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Board approves audits, bundled resolutions and 2024 financial report; amends bundle at superintendent request
Summary
At its Dec. 19 meeting the Rochester City School District Board of Education accepted multiple audit reports, approved bundled personnel and program resolutions (with an administrative amendment), and accepted the unaudited December 2024 financial report.
The Rochester City School District Board of Education approved multiple audit and financial filings and passed several bundled resolutions during its Dec. 19 meeting.
The board voted to accept the annual comprehensive financial report, the student extracurricular activities fund report and the single audit report, with the motions recorded in the audit segment of the meeting. Commissioner Malloy moved acceptance of the annual comprehensive financial report, and Vice President Commissioner Simmons seconded the motion. The board voted in favor.
The claims audit report and Wilson Student Activity Funds audit report were also accepted; the motion was recorded as moved and seconded and carried by the board. The board approved the unaudited December 2024 financial report after a motion by Commissioner Malloy and a second from Vice President Lebron. No presentation accompanied acceptance of the unaudited report.
The board also approved a set of bundled resolutions. Vice President Lebron moved the package of resolutions numbered 378 through 397 and Commissioner Malloy seconded; the board voted in favor. A larger bundle covering resolutions numbered roughly 398 through 435 (including Resolution 921) was also moved by Vice President Lebron and seconded by Commissioner Santiago; the superintendent asked to withdraw Resolution 400 and to change service dates listed in Resolution 409. General counsel advised amending the bundle to reflect those administrative changes; the board voted to amend the bundle per the superintendent's request, then took the subsequent bundle vote, which carried.
The board authorized additional pay related to the district's legislative breakfast (Resolution 436). That motion was moved by Commissioner Griffin, seconded by Commissioner Santiago, and approved.
Several other board housekeeping votes also passed: a motion to go into executive session to discuss confidential personnel and litigation matters, moved by Vice President Lebron and seconded by Commissioner Simmons, carried; and the board adopted an amendment to the board bylaws removing three committees (CIGR, HC and Finance) from the bylaws (Resolution 437), a motion moved by Vice President Lebron and seconded by Commissioner Santiago.
Several policy items received first readings and the board approved revised policy language for the board member orientation (Resolution 2510) after a motion and vote. During the policy readings several commissioners raised process and transparency concerns about language changes and requested additional documentation and follow-up outside the readings.
The motions recorded in the meeting were largely procedural: motions were made, seconds recorded, and the board voted "Aye" to approve the items listed above. No roll-call vote tallies by individual member were recorded in the transcript for most bundles; where movers and seconders were named, those attributions are listed below.
