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District highlights proposed emergency declaration to fast‑track guard house at Greeley entrance
Summary
Superintendent and staff described a proposed resolution to declare a security emergency to obtain state aid and expedite construction of a small guard house at the Horace Greeley High School entrance; the resolution was described on the agenda but not recorded as voted in the transcript.
The Chappaqua Central School District on July 1 described a resolution on its agenda to declare a security emergency so the district can receive state aid and expedite construction of a guard house at the entrance to Horace Greeley High School.
Josh (identified in the meeting as a district presenter) told the board: "We are able to get state aid on that guard house by declaring it a security emergency so that we don't have to wait through the whole process. It's less than 50 square feet. It doesn't have very many utilities in it." The presenter said the declaration would allow the district to seek approval from the New York State Education Department for reimbursement and to complete construction as soon as possible, aiming for late summer rather than waiting through the regular approval timeline.
The superintendent described the guard house as part of last year’s budget cycle and noted the community approved the construction during that process. The agenda materials presented to the board included a resolution to make the official emergency declaration and forward it to State Education for approval of state aid.
The transcript records the description of the resolution and the rationale for expediting the work but does not show a separate motion or board vote on that specific resolution during the portion of the meeting in the provided transcript. The item was listed among contract and capital matters in the superintendent’s report.
If approved by the State Education Department under the emergency declaration, the district will seek state reimbursement for eligible costs and proceed with constructing the small guard house this summer.
