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Board approves consent agenda, SRO contract, personnel motions and other routine items
Summary
The Watertown City School District Board of Education approved a consent agenda and multiple motions covering elections logistics, a school resource officer contract, personnel actions, auxiliary services and surplus sales at its meeting.
The Watertown City School District Board of Education approved a consent agenda and multiple motions covering elections logistics, a school resource officer contract, personnel actions, auxiliary services and surplus sales during its meeting.
The board approved a memorandum of agreement with the Jefferson County Board of Elections to support the district’s May 20, 2025 budget vote and school board election, and approved an agreement with the City of Watertown to provide a school resource officer from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Board members also approved routine personnel appointments and resignations, an administrative-leave designation for a noninstructional employee, and an amendment to a previously approved hire date.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda items A–E: approved (voice vote). - Memorandum of agreement with the Jefferson County Board of Elections for the 05/20/2025 budget vote and school board election: approved (motion carried by voice vote). - Agreement between the City of Watertown and the Watertown City School District for a school resource officer (07/01/2025–06/30/2026): approved (motion carried by voice vote). - Personnel actions (resignations, appointments, probationary and non-probationary instructional and noninstructional staff, substitutes and spring coaches): approved. - Administrative leave for a noninstructional employee effective 02/27/2025: approved. - Amendment to prior resolution changing the effective date for Ashley Walters (senior typist) from 01/30/2025 to 01/29/2025: approved. - Madison-Oneida BOCES services commitment form for 2025–26: approved. - Contract for health and welfare services with Carthage Central School District for 2024–25 nonpublic students attending Carthage: approved. - Approval of extracurricular advisors and co-advisors (drama club advisor, Wiley Student Council co-advisor and other club advisors): approved. - Acceptance of bids from Auctions International (items: 2021 Canon copier $3,500; 2008 Ford F-350 $5,200; 2010 Ford E-450 school bus $930): approved.
Board procedure and voting Most items passed by voice vote with the routine phrasing “All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries,” as recorded in the meeting transcript. Specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for the motions presented.
Context and next steps The memorandum with the county board of elections formalizes logistics for the district’s May 20 vote. The SRO agreement continues the district’s existing practice of contracting for School Resource Officers; administrators confirmed the contract continues services with two SROs under the revised rate schedule. Personnel motions will be processed per district practice.
