Core Curriculum Proficiency adoptions /
revisions and the District 5 Year Curriculum Evaluation Schedule and District
textbook list. (Roll call: Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board
readopted
NJSBA Code of Ethics and signed-off on same. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr.
Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board
readopted
District Bylaws and Policies. (Roll call:
Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board
directed
Administration to collect pupil information as permitted by N.J.A.C. 6:3-6.3. (Roll call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr.
Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board
recognized the EHCEA as Official
Bargaining Unit for Egg Harbor City
School
Professional Staff. (Roll call: Mr.
Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. Senn-recuse; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, upon a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, and carried unanimously, the Board adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,