New Milford Public School District board approves two committee recommendations, sets April 23 work session

The New Milford Public School District board approved two committee recommendations during a short meeting that opened with routine procedural notices and ended with a motion to adjourn. The board adopted recommendation c24-25.33 by voice vote and approved f24Dash25.212 by roll call. The board announced its next meeting as a work session on April 23.

The meeting began with an opening statement noting compliance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings law and that notices were posted at Borough Hall and the Milford Public Library and published in the Twin Borough News. The board also reminded attendees that comments about individual staff members would not be discussed in public and described two public-comment periods (agenda items at the start; other matters at the end).

Stephanie Carpenter, identified in the transcript as the education programs and curriculum committee presenter, introduced the committee’s item. An unidentified speaker moved “to seek approval for c 24-25.33.” The motion was seconded by Nicole (role/title not specified). The transcript records a voice vote in which members responded “Aye” and the motion passed; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript for this item.

Cheryl Kellenau presented the financial facilities committee’s recommendation and sought a motion to approve f24Dash25.212. The board took a roll-call vote. The transcript records affirmative votes from the following members: Mister Alvaro, Miss Calvaro, Mister DeCosta, Miss Cauffinger, Mister Lombardi, Mister Luna, Vice President Dunne and President Gomez. The roll call recorded unanimous yes votes from those present and the motion was approved.

Before public comment, an unidentified speaker (labelled Speaker 3 in the transcript) reminded speakers that statements are limited to three minutes. Later, the board moved to close the public-comment period; the motion was made by John (role/title not specified) and seconded by Cheryl Kellenau, and the board approved the motion by voice vote. The meeting was then adjourned after a motion moved by Tony (role/title not specified) and seconded by Andrew (role/title not specified).

The transcript uses the name “New Wilford Board of Education” in the opening statement; records and local spelling provided for this item identify the district as the New Milford Public School District, which is used here for normalization. The transcript did not include detailed descriptions of the committee items c24-25.33 or f24Dash25.212; those identifiers were recorded but substantive text for the motions (e.g., budget amounts or program changes) is not specified in the transcript.

The board set its next meeting for April 23 as a work session.