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Waldwick Board holds closed executive session for HIB #6 hearing, reconvenes and adjourns
Summary
The Waldwick Board of Education convened a special meeting Dec. 19, entered a closed executive session to hear HIB #6, reconvened at 9:45 a.m., recorded no public comments, and adjourned the same morning. Minutes will be released when confidentiality ends.
The Waldwick Board of Education met in a special session in Waldwick, N.J., on Dec. 19, 2024. President Daniel Marro called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and said adequate notice had been provided under the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Laws of 1975; a written notice of the special meeting was posted at the School Administration Building, hand-delivered to the Waldwick Borough Clerk on Dec. 17, 2024, and posted on the district website.
Trustee Julie Mangler offered a resolution, seconded by Trustee Amy Weiner, “BE IT RESOLVED that the Waldwick Board of Education go into Closed Executive Session at 9:00 a.m. for the purpose of discussing matters relating to: 1. HIB #6 Hearing.” The motion was adopted by voice vote. The record lists six trustees present (Christine Figliuolo; Julie Mangler; Mary Beth Nappi; Vice President Troy Seifert; Amy Weiner; President Daniel Marro, Sr.) and one absent (Trustee Andrew Frey). Dr. Paul Casarico, superintendent, served as acting board secretary.
The board met in closed executive session to hear the HIB #6 matter. The minutes state that details of the closed session remain confidential and will be released when the need for confidentiality no longer exists; the public record provided to the board contains no further details about the incident or the board’s discussion.
On motion of Trustee Christine Figliuolo, seconded by Vice President Troy Seifert, the board reconvened the open meeting at 9:45 a.m.; that motion passed by voice vote. The public comment period and the portion of the meeting for trustee remarks recorded no speakers or comments. Hearing no further business, Trustee Troy Seifert moved to adjourn, Trustee Christine Figliuolo seconded, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m. The minutes were signed by Dr. Paul Casarico as Acting Board Secretary.
The meeting notice and the board’s reliance on the Open Public Meetings Act are documented in the minutes; the transcript indicates that the board followed the statute’s notice requirements for a special meeting. No formal votes on policy changes or other agenda items were recorded in the open session.
