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Votes at a glance: key board motions and outcomes from April 8 meeting
Summary
A compact listing of motions the board approved on April 8, including the budget, agreements, a scholarship, and other routine items. Vote tallies shown as recorded at the meeting.
The Guilderland Central School District Board of Education recorded the following formal actions on April 8. Tally totals are drawn from the meeting record.
- Approval of minutes, CPSC recommendations and personnel agenda — Passed, 8–0.
- Creation of the Corey B. Shields scholarship (for students pursuing law enforcement or military service) — Motion passed, 8–0. (Mover: Meredith; Second: Gloria.)
- Service agreement with Soliant Services for a contracted school psychologist — Motion passed, 8–0. (Mover: Kelly; Second: Rebecca.)
- Two health and welfare service agreements for children residing in other districts who attend private schools within the district — Motions passed, 8–0. (Mover: Kim; Second: Tara.)
- Resolution authorizing destruction of ballots from the 2024 school district budget vote and elections — Passed, 8–0. (Mover: Nina; Second: Meredith.)
- Low-income senior property tax exemption (updated resolution retroactive to January) — Motion passed, 7–1. (Mover: Meredith; Second: Gloria.)
- Disability property tax exemption — Motion passed, 7–1. (Mover: Gloria; Second: Kelly.)
- Shared services agreement with the town for summer camp services — Passed, 8–0. (Mover: Kelly; Second: Rebecca.)
- Adoption of the 2025–26 budget, $127,547,392 — Passed, 8–0. (Motion recorded; seconded by Kelly.)
- Approval of the 2025–26 property tax report card for submission to NYSED — Passed, 8–0. (Mover: Rebecca; Second: Kim.)
- Memorandum of agreement with the Buildings and Support Staff Association (elimination of an FMS maintenance supervisor position and creation of stipends) — Passed, 8–0. (Mover: Kelly; Second: Gloria.)
- Handbook of benefits and related procedures for nonunit employees — Passed, 8–0. (Mover: Kim; Second: Tara.)
- Authorization of outside legal services for a residency-appeal defense at $220 per hour — Passed, 8–0. (Mover: Amina; Second: Meredith.)
All recorded motions that carried are summarized above. Where the meeting transcript listed mover/second, those names are included. Individual roll-call votes by board member name were not recorded in the transcript excerpt; tallies are presented as announced at the meeting.
