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Saranac Lake board approves transfers, pay schedule updates and facility contracts
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Summary
The Saranac Lake board approved a set of consent and new-business resolutions including a budgetary transfer report, an updated extra-pay/substitute schedule, $100,000 from the repair reserve for business-office relocation, and several facility contracts (transcribed amounts: $34,007.50 and $33,500).
The Saranac Lake Central School District board approved several resolutions addressing budget transfers, pay schedules and facilities work.
At the start of the meeting the board adopted the agenda and then approved the consent agenda under Resolution 0752025. Later the board voted to adopt the current budgetary transfer report (Resolution 0762025) after the business executive reviewed transfers, two of which exceeded $10,000 (one purchase listed for elementary school phone books). The Chair said most other transfers were related to substitute staffing.
The board approved an update to the extra-pay and substitute rate schedule (Resolution 077235) to add a rate for an approved long-term substitute Dean of Students; the superintendent said the extra-pay adjustment is slightly over a 5% premium. Members voted in favor by voice vote.
On facilities, the board approved using $100,000 from the district’s repair reserve (Resolution 0782025) to create and relocate business-office space tied to superintendent operations. The board also approved a contract (transcribed at $34,007.50) for wall patching, related work and installation of drop ceilings (Resolution 0792025) and a separate contract (transcribed at $33,500) for required electrical upgrades (Resolution 0802025). During discussion staff said approximately $10,000 of hardware purchases were included and some carpeting/cleanup work may follow.
In new business, the board reviewed Resolution 0812025 tied to the education services budget (transcribed figures in the meeting included a net $39,000,000 and $54,420 for related items) and then approved Resolution 0821025 confirming board membership positions and accepting candidate filings for two at-large seats; the board set ballot order for Scott Gibson, Joe Henderson and Mike Martin.
The board voted to cancel the April 29 meeting because of scheduling and an expected need to hold time for budget work. The meeting adjourned to executive session on a student-specific personnel/medical/financial matter.
Votes at a glance: agenda and consent agenda — approved by voice; Resolution 0762025 (budget transfers) — approved by voice; Resolution 077235 (extra-pay schedule) — approved by voice; Resolution 0782025 (repair reserve allocation, $100,000) — approved by voice; Resolution 0792025 (facility contract ~$34,007.50) — approved by voice; Resolution 0802025 (electrical upgrades ~$33,500) — approved by voice; Resolution 0821025 (board membership/candidate filings) — approved by voice. Specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript and therefore are not specified.
Why it matters: the resolutions move reserve funds and authorize facility work and personnel pay adjustments that affect district operations and budgets. The repair-reserve allocation will fund office relocation and setup; contracts will authorize near-term maintenance and electrical upgrades.
Source notes: dollar figures and resolution numbers are reported as spoken in the transcript and are occasionally garbled; documented amounts included in this article reflect the meeting record as read aloud by board staff.
