Riverhead board approves employment contract for director of facilities

The Riverhead Central School District Board of Education approved an employment contract for the district’s director of facilities during the meeting; the motion was carried by voice vote, with a board member saying, "All favor."

The contract was taken up under New Business as "Category A. Approval of Employment contract," and discussion on the item included reference to the "Director of Facilities" position. The meeting record does not name the contract’s mover or seconder, nor does it include a roll-call tally; the action was announced as carried by voice vote.

Board members and presenters discussed the item as routine new-business approval; no supplemental materials, compensation details, start or effective dates, or contract length were stated in the meeting transcript. A speaker identified in the record as Dana Verbeck was present in the related portion of the meeting, though the transcript does not link Verbeck specifically to the motion.

Because the transcript records the vote only as a voice agreement, there is no roll-call vote record in the public meeting text. There were no amendments noted in the transcript and no additional directions to staff about implementation recorded during the item.

The board’s approval completes the procedural step recorded in the meeting for putting the employment contract on the agenda and accepting it; further administrative steps (posting details, personnel onboarding, or contract execution) were not discussed or specified in the available transcript.