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Bound Brook Board of Education swears in new member, elects president and vice president and adopts annual resolutions
Summary
At a virtual organizational meeting, the Bound Brook Board of Education administered an oath to a newly sworn member, elected leadership for the year and approved a package of annual organization resolutions and meeting dates; the board also authorized an executive session under N.J.S.A. 10:4-11.
The Bound Brook Board of Education held a virtual organizational meeting at which Lisa Guzzino was sworn in as a member of the board, the board elected Mr. Giannuzzi as president and Mrs. Lisa Mazzino as vice president, and the board approved its annual organization resolutions covering items 2 through 25 on the agenda.
The oath of office for Lisa Guzzino affirmed that she "possess[es] the qualifications prescribed by law" and indicated she was not disqualified under N.J.S.A. 18A:12-1, according to the ceremony recorded in the meeting transcript.
Board secretary staff opened the meeting and noted compliance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings law and with Board of Education Policy 0162. After the swearing-in, the board conducted roll call and confirmed a quorum before opening nominations for president. Mr. Giannuzzi was nominated and, after a roll-call vote, was elected president. The board then nominated and elected Mrs. Lisa Mazzino as vice president.
The board moved and approved a consent motion to adopt the annual organization resolutions listed as items 2 through 25 on the agenda. Mr. Bauch made the motion and Mr. Zuckow seconded it, the transcript shows; a roll-call vote followed and the motion passed.
During discussion of the calendar of meeting dates included in the resolutions package, a board member asked why meeting frequency was higher earlier in the year and noted a seven-week gap later in the schedule. Staff explained the dates were set by historical precedent and adjusted to avoid conflicts with significant school events; staff also said the schedule is tentative and may change based on the state budget calendar and testing requirements, noting, "these are all very tentative at this time." The board raised no further objections and approved the schedule as part of the consent resolutions.
The board also passed a resolution authorizing entry into executive session under N.J.S.A. 10:4-11 "for the purposes noted" on the agenda; the transcript indicates that the executive-session authorization was for the item listed as number 8 on the closed-session notice. The meeting minutes show the board recessed and the public portion concluded after that vote.
The meeting record as provided does not include a complete, itemized vote tally for each roll call in the excerpt; individual yea/nay entries were recorded verbally during the roll calls in the transcript excerpt.
