Hauppauge UFSD board approves consent agenda, schedules special meetings and notes retirements

The Hauppauge Union Free School District Board of Education approved its consent agenda, voted to schedule a special meeting for Feb. 25 at 7 p.m., and added an item to the Feb. 24 meeting during a business session.

The board approved the consent agenda on a roll call that the transcript records as "7 0 0" (seven in favor, none opposed, none abstaining). Speaker 1 made the motion to approve the consent agenda; Mr. DeSeco seconded the motion.

The board later moved to schedule a special meeting on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. to take up agenda items identified in the meeting record as numbers 9 through 13. Speaker 1 made the motion; Mr. Snyder seconded. The transcript records the vote as "700" (seven in favor, none opposed, none abstaining).

The board also agreed to add agenda item 15 to the Feb. 24 meeting; the motion carried with the recorded vote of "70" in the transcript (recorded as seven in favor, none opposed). The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, which the transcript records as "7 0 0."

Board members called attention to a retirement list included in the personnel action report. Speaker 2 noted that the list contains many names representing “hundreds of years of service,” saying the board wanted to single out that group for recognition. Speaker 2 also announced a two‑hour delayed opening for students and staff the following day and referenced upcoming events in March (transcript references to locations were unclear).

The meeting record contains short procedural exchanges on agenda numbering and confirmations that notices of public hearings would be issued for the scheduled dates. There were no detailed policy debates, ordinance readings, grant approvals, or contract awards recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

The board provided dates for future meetings: an early February meeting referenced as Feb. 5 (time listed in the record as 7 a.m. and a 7 p.m. session referenced elsewhere), and a meeting referenced on 03/04/2025 in the transcript; specific locations were not specified in the excerpt.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (identified in transcript as "consent agenda item item 7 72 c 1 1"): motion by Speaker 1; second by Mr. DeSeco; recorded vote "7 0 0"; outcome: approved. - Special meeting: schedule Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. to consider agenda items listed as 9–13: motion by Speaker 1; second by Mr. Snyder; recorded vote "700"; outcome: approved. - Add item 15 to Feb. 24 meeting: motion recorded and approved with recorded vote "70"; outcome: approved. - Adjournment: motion recorded and approved with recorded vote "7 0 0"; outcome: approved.

No legal authorities, ordinances, contracts, budgets, or grant awards were cited in the provided excerpt of the transcript.