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Board schedules March 31 revote on Proposition 2, approves auditor and routine personnel actions
Summary
The Hamilton Central School District board voted to place a revote of Capital Improvement Project Proposition 2 on March 31 after the prior result was a tie, authorized legal notice, approved Bandadio Group as independent auditor, and approved multiple personnel resignations, appointments and donations during the Feb. 12 meeting.
The Hamilton Central School District board voted on Feb. 12 to send Proposition 2 (a capital improvement safety project) back to voters on March 31 after the district’s earlier vote ended in a tie, which the chair described as legally defeated.
"The first time the vote came through as a tie vote, which legally means it was defeated," the chair said, and the board agreed to schedule a revote and to authorize the district clerk to publish the required legal notice.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to place Proposition 2 on the March 31 ballot and authorize the legal notice: motion passed on a roll call vote with recorded 'Aye' responses from trustees. - Approval of Bandadio Group as independent financial auditor for the upcoming multi-year term: motion passed (voice votes recorded as numerous 'Aye' responses). - Consent agenda items (personnel motions, resignations, appointments, leave of absence, and acceptance of monetary donations): passed by voice vote; detailed personnel discussions deferred to executive session.
Personnel and finance actions: The board accepted resignations (Chelsea Carhart Lehman as office assistant; Cassandra Britton as teacher aide; Dawn Giddings, orchestra teacher, with specified effective dates), approved the appointment of Cassandra Britton as Probationary Office Assistant 2 (Feb. 2 through Aug. 1), appointed Zachary Thomas as varsity baseball coach (2026–27 school year, contingent on participation), approved substitute teacher and nurse additions, and accepted monetary donations from the Hamilton Emerald Foundation, Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, and the First Baptist Church Deacon's Fund with the budget increased accordingly.
Why it matters: The Prop 2 revote will give the community another opportunity to decide on proposed safety and circulation improvements (including demolition and relocation of the bus garage and lighting/pickup/drop-off enhancements). Approving an independent auditor and routine personnel actions are standard fiscal-oversight steps ahead of year-end audit work and budget planning.
Process notes: Several personnel items and contract recommendations were moved with the notation that detailed discussion would occur in executive session. The board recessed to executive session at the meeting’s close to discuss matters that may lead to employment action.
What’s next: The district will distribute community information and hold public presentations about Proposition 2 leading up to the March 31 revote; budget coffees will be scheduled after the revote to avoid conflating capital and operating discussions.
