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Carmel board debates budget and staffing after clerical cuts and elimination of float nurses; approves $2.12M transfers and electrification study
Summary
Trustees heard union and public concerns about a roughly 10% reduction to clerical staff and the removal of two float nurses, debated using an agency for nursing coverage, questioned a financial-adviser RFP and long-range planning, approved $2,122,762 in budget transfers and awarded a BOCES electric-bus feasibility study (approx. $18,000).
The Carmel Central School District board spent much of its June 18 meeting on contested budget and staffing decisions, with union leaders and trustees pressing administrators for clearer documentation and long‑range planning.
Barbara Faranda, representing the Carmel Office Staff Association (COSA), told the board her unit was reduced by approximately 10% this budget cycle and that clerical overtime lines were cut to zero. "We're down bodies," she said, adding that the district should create a separate budget line to show overtime claimed by clerical staff so expenses are transparent.
Trustees and staff discussed other personnel changes, including the elimination of two district “float” nurse positions intended to reduce costs by about $200,000.…
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