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Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript):
- Approval of minutes: On a motion \"resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent,\" the board approved the minutes of the March 20 and March 25, 2025 special meetings. (Motion seconded; recorded as passed.)
- Personnel approval: \"Resolved upon the recommendation of the superintendent, the board of education hereby approves personnel items A through D as listed below.\" The motion was seconded and recorded as passed. The personnel slate included the hiring of Maggie King as a music teacher and the formal appointment of Trish Panasi as director of music and applied arts.
- Educational action items: The board approved education action item(s) as recommended by the superintendent (motion seconded and passed).
- Business action items: The board approved business action items A through O as listed on the agenda (motion seconded and passed).
- Annual vote/Propositions: The board adopted the propositions to be placed on the May 20 ballot, described in the agenda as the 2025 school district budget, a $1.9 million library services capital project, and a $2.0 million capital-reserve appropriation for elementary projects. The motion to adopt the propositions was seconded and recorded as passed.

Several motions in the record were presented \"upon the recommendation of the superintendent\" and were seconded by board members (seconds were logged as coming from John and Chuck in multiple instances). The transcript does not record individual roll-call tallies in the excerpts provided; each motion above is recorded in the transcript as passing. The meeting also included an introduction of new staff: music teacher Maggie King and recognition of Trish Panasi's appointment as director of music and applied arts.

These approvals advance agenda items to implementation steps recorded in the meeting: the business office was directed to file the property tax report card with the State Education Department by the next business day and to prepare ballot materials for the May 20 vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mt. Sinai BOE Meeting April 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Mount Sinai Board of Education approved minutes, personnel items including a music appointment, educational and business action items, and adopted propositions to put the budget and two capital items on the May 20 ballot.","taxTitle","MOUNT SINAI UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",46658,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6571837,"Mount Sinai UFSD holds fourth budget workshop; board places three propositions on May 20 ballot",359,1713000,2072000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3105415-d1fee65cf2587df60fea40a85aeabfb2&start=1713&end=2072","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3105415-d1fee65cf2587df60fea40a85aeabfb2/thumbnail_1713000.jpg","/articles/6571837/New-York/Mount-Sinai-UFSD-holds-fourth-budget-workshop-board-places-three-propositions-on-May-20-ballot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6571837-ae9dd3fb7d70da583eab05b6a0daf7ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159939&Signature=ncFpsJbUgSY2PT4SEH4pd2adapcuMX-4EJzTZV~YDGjh17GLxlyOI~63JmuZs1Pve5yXwvugp-Z~3OO8kk0GjQbloBD-g0bjMaWIoVjqVDj78~MnrgvmNW5zEuDQOwOk6GtogIJkb~EI1PufY0q5EfszsKz9U8Ou5nPXlDJCaa1ZxDUelzO73hTQv8oh4uD59GMhhi8GRyS4-h4wEicbLPaHKOGsKSyIoJI~iZ3VMfsDsYS8Lev49gRjLxGYtigRep0CEBaQ~FT-0zw~oKkve6bHSTFG07xO4mwI0QBYBV25rBKdibJMfO2lu3q9t1KxooWJkPwROnOD530jOD2UTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the board's fourth budget workshop, district staff reviewed proposed spending, projected state aid and the items that will appear on the May 20 ballot.

The district presented a proposed 2025-26 budget of $70,700,000, a year-to-year increase described in the presentation as 2.8%. Officials said the district's calculation produced a projected tax-rate impact of 3.95%, which the presenter said would be within the tax cap. The presentation listed components of state aid as presented to the board: foundation aid $14,000,000; high-cost aid $307,000; private excess cost/special education supplemental $37,000; building aid $11,000; transportation $2,100,000; high-tax aid $3,930,000; textbook/software aid $162,000; computer hardware aid $22,000; and BOCES aid $533,000. The presenter summarized those items in a total presented to the board (as stated in the meeting packet).

The administration highlighted fund-balance sensitivity, saying that without state-aid increases and with repeated 2% budget targets, the fund balance could erode. Staff said the board and district leadership have been advocating with state representatives and working with other districts to press for additional state funding.

Capital needs discussed included continuing work from the prior year's capital program and an emergent exterior-repair need at the modular kindergarten/pre-K wing at the elementary school. Presenters said the modular facade has deteriorated, allowing water intrusion and necessitating full exterior replacement, new windows and related repairs; HVAC and electrical repairs in the portables and gymnasium were also mentioned. The board packet and presentation described Proposition 3 as a $2,000,000 capital-reserve appropriation for elementary-school capital repairs; presenters said that use of the capital reserve \"will not cause any increase in property tax.\" Other propositions listed on the agenda were the overall $70,700,000 budget and a library services capital item of $1,900,000.

Important dates announced in the presentation included a budget hearing on May 13, the school budget vote on May 20 at the high school (polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.), and a requirement to adopt the property tax report card that evening so it can be filed with the State Education Department by close of business the next day. Presenters also reviewed voter turnout history and encouraged community participation.

The presenter described a multi-year capital picture and clarified that some unplanned work (the elementary modular exterior) had to be moved forward. Staff said SED approvals apply to certain capital work and that the energy performance contract discussion on the same agenda would be coordinated with ongoing projects.

No financial vote to adopt the budget was recorded in the portion of the transcript containing the workshop remarks; the record later shows the board adopted propositions to place items on the ballot during the annual vote portion of the meeting.","District officials presented a budget proposal of $70.7 million, projected a 3.95% tax-rate impact within the cap, and described three propositions (budget, a $1.9 million library item and a $2 million capital-reserve-funded elementary project) for the May 20 vote.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6571843,"Mount Sinai UFSD hears update on proposed energy performance contract with Amaresco",881,681000,1562000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3105415-d1fee65cf2587df60fea40a85aeabfb2&start=681&end=1562","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3105415-d1fee65cf2587df60fea40a85aeabfb2/thumbnail_681000.jpg","/articles/6571843/New-York/Mount-Sinai-UFSD-hears-update-on-proposed-energy-performance-contract-with-Amaresco","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6571843-03d0f7418ebecb2b83c554be738d3eab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159939&Signature=ffj0fSUtL6HyxRHSvoQ6P-OL~qKbC8QNmxpVLC0IjaLEuIjfZTMsYonnzwUGNYWlYse-dhJD6j7g8F5YQIJD5LkcwgRo3rFBGgIGxPxw8CULx4Tl1Byp8EedpUMLSeg2FVd9Phcot2nN8Wx82~1~qZtvUdPT2hzV3XQ9J3g9o8AqJzXKZq3ewHWU0Q4CGfXCYzSYIHoJBZAW~Jfn4DH3Vq7~Wz4Xg9tHzmx81AgyF2itlloOYylKHgbkskuroKldaAp3kQ97z6Mu1a-fTpGb0SYq6e-GugvEVL3x7VgxL2E93l5Cxxd952Ak2Z2oxfkzedF~CVp70hE0Kr0LGacjhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mount Sinai Union Free School District officials received an update on a proposed energy performance contract (EPC) with Amaresco during a board meeting presentation by consultants from Energia and Amaresco.

The presentation described the EPC as a construction and facilities-improvement project that would fund LED lighting upgrades, HVAC controls replacement, expanded building automation and potential roof-mounted solar. Consultants said the project would be financed using guaranteed energy savings rather than new taxpayer debt; one presenter described the funding source as \"guaranteed savings.\" The board packet included two related resolutions: an environmental determination (described by the presenters as a Type II action) and a resolution authorizing the board president to execute the contract with Amaresco; the contract was reported to be with the district's legal team for final review.

Justin Benoit, identified in the presentation as director of project delivery for Energia, said Energia served as the district's third-party advisor through the RFP, audit, design and measurement-and-verification phases. Benoit said Energia helped run the RFP that selected Amaresco and would remain involved through design, SED approval and construction oversight. \"The funding source for these projects are guaranteed savings,\" Benoit said, describing the model in which projected utility reductions pay for the work over time.

Presenters described specific measures the EPC would include: a full LED retrofit (with dimmable fixtures and integrated controls in classrooms), replacement of older pneumatic HVAC controls with open-protocol electronic controls (the presenters referenced a Tritium platform for building automation), upgrades to control scheduling to reduce occupied runtime in underused spaces, and scope items that could include solar arrays where appropriate. An Amaresco representative on the call said roof-mounted solar would be designed to be unobtrusive, saying the panels \"won't be an eyesore for the community.\" The consultants also noted the district would pursue SED (State Education Department) approvals required for design and construction funding concurrence.

Presenters said Amaresco completed a comprehensive audit following the selection process last year and that the next steps, if the board moves forward, would be finalizing design, arranging financing and beginning construction with measurement and verification of the guaranteed savings after project completion. No formal vote on execution of the EPC contract was recorded in the portion of the meeting transcript provided; the consultants said a final contract provision requested by Energia had been added and the document was with the district's legal counsel.

If adopted, the presenters said the project would be coordinated with ongoing capital work and would include post-construction measurement to verify savings stated in the contract. The district will return to the board with any required contract authorization or design approvals in future agenda items.","District consultants outlined a proposed energy performance contract (EPC) that would finance lighting, HVAC controls and other upgrades through guaranteed energy savings; two related resolutions were noted on the agenda and a contract is under legal review.","actionData","errors"]

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