Board approves 2025–26 budget and multiple routine items; synthetic turf bid outcome not recorded

The Starpoint Central School District Board of Education voted to adopt the 2025–26 general fund budget at its April meeting and approved a bundle of routine items, including a donation and a resignation agreement. The board also accepted the district—s property tax report card and placed Proposition 1 (the operating budget and the election of three board members) on the May 20, 2025 ballot.

The business administrator, Jonathan Andrew, presented the budget and walked the board through revenue assumptions, the district—s tax-cap calculations and contingency implications. "This is because you—re gonna be voting on this budget tonight," Jonathan Andrew said during his presentation. The board adopted the budget by voice vote; the transcript records the motion and a voice vote of "Aye." The board also approved the property tax report card and the resolution to place Proposition 1 on the May 20 ballot.

Other routine approvals recorded as passed in the meeting included acceptance of a $2,500 donation to the Eleanor and Jamie Depew Memorial Scholarship Fund (gift through Fidelity Charitable donor-advised funds), approval of corrective action plan results for an internal control audit, approval of a request to use days from the STA Sick Bank, and acceptance of a resignation agreement by and between the district and Mr. Michael Moran (resignation effective July 1, 2025). These items were moved and approved by voice vote; the transcript records the board calling the question and members responding "Aye."

A motion to accept the bid results for the district—s 2023 capital improvement project Phase 1B synthetic turf bid (listed in the agenda as Chenango Contracting Incorporated for $1,093,450) was made during the meeting. The transcript records the motion being moved but shows the question as called and the chair asking, "All in favor?" and the response recorded as "None." The transcript does not record any affirmative voice votes for that motion and does not record a completed approval for that specific bid in the public minutes. Earlier in the meeting the agenda had listed the turf bid (in an amendment) as Shenango Contracting Incorporated; the transcript contains an inconsistent contractor name in different places (see clarifying details).

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Adoption of the 2025–26 General Fund School Budget (K6): motion made and approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Approval of the 2025–26 Property Tax Report Card (K7): motion made and approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Approval to place Proposition 1 (operating budget + election of 3 BOE members) on May 20, 2025 ballot (K8): motion made and approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Acceptance of donation to Eleanor and Jamie Depew Memorial Scholarship Fund ($2,500) (K5): motion made and approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Approval of corrective action plan for internal control audit (K9): motion made and approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Approval of request to use sick days from STA Sick Bank (K10): motion made and approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Approval of resignation agreement with Michael Moran (K11): motion made and approved by voice vote ("Aye"). - Acceptance of bid results for 2023 capital improvement project Phase 1B synthetic turf bid (K12): motion made; transcript records the chair asking for "All in favor?" and the response recorded as "None." Transcript does not record an affirmative approval for K12; the board did not record a successful voice vote in the public portion of this meeting transcript.

The meeting transcript shows routine motions were generally passed by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call vote or line-by-line tallies for those items.

Ending: The board moved on to public remarks and member reports after the consent and new-business items. Several board members praised recent student events and district arts and inclusion programming.