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Votes at a glance: Harrison Central School District, March 4, 2025 — routine approvals and procedural motions
Summary
The board approved meeting minutes, personnel and administrative reports, finance and facilities items, and recessed and reopened the meeting for executive session; most motions were approved by voice vote during the March 4 meeting.
At its March 4, 2025 meeting, the Harrison Central School District Board of Education recorded routine procedural votes and approvals. The transcript records voice votes in favor for the following items; mover and seconder were not consistently identified on the record.
Votes recorded at the meeting (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- Motion to open the March 4, 2025 regular business meeting — approved (voice vote).
- Motion to recess into executive session to discuss contractual and student matters — approved (voice vote).
- Motion to reopen the March 4, 2025 regular business meeting following executive session — approved (voice vote).
- Motion to accept the minutes of the Feb. 12, 2025 regular business meeting — approved (voice vote).
- Motion to approve the personnel report (items included: extra compensation appointments with SED clearance, temporary appointments with SED clearance, resignation for the purpose of retirement, leave of absence without pay, change of status; non‑certificated personnel resignations for retirement; student teacher/observer with SED clearance; approval of agreement) — approved (voice vote). The board publicly noted Patricia Mallinson’s retirement and recognized her long service to the district.
- Motion to approve the administrative report, including: Harrison High School varsity girls lacrosse team field trip to Boston; revised Harrison Association of Teachers 2024–25 retirement incentive memorandum of agreement; Harrison Administrators Association memoranda of agreement for summer program supervision and master-scheduling stipend; adoption of policy number 5513 (online banking); appointment of an impartial hearing officer; acceptance of donations from Samuel J. Preston PTA and Harrison Ave School PTA; approval of CSE/CPSE minutes and recommendations — approved (voice vote).
- Motion to approve the finance and facilities report, including: Southern Westchester BOCES cooperative bidding; tax certiorari matters (Westchester Ave Associates, LLC v. Board of Assessors; 261 Halsted Ave, LLC v. Board of Assessors); resolution to increase 02/24/25 budget appropriations; resolution calling the 2025 annual district meeting and election; approval of engineering and internal auditing services; appropriation transfers; authorization to piggyback on White Plains City School District bid for athletic field maintenance; contracts for health services with neighboring districts — approved (voice vote).
- Motion to adjourn the meeting — approved (voice vote).
The transcript does not consistently identify movers and seconders for these motions; where the meeting recorded roll call earlier, multiple board members were present and voiced “Aye” on approvals. Specific vote tallies (by named board member) were not provided in the transcript; approvals were carried by voice vote.
