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Secaucus Board approves routine resolutions, postpones R2.01; member recuses on Reed Academy payment
Summary
The board approved multiple grouped resolutions (R1.01–R1.34, R3.01–R3.04, R4.01–R4.13), postponed R2.01 to a later meeting and recorded one recusal on the check register payment to Reed Academy; roll-call votes were recorded as yes from all present members except the recusal.
The Secaucus Board of Education approved several grouped resolutions and routine personnel items during its meeting. A motion to accept the acting superintendent’s recommendations to approve and adopt resolutions R1.01–R1.34 and motion M1.01 passed on a roll-call vote. Later, the board approved R3.01–R3.04 and R4.01–R4.13 following committee recommendations.
A separate policy item, R2.01, was postponed because board members said there was not enough time to discuss the matter in full; the postponement will be revisited next month. On the finance register, a board member recused on payment to Reed Academy while voting yes on other resolutions.
Votes at a glance
- R1.01–R1.34 and M1.01: Motion to approve; outcome: approved (roll call: Bartletta — yes; Bolonino — yes; Diadetta — yes; Barry — yes; D'Ambre — yes; Dr. Faranola — yes; Gonzales — yes; Howard — yes; Lewis — yes). - R2.01: Motion to postpone/postpone discussion; outcome: postponed (motion seconded; to be revisited next month). - R2.02: Motion to approve (as called); outcome: approved (roll‑call recorded yes from all present members). - R3.01–R3.04: Motion to approve; outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous yes). - R4.01–R4.13: Motion to approve business/finance recommendations including authorization for bids and purchases noted on the agenda; outcome: approved (roll call: unanimous yes). - R5.01 (check register): On R5.01 the speaker recorded a recusal on payment to Reed Academy and indicated a yes vote on the other resolutions.
Dr. Faranola explicitly stated a recusal on the Reed Academy payment while voting yes on other items. The clerk called each member’s name during ballots and the record shows affirmative responses from the members present; the meeting transcript does not record any no votes on the listed motions.
