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Votes at a glance: Rome board approves consent agenda, calendar, policies, retirements and election preparations
Summary
The Rome City School District Board approved the consent agenda and several resolutions including placing a bus proposition on the May ballot, accepting treasurers reports, adopting the 2026-27 calendar, accepting retirements, adopting multiple policies and appointing a poll clerk for affidavit ballots.
The board approved a slate of routine and substantive resolutions during the meeting.
Key outcomes:
- Consent agenda (pages 26) approved by voice vote.
- Finance: resolution to place a proposition on the May 19, 2026 ballot to purchase two 66-passenger diesel buses not to exceed $420,000 was approved (moved by Nadia; seconded by Jen). The administration characterized the vehicles as about 90% aided.
- Financial oversight: the board accepted the treasurer's reports for December 2025 (motion moved by Jen, seconded by Nadia) and accepted a $50 donation to the Bellamy music department from Robert and Barbara Hammond.
- Cooperative purchasing: the board authorized participation in Oswego County BOCES cooperative purchasing for water testing and Madison-Oneida BOCES cooperative bidding for computer/technology commodities.
- Finance housekeeping: the board amended a prior depository resolution to adopt NYCLASS as a designated depository and announced an upcoming audit committee meeting focused on internal procurement controls.
- Education programs: the board adopted the 2026-27 school calendar after calendar committee members described a reduction in half days and how professional development and superintendent conference days were scheduled to preserve instructional hours.
- Human resources: retirements for several long-serving employees were accepted with appreciation and read into the record.
- Policy: second reading and adoption of policies including homeschooled students (No. 1741), automated external defibrillator (No. 8121.2), charging meals (No. 8505) and free meal services (No. 8520) were approved.
- Elections: Sandra Russell was appointed poll clerk to cast and canvass affidavit ballots on May 20, 2026 at 8 a.m.; Russell explained candidate packet procedures and deadlines (packets due April 29 at 5 p.m.; meet-the-candidates May 12; election May 19).
Motions were carried by voice vote unless noted. The board did not record roll-call tallies in the transcript; the public record shows motions moved, seconded and carried.
