Bound Brook Board appoints temporary secretary, adjourns to executive session

The Bound Brook Board of Education on Dec. 5 appointed Michael Bough as the temporary board secretary for a special meeting and then voted to adjourn into executive session under New Jersey Statute NJSA 10:4-11 for purpose number 8.

The presiding speaker opened the meeting with the required notice under the New Jersey open public meetings law and cited board policy 0162, then called the roll and confirmed a quorum of six members. The presiding speaker requested a motion to "appoint Mister Michael Bough as the temporary board secretary for this special meeting." A motion was recorded and was seconded by a board member. The subsequent roll-call vote recorded the following affirmative votes and resulted in the appointment of Michael Bough as temporary board secretary.

Minutes reflect that no members of the public were present for the meeting and that there was no new business. The board then resolved to enter executive session under NJSA 10:4-11 for the purposes listed as number 8. A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded; members responded in the affirmative and the presiding speaker stated, "We are adjourned to executive." The meeting then moved into executive session.

Details in the transcript show names and short spoken items during roll call and votes; several spellings of member names are inconsistent in the record. The transcript identifies board members (as recorded) including Mister Bau, Mister Dawson, Miss Cuisineo, Miss Hai/High, Mister Incalcaterra, Mister Minhas, Miss Musson, Mister Volmer, Mister Zupko, and Mister Januzzi. The transcript also records thank-yous to the member who made the motion and to the member who seconded it. The board cited NJSA 10:4-11 when voting to enter executive session. The meeting record indicates no public comment and no additional formal actions were taken before executive session.