Sayville school board administers oaths to officers and opens president nominations

Members of the Sayville Union Free School District Board of Education administered oaths of office to newly named district officers and opened nominations for board president at the start of their meeting.

After the board was called to order, the group recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The district clerk then administered the oath of office to treasurer Mark Farris, with the swearing including wording that the officer would support the constitutions of the United States and New York and “faithfully discharge the duties” of superintendent/treasurer for Sayville Public Schools “according to the best of my ability.” Following Farris, Robert Bartels was sworn as deputy treasurer using substantially the same oath. A third swearing was recorded for Alani Costello as treasurer, repeating the pledge to support the constitutions and to faithfully discharge the duties of the treasurer for Sayville Public Schools.

The board then moved to nominations for the office of president of the board of education. Trustee (name not specified in transcript) nominated Christine Sarni for president. Another member nominated Desmond Magna. After a request for a second and brief clarification about speaking into the microphone, board leadership proceeded to close nominations and prepare for a vote. The transcript ends at the point nominations were closed and a vote was about to be taken; the recording does not include the outcome of the vote or any subsequent discussion.

The actions recorded at this meeting are limited to oath administrations and nominations. No motions, roll-call votes, or official election results for board president appear in the provided transcript segment.