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Votes at a glance: March 24 Board meeting — consent agenda, safety plan and audit reports approved
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda, adopted the districtwide safety plan, accepted corrective action plans for extracurricular funds, and accepted both internal and independent audit reports. Motions were moved and seconded as recorded; votes were reported as passing (motion counts and individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the transcript).
At its March 24 meeting the Ithaca Board of Education recorded unanimous or passed votes on a set of routine but formal items:
- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda (personnel report, consideration of accounts, minutes) was moved and seconded; the chair called the question and the motion passed unanimously.
- Districtwide safety plan: Administration presented the annual districtwide safety plan (updates highlighted on pages 5–6, including an extreme-heat response) and the board moved to adopt the plan. The motion was moved and seconded; the chair called the question and the motion passed.
- Corrective action plans (extracurricular activities): The audit committee recommended corrective action plans for 2024–25 extracurricular activity funds; the board moved to accept the attached corrective action plans as recommended and approved the motion after discussion of recurring documentation issues and training needs.
- Internal audit (Questar III BOCES): The board moved to accept the internal audit report and related corrective action plans for fiscal year ended 06/30/2025; discussion included the audit's sampling focus (time cards snapshot) and next-year focus areas (purchasing); the motion passed.
- Independent (external) audit (Incero): Administration explained the external audit and the separate single-audit grant review; the board moved to accept the independent audit report prepared by Incero (Incero/Incero references in transcript) and thanked audit staff; the motion passed.
The meeting transcript records motions and that each motion passed; it does not include a roll-call tally of yes/no/abstain votes. Where movers and seconders were recorded in the minutes, the chair noted "Moved by Adam, second by Jacob."
