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Board approves multiple personnel appointments, athletics mergers and contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
The Johnsburg Central School District board approved a series of routine and programmatic motions including a capital project contract authorization, personnel hires, athletic program mergers and cooperation agreements. Roll-call tallies were not specified in the transcript for most motions.
During the meeting the board approved multiple formal actions summarized below. Where the transcript did not record a roll-call tally, the minutes indicate a motion carried.
Key actions and outcomes
- Memorandum of Understanding with Warren County Board of Elections: Approved (motion by Chris; second by Sarah). Board members discussed New York State's new voting rollout and whether paper ballots would remain available. The MOU was presented to ensure district compliance with county election procedures.
- Board election ballot: Approved. The ballot lists three candidates for three seats (Michael Erickson; David Truska; Steven Smaller) and the board approved the ballot as drafted.
- BOCES administrative budget: Approved for $8,835,015 (motion moved and carried).
- Appointments and personnel changes: Approved several appointments, including Melissa Parker as drama club adviser at $195 per JCSTA contract for the 2025-26 school year; appointment of Clark Griffin as varsity baseball manager; appointment of Justin Mitchell as head of building and grounds (Step 34, $29.05/hr) effective 05/04/2026; and appointment of scorekeepers for athletics. The board accepted Brooke Thistle's resignation as modified girls softball coach and Charlize Bernard's resignation as a teaching assistant effective 05/04/2026.
- Capital project resolution: Approved authorization to execute contract for 2025 capital project technology services in the amount of $62,115 and authorized the superintendent or district president to execute the contract.
- Athletic program mergers and cooperative agreements: Approved shared programs and mergers with Minerva Central School and North Warren Central School for girls soccer and cross country, and approved student participation with North Memorial Golf for 2026-27 (transportation responsibility assigned to student-athletes in that approval).
- Budget workers for May 19 vote: Appointed Cindy Homer, Mary Cooper and Cassie Knoll to serve as budget workers for the May 19 budget vote; board discussed whether budget workers remain necessary as district digitizes portions of the voting process.
Many motions were moved and seconded by board members identified in the meeting transcript (motions often recorded as "Motion by Sarah," "Motion by Erwin," "Second by Chris"), and most were recorded as carrying. Where the transcript does not provide a roll-call tally or a recorded yes/no count, the article notes the movement and the recorded outcome as "carried" or "approved."
