Board approves routine finance, facilities and personnel items; appoints Bush Law Firm as board attorney

At its regular meeting, the Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education approved a slate of routine finance, facilities, business-administrator and personnel items, appointed outside counsel and approved a personnel discipline resolution.

The board approved finance items A–F, a facilities item, non-personnel items for the school business administrator, and personnel and superintendent non-personnel items after members moved and seconded the motions and the clerk conducted roll-call votes; meeting minutes record the motions as carrying.

In new business, the board approved a resolution appointing Bush Law Firm as board attorney effective Dec. 9 through Dec. 31, 2026. The clerk’s roll call recorded one abstention by Miss Lawrence; the motion carried.

The board also approved a resolution concerning employee number 6334 that found the employee engaged in inappropriate conduct and withheld employment increment and adjustment for the 2026–27 school year pursuant to NJSA 18A:29-14. The resolution directs the superintendent to provide written notice to the employee within 10 days as required by the statute.

The motions were described and read during the meeting; specific mover and seconder names are not recorded in the public transcript. Most recorded roll calls in the meeting were affirmative; the Bush Law Firm appointment included a recorded abstention by Miss Lawrence. The board announced its next meeting will be Dec. 9.

What’s next: The personnel resolution requires written notice to the affected employee; the board did not discuss public details of investigative findings at the meeting, citing privacy and statutory procedures.