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Board approves Eastern Suffolk BOCES administrative budget; election of BOCES board members carried
Summary
The Sachem Central School District Board of Education approved the Eastern Suffolk BOCES administrative budget and carried the district's BOCES board member elections April 23; one board member voiced opposition to the budget vote.
At its April 23 meeting, the Sachem Central School District Board of Education approved the Eastern Suffolk BOCES administrative budget and carried the district’s election of Eastern Suffolk BOCES board members.
The board called for a vote on the annual administrative budget for Eastern Suffolk BOCES. A motion to approve the budget was made and seconded; while the board chair called for voices in favor, one board member said, "I'm a no," citing concerns about rising charges from BOCES. The motion carried.
Board members also voted to elect representatives to the Eastern Suffolk BOCES board. The election motion was moved and seconded and the board recorded the motion as carried.
The meeting included several routine consent votes handled as block items: approval of the April 9 regular meeting minutes; multiple personnel consent agendas for certified and support staff; a contracts consent agenda; donation acceptance; committee on special education consent items; and monthly reports. For each consent block the board moved, seconded and voted to carry the motions.
The transcript records the following named motions during these items: the April 9 minutes were moved by Stephanie and seconded by Michael; the Eastern Suffolk BOCES administrative budget motion was moved (mover not stated in the transcript) and seconded by Matthew; the BOCES election motion was seconded by Mike Serna. Several other motions were moved and seconded by board members identified in the record; in each case the board chair asked for "All in favor?" and the motions were recorded as carried unless a specific opposition was voiced.
No details of the BOCES budget total or the vote tallies (count of yes/no) were provided in the transcript. The single voiced dissent on the BOCES budget referenced ongoing concerns about BOCES charges relative to district cost controls.
The board proceeded to personnel recognition and other agenda items following the votes.
