~57~ MINUTES OF THE OSWEGO COUNTY BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REGULAR MEETING January 3, 2012 The Regular Meeting of the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services was held on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the BOCES Main Center in Mexico, New York. Mr. John Shelmidine, President, called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Board Members Present: Board Members Absent: Central Administration: Program Administrators & Staff: Officers: Attorney: Eric Behling Donna Blake Matthew Geitner Gregory Muench, Vice-President John Shelmidine, President William Scriber Kevin Bom Kevin Dix Dave White Mr. Jack J. Boak, Interim District Superintendent Mark LaFountain Michael Sheperd Howard Bellardini Gisèle Benigno Kevin Boutelle Kevin Clapp Tracy Fleming Walter Freyer Paul Gugel Jim Huber Jane Suddaby Wayne Wideman Mary Anne Kirkpatrick, Deputy District Clerk Kelly Wood, Treasurer Marc Reitz The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. EXECUTIVE SESSION Moved by Gregory Muench, seconded by Donna Blake, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services enter into an Executive Session to discuss the medical, financial, credit, or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation and to discuss negotiations. Those in attendance for Executive Session were: Jack J. Boak, Jr., Eric Behling, Donna Blake, Matthew Geitner, Mary Anne Kirkpatrick, Mark LaFountain, Gregory Muench, Marc Reitz, William Scriber, John Shelmidine, Michael Sheperd, Paul Gugel and Walter Freyer. The BOCES Board entered into an Executive Session at 6:24 p.m. in the CRC Conference Room. Regular Board Meeting Reconvened Moved by Gregory Muench, seconded by Eric Behling, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services adjourn the Executive Session and reconvene to the Regular Board Meeting. The BOCES Board adjourned the Executive Session and reconvened the Regular Board meeting at 7:05 p.m. INTERNAL CLAIMS AUDITOR UPDATE MRS. LISA SPENCER Mrs. Lisa Spencer provided the Board with an update on the Internal Claims audited for the period July through December 2011. She indicated that during that period a very small percentage of errors were noted and that these were simply minor math errors. Mrs. Spencer noted that she receives the claims
~58~ January 3, 2012 Oswego County BOCES Regular Meeting Board Minutes for auditing twice a month (on the 15 th and 30 th ) and has enough time to perform her analysis. It was also noted that, should any questionable transactions be discovered during the auditing process, Mrs. Spencer would report these directly to the Board President. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 6, 2012 REGULAR BOARD MEETING Moved by Donna Blake, seconded by Gregory Muench, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services approves the minutes of the December 6, 2011 Regular Board meeting as presented. FINANCE 7.1 List of Bills Approved and Ordered Paid by the Internal Claims Auditor. 7.2 Financial Reports. Please see enclosures. 7.21 Student Club Report 7.22 Treasurer s Report 7.23 Budget Status Report & Transfers Greater Than $50,000 7.3 Internal Claims Auditor Report. Please see enclosures. 7.4 Resolution for Disposal of Surplus Equipment 1-3-12. Please see enclosure. BE IT RESOLVED that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services declares the attached listing of equipment from Instructional Technology Department (1-3-12) as surplus and authorizes proper disposal of such. 7.6 Resolution to Accept Donation from SUNY Canton. Please see enclosure. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services hereby accepts the donation of One (1) 2005 Polaris Fusion 900 Cut-a-Way Snowmobile from SUNY Canton to benefit the Career & Technical Education Program. 7.7 Resolution to Amend Substitute TA Interpreter Hourly Rate. Please see enclosure. WHEREAS at their July 5, 2011 Reorganizational Meeting, the Board passed a resolution authorizing the establishment of a Substitute Rate for the position of Substitute TA Interpreter in the amount of $11.76 per hour for the 2011-12 school year, and WHEREAS the Director of Human Resources has indicated that the correct Substitute Rate for this position is $9.29 per hour, BE IT RESOLVED that the resolution establishing the Substitute Rate for the position of Substitute TA Interpreter for the 2011-12 school year, adopted by the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services at its July 5, 2011 Reorganizational Meeting, be amended to $9.29 per hour. Moved by Gregory Muench, seconded by Donna Blake, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services approves Sections 7.1 through 7.7 of the Finance Section of the Board Agenda as presented. It was also noted that agenda item 7.5 does not appear as a result of a number formatting error and not as a result of an omission or deletion of an agenda item. 7.8 2012-2013 Budget Development Update. Mr. Michael Sheperd provided the Board members with an update on the status of 2012-13 budget development and preliminary rate setting. It was noted that the 2012-13 Draft Administrative and Capital Budget presentation provided to the Board at the December 6, 2011 Board meeting was shared with the Chief School Officers at today s meeting. Mr. Sheperd also shared with the Board members information regarding the establishment of a CTE Equipment Reserve and will provide an analysis regarding this reserve for their consideration. 7.9 Audit Committee Meeting Minutes (For Information Only).
January 3, 2012 Oswego County BOCES Regular Meeting Board Minutes ~59~ PERSONNEL 8.1 RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the District Superintendent of Schools, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services approve the Personnel Section of the agenda, effective as indicated. Appointments Program Name Position Type Appt. Salary Eff. Date End Date Comments After School Driver as per Education Lamb, Phillip Driver Education Instructor $26.52 /hr 01/01/2012 6/30/2012 Career & Technical Education Clayton, Bobbi Jo Curriculum Development $164.00 /day 01/01/2012 1/31/2012 LeVea, Margaret Curriculum Development $164.00 /day 01/01/2012 1/31/2012 Peet, Lou Ann Technical Assessments $52.30 /hr 01/01/2012 6/30/2012 as per Zych, Lori Curriculum Development $164.00 /day 01/01/2012 1/31/2012 Special Education Bissell, Alina Teaching Assistant Prob $16,839.00 /yr 01/03/2012 01/03/2015 to be prorated from 1/3/2012 Bissell, Alina Interpreter Stipend $852.00 /stipend 01/03/2012 06/30/2012 to be prorated from 1/3/2012 Mason, Julie Teaching Assistant $16,839.00 /yr 12/12/2011 06/30/2012 to be prorated from 12/12/11 to 50% King, Amy Teaching Assistant $18,016.00 /yr 12/12/2011 06/30/2012 to be prorated from 12/12/11 to 50% Workstudy Student # 113 Workstudy Student $1.75 /hr 12/05/2011 06/22/2012 Student # 114 Workstudy Student $2.35 /hr 12/15/2011 06/22/2012 Student # 115 Workstudy Student $1.75 /hr 12/14/2011 06/22/2012 Student # 116 Workstudy Student $1.75 /hr 12/21/2011 06/22/2012 Substitutes Special Education Boyer, Carissa Fronk, Marygrace Collins, Renee $8.76/hr $13.80/hr Transportation $11.67/hr Moved by Donna Blake, seconded by William Scriber, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services approves Personnel Section of the Board Agenda, effective as indicated. 8.2 Resolution for Dismissal of Employee WHEREAS on December 6, 2011, the Board of Education voted disciplinary charges against tenured teaching assistant Candi S. Ledger, which were mailed to her on December 9, 2011, by certified mail, return receipt requested; and WHEREAS Section 3020-a(2)(c) of the Education Law states that, within ten days of receipt of the statement of charges, the employee shall notify the clerk or secretary of the employing board, in writing, whether he or she desires a hearing on the charges, and WHEREAS more than ten (10) days have passed, and Ms. Ledger has not notified the Board Clerk/Secretary of her desire to have a hearing on the charges; NOW, THEREFORE, the Board resolves as follows: 1. The Board hereby determines Candi S. Ledger to be guilty of the disciplinary charges, and determines the appropriate penalty to be dismissal from service effective immediately. 2. The Deputy Superintendent is directed to take steps to notify Ms. Ledger of the Board s action and such other action as deemed appropriate to limit or restrict Ms. Ledger s presence on school property.
~60~ January 3, 2012 Oswego County BOCES Regular Meeting Board Minutes Moved by Eric Behling, seconded by Gregory Muench, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services approves the Resolution for Dismissal of Employee, effective as indicated. ACADEMIC INITIATIVES 9.1 Resolution to Approve an Overnight Field Trip Skills USA RESOLVED, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services hereby grants approval for Skills USA students to participate in the SKILLS USA Area 2 Regional Competition to be held at Delhi, NY on February 15th and 16th, 2012. Students will leave on February 15th and return on February 16th and will be transported via a BOCES DOT Inspected vehicle and chaperoned by Ronald Camp, John DeSantis, Mark Ellis, Mark Bender, Lori Giverson, Richard Rainville, Margaret Rice, Ines Rovito, Stacey Turtura, James Casamento, Karissa Graham and K. C. Jones. In the event of an uncertain situation, the District Superintendent will have the discretion to cancel this trip. Moved by Donna Blake, seconded by Gregory Muench, that the Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services approves the Resolution for an Overnight Field Trip for Skills USA, as presented. FACILITIES REPORT 10.1 Capital Project Update Mosaic Associates and C&S Design Build, Inc. were not in attendance as agreed by the Board during the December 6, 2011 meeting. Members of the OACM team present provided the Board with a status update on the Capital Project. Mr. Gregory Muench provided information on design updates and the Wetlands presentation given during the recent OACM meetings. Mr. Michael Sheperd noted that the start date for construction may be pushed back from July 1 st to September 1 st as originally planned. He also stated that the option to do an RFP for an Energy Performance Contract is still being pursued. Other items discussed during the OACM meetings included staff feedback on equipment layouts, phasing plans and student involvement. It was also noted that the roof scan has been completed and a recommendation will be forthcoming. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT 11.1 January 10, 2012 District Superintendent Constituent Interviews Mr. Jack J. Boak, Interim District Superintendent, distributed information to the Board members regarding the constituent group interviews scheduled for Tuesday, January 10, 2012. He invited the Board members to attend as many of the sessions that day as their schedules permit. Mr. Boak noted that everyone who attends will be asked to complete a survey form at the end of each session to provide the Board with feedback regarding their perceptions of each candidate. A date will then be set for the Board to meet to review the feedback and determine whether the perceptions of the constituent groups is the same as the Board in order to come to a conclusion on a recommendation. PRESIDENT S REPORT 12.1 Oswego County School Boards Association Meeting December 19, 2011 Mr. John Shelmidine reported that he was unable to attend the Oswego County School Boards Association meeting on December 19, 2011. Mrs. Donna Blake reported, in Mr. Kevin Bom s absence, that she attended the presentation portion of the OCSBA meeting but did not remain for the business meeting. She noted that the presentation by Mr. Reitz contained very good information regarding how to handle sexual harassment issues in school districts. Mr. Boak stated that he will be doing a presentation on mergers and consolidations at the next OCSBA meeting scheduled for January 19, 2012. BOARD FORUM Mr. John Shelmidine noted that he will forward to the Board members information provided by Mr. William Scriber regarding procedural running of a Board meeting. Meeting Adjourned Moved by Donna Blake, seconded by Gregory Muench, that the BOCES Board Meeting be adjourned. The BOCES Board adjourned at 8:29 p.m. Respectfully Submitted,
January 3, 2012 Oswego County BOCES Regular Meeting Board Minutes ~61~ Mary Anne Kirkpatrick Deputy District Clerk