The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education administered oaths of office to newly elected board members, held elections for president and vice president, read its code of ethics aloud, and approved routine consent, policy, human resources and finance items by roll call during its reorganization and regular meeting.

Clerical and procedural actions began with the certification of election results. The board administered the oath of office to Gia Guzman, Kate Keller and Deborah Stephens after the board secretary read statutory qualification language referencing RS 19-4-1 and N.J.S. 18A:12-1. The board then conducted nominations and votes for officer positions. Following nominations and roll call, Mrs. Varghese was elected board president and Deborah Stephens was elected vice president.

The board read aloud the code of ethics for school board members and then moved through several consent agendas. Members approved a professional services consent list that included engineering and architectural appointments (Nwords Engineering and FKA Architects were discussed), policy consent items, three human-resources consent items, and amended finance items. During discussion of professional services, administrators said Nwords Engineering had worked with the district previously and FKA Architects had been selected after a proposals process and had overseen projects at other regional districts.

Board secretary Mr. Usami called roll for each motion. Most motions passed by roll call with majority yes votes; isolated abstentions were recorded (for example, Missus Varghese abstained on one vote and Mr. Weaver recorded abstentions on other items). The meeting closed without an executive session.

Votes at a glance

- Oaths of office: Gia Guzman, Kate Keller, Deborah (Deborah) Stephens — administered (no vote required).

- Election of Board President: Nominee "Mrs. Varghese" — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded multiple yes votes with Mrs. Varghese recorded as abstaining on that vote; outcome: elected president.

- Election of Vice President: Nominee Deborah Stephens — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded unanimous yes votes among those present; outcome: elected vice president.

- Code of ethics: read aloud and adopted by consensus/roll call (no recorded opposition).

- Consent agenda (professional services and related items): motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded: Miss Calderon (yes), Miss Guzman (yes), Missus Huang (yes), Miss Keller (yes), Missus Martin (yes), Miss Stankus (yes), Miss Stephens (yes), Mr. Weaver (yes), Missus Varghese (abstain on the president vote earlier, but voted yes on several consent items). Outcome: approved.

- Policy consent items (2 items): approved by roll call.

- Human resources consent items (3 items): approved by roll call.

- Finance consent items (amend 17 items): approved by roll call; Mr. Weaver recorded abstentions on at least one finance item.

The board chair closed the meeting after public comments and without moving into executive session.