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Kingston board approves settlement from executive session; $500,000 budget amendment presented
Summary
After returning from executive session the board approved BOE 47, authorizing the president to sign settlement documents involving plaintiffs named in the transcript and insurer CNA; the board also reviewed BOE 48, a confidential settlement and a proposed $500,000 amendment to the 2025–26 budget to cover support‑order payments (tally not specified in transcript).
The Kingston City School District Board of Education returned from executive session and approved BOE 47, a settlement resolution read into the record by the presiding officer.
The resolution, as read, "authorizes the president to sign settlement documents with plaintiff John Doe Long and the district insurer, CNA, as presented to the board at this meeting to resolve pending litigations in case of John Doe and John Doe 2 versus Cedric and the Capeton City School District," the presiding speaker stated. A board member moved the item and the board approved it by voice; the transcript does not record a roll‑call tally.
The board also reviewed BOE 48, described in the meeting text as a confidential settlement, agreement and claim rule item. The presiding speaker said Dr. Paul J. Catalino, superintendent of schools, had authorized a support‑order payment and that the district had accrued associated tax liabilities in the liability reserve. The item included a proposed amendment to the 2025–26 budget to add $500,000 by increasing certain revenues and reducing the liability reserve accordingly. The transcript records presentation of the item but does not record a clear recorded vote in the excerpt provided.
Board documents read into the record referenced an index or court number (recorded in the transcript as "20201189"). The presiding speaker said that copies of the said documents would be incorporated by reference in the minutes.
Next steps: the board incorporated the settlement documents into the meeting record; the transcript excerpt does not show a recorded roll‑call vote count for BOE 47 or a final recorded outcome for BOE 48 in the provided segments.
