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Board approves consent agenda and hires security consultant for 2024–25 school year
Summary
The board approved consent and agenda items 1–12 and later approved an agreement to hire Tom Carton for head-of-security consultant services for the 2024–25 school year; several items referencing ARPA reimbursement were pulled for later consideration.
The East Ramapo Board of Education approved consent and agenda items 1 through 12, and later approved an agreement to retain Tom Carton to provide head-of-security consultant services for the 2024–25 school year.
At the start of business, a motion to approve consent and agenda items 1–12 passed by voice vote, recorded as 5–1. The motion to amend the motion to remove items 13–17 (which referenced ARPA-funded change orders) and to include items 18 and 19 passed before the consent vote; board members said additional review was needed to confirm federal reimbursement before approving those items.
After the board returned from executive session, the board approved action item 20: “the Board of Education approves and authorizes the Board President or in his absence the Vice President and the Interim Superintendent of Schools designee to sign the agreement with Tom Carton to provide head of security services, consultant services for the 24, 25 school year.” The motion carried by voice vote with five yes votes and one no.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to open public speaking: moved and seconded on the record (no recorded tally in transcript). - Consent and agenda items 1–12: motion passed, recorded as 5–1 (mover: Trustee Effie; seconder: Mr. Feather; transcript indicates voice vote). - Motion to remove items 13–17 from immediate consideration (to reconvene later pending ARPA reimbursement validation): board agreed to remove those items for later consideration. - Action item 20 (agreement with Tom Carton for head-of-security consultant): approved 5–1 after executive session; the motion authorized the board president (or vice president in his absence) and the superintendent’s designee to sign the agreement.
Why it matters: the consultant agreement authorizes district security services for the current school year; the board postponed several ARPA-related contract amendments pending federal reimbursement verification.
