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Votes at a glance: Pelham board approves budget moves, contracts, reserves, project and policies on June 25
Summary
The Pelham Union Free School District Board approved the treasurer's report, budget transfers, a CSEA memorandum of agreement, multiple special-education agreements, reserve allocations and other business at its June 25 meeting; the board also accepted donations and approved policy and personnel items.
The Pelham Union Free School District Board of Education carried a series of financial, contractual and personnel items on June 25. Most motions passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies published in the meeting transcript.
Votes and key outcomes
- Treasurer's report (period ended May 31, 2025): Approved by voice vote. The board discussed interest income and accepted the report.
- 2024-25 budget transfers: Approved by voice vote.
- Memorandum of agreement with CSEA (non-instructional employees unit): The board approved the CSEA contract ratified by union members; the administration said the agreement recognizes clerical staff, nurses and teacher assistants for critical daily roles. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Special education agreements (multiple): Several special education contracts and agreements were approved on consent; the meeting recorded these as a consent agenda and the motions carried.
- Reserve allocations and use of fund balance (6.9'6.16 on the agenda): The board approved a set of corridor allocations and resolutions to set reserve amounts and potential uses. District staff said the resolutions establish corridors and that final audit closeout will return to the board for final numbers.
- Glover Field batting-cage project (donation/partnership): The board approved a Type II SEQR action and construction of a batting cage at Glover Field funded by a Friends-of group; the motion passed on voice vote.
- Donations: The Pelham Education Foundation donations were accepted, including $48,418.99 for engineering/CNC equipment and $3,700 for a digital-citizenship program.
- Personnel and contractual items: The board approved personnel schedules on consent, including teacher hires, summer staff and the remainder of the superintendent's personnel recommendations. One personnel schedule (Schedule C / 8.3) recorded two abstentions from board members; the transcript did not name the abstaining members in the roll call.
- Insurance and vendor renewals, agreements, and other operational contracts on the consent agenda: Approved on voice vote as part of consent items (6.18'6.23).
- Policy adoptions: The board waived the third reading and adopted the internet-enabled device use policy. The board also approved Policy 1210 (nomination and election of board members), both by voice vote.
- Other standard business and financial motions: Included consent approvals for claims audits, special-education arrangements and schedule D submissions.
Recording
Most motions were approved by unanimous voice vote recorded as "Aye" with no named no votes. Where abstentions were recorded (personnel Schedule 8.3), the transcript shows board members requested abstentions but did not list a roll-call breakdown with names in the public verbal record.
The board indicated that several of the finance-related items establishing corridors and reserve allocations will be revisited at final audit close-out, when exact numbers will be presented for final approval.
