The Holmdel Township Board of Education approved a bundled consent motion that included routine business items and bills payable and accepted three staff retirements during its public meeting.

Board president Terrence Wall moved to approve grouped agenda items and bills payable; the motion was seconded and carried after a roll-call vote in which several members recorded abstentions on specific numbered items. Board member comments indicated the abstentions related to particular line items in the consent list rather than the entire slate.

The board then read and approved retirement resolutions. Board member Tissela read the resolution accepting the retirement of Joseph O'Connor, noting he has served the Holmdel Township Public Schools since Sept. 1, 1998 and that his retirement is effective Jan. 1, 2025. The board moved, seconded and approved the resolution by roll call; multiple members offered verbal thanks for his years of service.

Similarly, the board approved the retirement of Donna Rusanello, who the resolution described as having served the district since April 1, 1997 with an effective retirement date of Jan. 1, 2025. A third resolution accepted the retirement of Marion (Mary) Martinez, described as having served since Oct. 9, 2007, with an effective date of Nov. 1, 2024. Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved with board members expressing appreciation for the retirees.

The board recorded that the omnibus consent motion passed. Specific abstentions were noted in the roll call for items in the 30s (members referenced abstentions on items 36, 37 and 38 during the vote). The meeting record indicates a roll-call sequence of affirmative votes and named acknowledgments; individual minute detail and the official roll-call record in the district minutes should be consulted for exact vote-by-vote counts.

The board offered public thanks to the retirees and moved on to other business.