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Hamburg board approves code of conduct, capital change orders, several policies and personnel items
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the Hamburg board approved the 2025–26 district code of conduct, multiple revised policies, capital project change orders (including a ~$104,000 mechanical change for added cooling), personnel actions, MOA with SEIU, and acceptance of musical instrument donations; the board also set July 8 as the reorganization meeting date.
The Hamburg Central School District Board of Education approved a slate of routine and project items June 10, including policy adoptions, capital project change orders, personnel additions and a donation for the music program.
Key actions approved
- Approve the 2025–26 District Code of Conduct (H12): Adopted; staff will correct minor typographical items and incorporate two pending school policies in a subsequent update.
- Capital project change orders (H16): The board approved multiple change orders for Phase 2 work. Notable items discussed included a mechanical contractor change order of approximately $104,000 to add cooling for band/chorus spaces that were not previously scheduled to receive air conditioning, a roughly $40,000 change to ventilate a data room (Room 273), and a smaller $2,007 change order for site sanitation/infrastructure tied to future bathroom facilities. Sean summarized progress on boiler room demolition at the high school and rooftop mechanical installations and said phase‑4 bids are planned for mid‑to‑late September with openings in October.
- Financial borrowing / bond anticipation note (informational): The board president discussed a bond anticipation note of about $53,000,000 used to provide construction cash flow; a net rate of about 3.1% was reported and roughly $420,000 was noted as going into debt service at this roll.
- Personnel and labor items: Board approved salary schedules for part‑time and substitute personnel for 25‑26, approved the addition of a civil service position (maintenance mechanic crew chief), and approved an MOA with SEIU Local 200 regarding two maintenance mechanic crew chief positions.
- Contracts and services: Board approved a resolution authorizing a contract with a risk/operations center for vendor management and data security services, and approved several annual program plans (counseling, special education, academic intervention services).
- Donations and surplus items: The board accepted donations of instruments and equipment for the music department from the Hamburg Music Booster Club and approved surplus books removal (F7) after staff reported they were in poor condition and that refreshed holdings were needed.
- Meeting schedule: The board set July 8, 2025 as the annual reorganization meeting date and confirmed August 12 as the meeting where the safety plan will be requested for approval.
Several votes were conducted by voice and recorded as passed; the transcript does not include a full roll‑call tally for each item. Where members asked for clarification—on cooling work, specific change‑order amounts and the timing of environmental review for athletic field lighting—administration provided itemized explanations and a schedule of follow‑up steps.
What’s next: Staff will post the safety plan and code of conduct to the district website and return to the board as needed for final edits or adoption steps; capital work will continue over the summer with change‑order work and testing of new pump/boiler systems.
