School board approves termination of payroll manager and appoints acting payroll manager

The Hillside Public School District Board of Education approved two labor-relations personnel actions on motions read as numbers 55 and 56 during its regular meeting.

Motion 55 directed the termination of Natasha Ramsacher from her position as payroll manager “in accordance to the terms of the contract.” Motion 56 appointed Sandra Melgar as acting payroll manager “in accordance to the terms of the contract.” Both motions were seconded and taken to a roll-call vote; members present recorded affirmative votes and the motions were approved.

Board discussion on the motions was limited on the public record. The motions were introduced as additions to the labor relations slate; a board member described items 55 and 56 as walked-on additions to the agenda before the motions were read.

The motions reference employment-contract terms; the transcript notes the actions are “in accordance to the terms of the contract,” but the contract details were not stated during the meeting.

The board did not place further conditions or public contingencies on the appointments during the meeting. Any administrative steps required by district personnel policy or contract language were not specified in the meeting record.