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Board approves consensus motions, corrects school calendar and agrees to executive session on personnel
Summary
The Sodus Central School District board approved several consensus motions including calendar corrections, named Four County SBA nominees for president and vice president, and voted to go into executive session to discuss a personnel matter; one or two members registered opposition or an abstention on consent items.
The Sodus Central School District board approved multiple consensus motions, addressed a calendar discrepancy, and named nominees for the Four County School Board Association.
Board members discussed a school-calendar item to correct missing legal-holiday notation (members debated whether June 10 or June 18 was the intended legal holiday for 2026–27). The board agreed to add the correct legal-holiday entry to the calendar box and approved consensus motion #10 to adopt the calendar (motion by Brian; seconded by Sarah). During roll-call style exchanges several members voiced opposition or abstention in the consent votes recorded in the transcript excerpt (Jim registered opposition to at least one consent motion; Carrie was recorded as abstaining during another consent vote).
A consensus motion (#9) was moved by Sarah, seconded by Eric and approved; the transcript shows one member (Jim) voiced opposition and another (Carrie) was noted as abstaining during that sequence. Consensus motion #12 was moved by Kelly, seconded by Brian and carried by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the excerpt.
The board discussed nominees for the Four County School Board Association officers and named Robin Johnson (Penn Yan) as president and Julie Nevilleizer (Newark) as vice president for a one-year term; members raised topics they would like the association to cover, including legal updates, the EV bus mandate and the state of education.
Finally, the board approved a motion to enter executive session "to talk about the position of a particular person" (moved by Eric; seconded by Brian; voice vote carried) during the same meeting. The public transcript excerpt does not specify the agenda item number or disclose the substance of the personnel discussion held in executive session.
Motions and recorded public votes in the excerpt: - Consensus motion #9: moved Sarah; second Eric. Public exchange recorded an "Aye" voice vote; Jim voiced opposition; Carrie was noted as abstaining. Outcome: carried. - Consensus motion #10 (school calendar): moved Brian; second Sarah. Outcome: carried; Jim voiced opposition in the exchange. - Consensus motion #12: moved Kelly; second Brian. Outcome: carried by voice vote. - Consensus motion #14 (enter executive session on a personnel matter): moved Eric; second Brian. Outcome: carried by voice vote.
The meeting closed the public portion after approving the executive-session motion.
