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Board reviews first readings of petty cash and drone policies; drone use permitted with superintendent approval
Summary
On first reading the board reviewed revisions to petty cash limits and an updated unmanned aircraft policy that would permit drones over athletic fields with superintendent permission, prompted by concerns raised during the football season.
The Saddle Brook Board of Education reviewed two policy revisions on first reading: an amendment to the petty cash policy and a rewritten unmanned aircraft (drone) policy.
A member of the policy committee said the petty cash policy was revised to increase the high school petty cash account and to remove the Community School director from the policy language. On the unmanned aircraft policy, the presenter said the revision responds to during-season concerns about drones over athletic contests and would allow drone use "with superintendent permission." The committee said the change would enable supervised drone operations rather than a blanket prohibition.
Why it matters: the drone policy affects how athletic events and other school activities may be recorded or monitored, and petty cash limits determine how schools manage small expenditures at the building level. Both policies were presented on first reading and require subsequent board action before taking effect.
The board did not take final votes during the public session; both policy items were described as first readings and remain subject to additional consideration and formal adoption at a future meeting.
