Webutuck Board of
Education held the January
16, 2008 meeting at 7:30
p.m. in the Dr. Johns’ office.
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Joseph Herald
Susan Lounsbury
John Perotti
Also Present:
Dr. Richard N.
Johns, Superintendent
Linda Peters,
School Business Administrator
Absent:
Bernadette
Coniglio
Andrew Jablonsky
William McGhee
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver
called the special business meeting of January 16, 2008 to order at 8:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No comments were made.
BUSINESS AND
OPERATIONS
1. Approve Bid for One (1) Twenty-Eight (28)
Passenger Bus
Mr. Herald made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following
motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby awards the
acceptable low bid for one (1) twenty-eight (28) passenger bus bid, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
Don
Brown Sales, Inc. - $38,190
The four Board members present voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Reject Bid for Two (2) 2008 Dodge Caravans
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following
motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby rejects the
bid for two (2) 2008 Dodge Caravans in the amount of $19,688 each by Hyde Park
Motors, Inc., as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board members present voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Approve
Bid for One (1) 2008/One (1) 2007 Dodge Caravans
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following
motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby awards the
acceptable low bid for one (1) 2008 and one (1) 2007 Dodge Caravans bid, as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
Hyde Park Motors, Inc.- $18,500 each
The four Board members present voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
4. Approval of Surplus Vehicle Bids
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded the following
motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby awards
the acceptable highest bid for surplus vehicles presented, as recommended by
the Superintendent of Schools.
Cheryl & Sons,
Vehicle #80, 1996 Ford Van 20 passenger bus - $2,018
Cheryl
& Sons, Vehicle #92, 1999 GMC Van w/Wheelchair lift - $750
Mathies
& Son, Vehicle #79, 1996 Bluebird Bus - $3,960
Mathies
& Son, Vehicle #76, 1996 Bluebird Bus - $2,860
The four Board members present voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
CURRICULUM
AND INSTRUCTION
1. Approve
2007-08 List Of Independent
Evaluators
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. Herald seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the 2007-2008 list
of independent evaluators, as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board members present voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
1.
Approval of Superintendent as Agent for the Board
Mrs. Lounsbury made and Mr. Herald seconded the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent
to act as the Board’s agent in the F.B. due process hearing, as recommended by
the Superintendent of Schools.
The four Board members present voted to approve the
motion. The motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No comments were made.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
No comments were made.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mrs. Lounsbury seconded a motion to adjourn to
executive session at 8:07 pm for the purpose of discussing a particular
personnel issue. The four Board members present voted. The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Herald made and Mrs.
Lounsbury seconded a motion to adjourn the executive session and reconvene the
public session at 8:51 pm. The four
Board members present voted. The motion
carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,
Mr. Herald made a motion to adjourn the
meeting of January 16, 2008 at 8:51 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Tracy Trotter
District Clerk
