MINUTES
OF THE CORNWALL BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING
HELD ON JULY
13, 2006 AT 8:00 A.M. AT
CORNWALL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
Board members present were: Barbara Gold, Chairperson; Phil Hart, Wynne Kavanagh, Irene Hurlburt, Catherine Tatge, and Jim Terrall. Also present was Patricia Chamberlain, Superintendent of Schools.
Mrs. Gold called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
On a motion by Ms. Tatge, seconded by Mr. Terrall, the following 2005-2006 budget transfers were approved:
|
|
FROM |
TO |
Balance |
|
Transfer from 200 Employee Benefits |
(9,997) |
- |
1 |
|
Transfer from 500 Other Purchased Services |
(22,092) |
- |
1 |
|
Transfer from 800 Other Objects |
(136) |
- |
1 |
|
To increase 100 Personnel Services |
|
8,722 |
1 |
|
To increase 300 Purchased Prof & Tech Services |
- |
1,552 |
1 |
|
To increase 400 Purchased Property Services |
- |
7,969 |
1 |
|
To increase 600 Supplies |
- |
11,204 |
0 |
|
To increase 700 Property |
- |
2,730 |
1 |
|
|
(32,225) |
32,176 |
55 |
Mrs. Gold congratulated Ms. Tatge on receiving her honorary doctorate degree from Lawrence University.
The Capital Expenses budget was discussed. When the new septic tank was cleaned for the first time this summer, problems with pipe placement were discovered. Excavator Gordon Cavanaugh will contact Gil Roberts of TAHD to review what needs to be done to rectify the situation. Mr. Terrall will see if Casle will pay for repairs. Mr. Cavanagh will also look at drainage problems near the downstairs workroom/computer server room.
Mrs. Gold told Board members of a meeting with Dr. Fitzgibbons, Tree Warden Skip Kosciusko, and Phil West, regarding the big trees in the front of the school. They appear to be exhibiting “construction distress” and the consensus of the group was to not take the trees down (as had been suggested), but to prune them and treat them with augmentive nutrition (high doses of phosphate and potassium) by microinjection.
Rich DuFour of All*Star Transportation, the newly contracted bus company, after reviewing all the bus routes, has determined that all students can be transported within the required time limits using five buses instead of six. All agreed that if needed, a sixth bus could be added during the year.
On a motion by Ms. Tatge, seconded by Mr. Hart, the proposed bus routes for 2006-2007 were approved as presented.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 a.m.
Susan F. Gingert
Board Clerk
Cornwall
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