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Sachem trustees set committee rosters, open applications for community committees and discuss NISPA membership costs
Summary
Board members assigned trustees to committees, agreed to open community applications for board committees with a target mid‑August window, discussed a newly selected internal auditor and audit recommendations, and asked staff to provide exact costs and benefits for rejoining NISPA/NISBA membership.
Trustees at the Sachem Central School District July 1 meeting assigned board members to standing committees, agreed to open the application period for community members to serve on committees and discussed the selection of a new internal auditor and audit recommendations.
Board members confirmed trustee volunteers for the health and safety committee, the districtwide school safety team and other standing committees (legislative, audit, policy, diversity and curriculum). The board agreed to open the application period for community members to serve on committees and aimed for a mid‑August application closing with committee appointments to be discussed at a subsequent meeting. One trustee said the district should “start getting the request out to the community” and noted the need to accelerate legislative committee work because of new and pending state legislation and funding issues.
At the audit committee update, trustees reported that the committee had selected a new internal auditor and that the committee’s review of the internal audit report found no findings in detailed testing of revenues and billings, but included recommendations to tighten controls. The board indicated a corrective action plan will be prepared and placed on an upcoming agenda, and the new internal auditor will present a detailed risk assessment starting with a planning meeting scheduled for July 9.
The board also discussed membership in (referred to in the transcript as “NISPA” or similar variants), an external organization that provides policy templates, training and conferences. Trustees asked the administration to provide exact current costs and a description of member benefits; one trustee noted the board had budgeted for membership this year. During the discussion members compared member vs. non‑member training costs (a member discount for required training was referenced) and asked staff to include precise dues and policy‑service figures in the Friday packet for the next meeting.
Other operational items discussed in the business portion included a request to compile building‑level enrollment/grade numbers for the Friday packet and a plan to gather cost estimates for air conditioning in gymnasiums as a capital project line item. Trustees set initial dates and process guidance for committee applications (references in the meeting suggested an application open date immediately, a suggested mid‑August close, and committee consideration at the board’s late‑August meeting).
