Board approves personnel slate, finance and business resolutions; one purchasing item tabled

At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Belleville Public School District board of education approved multiple grouped consent items including personnel resolutions (9.1–9.40), purchasing and business items (12.1–12.44, with 12.33 tabled), and finance resolutions (13.1–13.7).

The board approved minutes from prior meetings and then moved through the formal consent blocks. The personnel slate (9.1–9.40) was adopted by roll call. The board also approved the grouped purchasing and business agenda items with one exception: agenda item 12.33 was tabled for later consideration. The finance block (13.1–13.7) was adopted by roll call. The district auditor will present the completed audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 at the board’s February meeting, the state monitor said during the public session.

Why it matters: grouped consent approvals are how the board implements routine personnel and expenditure decisions for the district; tabling a single purchasing item means the board deferred a specific contract or purchase for further review.

Key votes and outcomes - Minutes (December 16 and January 2): Approved (roll-call; procedural motion and second recorded). - Personnel resolutions 9.1–9.40: Adopted by roll call. Recorded votes: Trustee Gillis — yes; Trustee Leon — yes; Trustee Massaggia — yes; Trustee Pacheco — yes; Vice President Darrow — yes; Trustee Moniz — yes; President Benitez — yes. Outcome: approved. - Board actions/policies 11.1–11.25: Adopted by roll call. The roll call recorded at least one abstention (Trustee Gillis abstained on at least one item in this block). Outcome: approved with at least one abstention. - Purchasing/business 12.1–12.44: Adopted by roll call; item 12.33 was tabled for later consideration. Outcome: approved (12.33 tabled). - Finance resolutions 13.1–13.7: Adopted by roll call. Recorded votes: Trustee Gillis — yes; Trustee Leon — yes; Trustee Massaggia — yes; Trustee Pacheco — yes; Vice President Darrow — yes; Trustee Moniz — yes; President Benitez — yes. Outcome: approved.

Board procedure notes - Multiple motions were handled as grouped blocks (typical for routine personnel and procurement items). Where a roll-call was conducted, the clerk called each trustee’s name and recorded their vote. - Item 12.33 (a purchasing/business item listed on the agenda) was explicitly tabled by the board, meaning formal action on that single item was postponed.

What’s next - The district auditor will present the official audit results at the February public meeting; the state monitor indicated the audit described the district as having had “an outstanding year financially” and confirmed funds on deposit to meet obligations through the end of the school year.