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Board approves consent agenda including CEQA declaration, tax settlements and a $78,000 annual retainer
Summary
The board approved a multi-item consent agenda that included a CEQA lead‑agency declaration for a capital improvement project, several tax‑certiorari consent orders (including one involving Larchmont Yacht Club), and the appointment of Sean Pearlsen P.C. at a $78,000 annual retainer and $230 hourly rate for excess work.
The Board of Education voted to approve the consent agenda, passing multiple routine and legal items read into the record.
Key approvals included: • A CEQA resolution declaring the board the lead agency for a listed capital improvement project and forwarding related documents to the New York State Education Department and the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. • Replacement of the teacher‑aid salary schedule for the 2024–2025 school year as presented. • Authorization for the district's attorneys (Shaw, Carlson, May & Lambert, LLP) to execute consent orders and judgments in several tax certiorari proceedings, and to authorize refunds as required by those settlements (cases read into the record included, among others, matters captioned Meroneck LLC and Sandedwood Properties LLC). • Authorization of a consent order in a tax‑certiorari matter captioning Larchmont Yacht Club v. Town of Mamaroneck and the Mamaroneck Union Free School District. • Revised appointment of Sean Pearlsen, P.C. to provide special education, legal and tax services at an annual retainer of $78,000 and an hourly rate of $230 for excess hours, effective 07/01/2024. • Approval of a side letter of agreement with the Mariner Caine Teachers Association concerning stipends and other codified items, addition of Lunar New Year to the list of observed holidays for certain unaffiliated employees, and approval of an athletic merger for girls ice hockey among area high schools for the 2024–2025 school year.
For each item the chair called for a motion, a motion and second were recorded and the board voted "all in favor," closing the items as listed on the consent agenda. The motions were presented as routine and carried without further amendment.
What happens next: These resolutions are effective as read; the administration will forward required documents to state agencies where applicable (for example the CEQA documentation) and implement contractual or procedural changes outlined in the approved attachments.
