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Votes at a glance: Somers Board approves SEQRA, places bond on ballot, adopts policies and consent items
Summary
The board approved minutes, consent agendas (personnel, business, CSC), granted tenure recommendation for Elizabeth Turner, adopted a SEQRA negative declaration and authorized a $63,919,864 bond proposition for the May ballot; the board also adopted multiple revised policies and approved a settlement and conference attendance.
At its March 25 meeting the Somers Central School District Board of Education approved multiple routine and substantive items. The following is a concise list of formal actions and outcomes recorded at the meeting.
Votes at a glance - Minutes: The board approved minutes for meetings dated Feb. 11, Feb. 20, March 11 and March 18, 2025; motion recorded as moved and seconded and the board gave unanimous voice approval. - Personnel consent agenda: The board approved the personnel consent agenda upon superintendent recommendation; the motion passed by voice vote. - Tenure recommendation: The personnel agenda included a recommendation that Elizabeth Turner receive tenure as director of learning for elementary; the board approved the consent agenda and the superintendent noted Turner will be recognized with other tenure recommendations at the May meeting. - CSC/CPSC recommendations: The board accepted the Committee on Special Education and Subcommittee recommendations as listed in the attached memo; the motion passed by voice vote. - Business consent agenda: The board approved the business consent agenda, which included special education contracts and authorization to participate in cooperative bids; the motion passed by voice vote. - SEQRA negative declaration: The board adopted a SEQRA Part 3 negative declaration for the proposed capital project and authorized H2M (architect) to file and publish the negative declaration. Roll-call votes were recorded: Amanda Kendall, Chad Olsen, Yifai Chang, Patrick Barbero, Dominic DiMartino, Daryl Mundus and Margaret De Lorenzo all voted yes; outcome: approved. - Bond proposition resolution: The board approved the resolution to submit the capital improvement proposition (maximum estimated cost $63,919,864, including $1,825,000 from a 2022 capital reserve) to the May 20, 2025 ballot. Roll call recorded unanimous yes votes as above; outcome: approved to be placed on the ballot. - Conference attendance: The board approved a trustee’s request (Amanda Cammell) to attend a Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association webinar on March 31, 2025 at a cost of $60; outcome: approved. - Stipulation of settlement: The superintendent was authorized to execute a stipulation of settlement dated March 18, 2025 with the parent of student X X 12 O 1 and to take actions necessary to effectuate the agreement; outcome: approved by voice vote. - Policy adoptions: The board adopted revisions on second reading for multiple policies including school records, graduation ceremonies, diploma options for students with disabilities, student records and privacy, school safety plans, data privacy and security, and rights to express breast milk in the workplace; outcome: approved by voice vote. - Adjournment: The board adjourned the meeting by voice vote.
For the SEQRA and bond roll-call items the transcript records the board president conducting the roll call and each of the above trustees voting yes. Other routine consent and business agenda approvals were recorded as moved, seconded and approved by voice without individual tallies in the transcript.
