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Erie City School District board approves consent agenda; bills and payroll adopted with one abstention
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting, the Erie City School District Board of Directors approved the consent agenda and routine reports, accepted the superintendent's report, and approved scheduled bills and payrolls; one member abstained from the bills vote citing a family employment relationship.
The Erie City School District Board of Directors on Feb. 12 approved the meeting minutes, accepted the superintendent's report and committee reports, and adopted the consent agenda and routine financial items during its regular meeting at the District Administration Building.
The board voted to approve minutes of a prior meeting after a motion by Miss Amatangelo and a second by Miss Gillespie. The motion passed on a roll-call vote in which all members present voted yes.
Superintendent Miguel Pulido's report -- which included Black History Month programming and other district updates -- was approved by voice vote after a motion by Miss Gillespie and a second by Mr. Harkins.
Under the consent agenda (new business), the board approved the items that had been reviewed at the committee-of-the-whole meeting a week earlier; that motion was moved by Ms. Cooley and seconded by Ms. Graff and passed on roll call with all voting in favor.
On routine financial matters, the board approved scheduled bills (Item 8.01) and board-authorized payrolls (Item 8.02). Miss Devlin abstained on the scheduled bills vote, saying a member of her family works for a company paid by the district; the abstention was recorded during roll call. The payroll approvals passed on roll call with all voting yes.
Other routine motions (approval of board-authorized payrolls and reports of committees and liaisons) passed by roll call or voice votes as noted in the meeting record. The meeting adjourned by unanimous voice vote.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of meeting minutes: Moved by Miss Amatangelo; seconded by Miss Gillespie. Roll-call: Miss Cooley (yes), Miss Devlin (yes), Miss Gillespie (yes), Miss Graff (yes), Mr. Harkins (yes), Mr. Nichols (yes), Mr. Sharif (yes), Miss Amatangelo (yes), Dr. J. Brennaman (yes). Outcome: approved.
- Approval of superintendent's report (motion to approve report of the superintendent): Moved by Miss Gillespie; seconded by Mr. Harkins. Outcome: approved by voice vote (ayes recorded).
- Approval of reports of committees and liaisons: Moved by Mr. Sharif; seconded by Miss Gillespie. Outcome: approved (ayes recorded).
- Consent agenda / new business: Moved by Ms. Cooley; seconded by Ms. Graff. Roll-call: all voting yes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 8.01, Approval of scheduled bills: Moved by Miss Amatangelo (transcript variant "Zamitangelo" recorded); seconded by Ms. Cooley. Roll-call: Miss Cooley (yes), Miss Devlin (abstain), Miss Gillespie (yes), Miss Graff (yes), Mr. Harkins (yes), Mr. Nichols (yes), Mr. Sharif (yes), Miss Amatangelo (yes), Dr. J. Brennaman (yes). Tally: yes 8, abstain 1. Outcome: approved (with abstention).
- Item 8.02, Approval of board-authorized payrolls: Moved by Miss Gillespie; seconded by Mr. Sharif. Roll-call: all voting yes. Outcome: approved.
The meeting record shows no contested motions or failed items during the session. The board adjourned at the end of the agenda.
Ending: The board moved to adjourn after completing the evening's agenda and voted to adjourn by voice; the chair declared the meeting adjourned.
