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Salem County boards approve termination of employee 1043 and a slate of hires, contracts and grants
Summary
At the Nov. 25 meeting the boards approved termination of "Employee Number 1043," multiple personnel hires and transfers, contracts (including a Rivell contract and transportation agreements), acceptance of a $3,000 grant and other routine business; most items passed by unanimous roll call.
The Salem County Special Services School District and associated vocational-technical board met Nov. 25 and approved a series of administrative and personnel items, including the recommendation to terminate "Employee Number 1043." The termination was presented as New Business Item E.1 and approved by roll call.
Other approvals recorded in the meeting minutes included: approval of the Oct. 14, 2025 minutes (one abstention by Linwood Donelson); a one-year contract with Rivell for Ruckus management; annual record-management maintenance ($2,000); acceptance of a $3,000 grant from the Salem County Health & Wellness Foundation for 2025–26; cancellation of check #44190 to Kreyco for $10,000; acceptance of a $50 donation from ACME Markets; approvals of transportation contracts; a Dual Credit Agreement with Salem Community College; participation in 21st CCLC activities including a "Train Ride with Santa" event; a shared-services agreement for computer technician services with Alloway Township; and a revised third-party evaluation contract for the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant.
Personnel actions approved in the minutes include the appointment of Bruce Connell as Food Service Director and the employment or transfer of multiple named individuals for SCVTS and SCSSSD. The superintendent’s personnel recommendations for SCVTS (items J.1–J.7) and for SCSSSD (items Q.1–Q.16) were approved by roll call votes as recorded in the minutes. The minutes record that board members Daryl Halter, Earl Ransome, Linwood Donelson and Patty Bomba voted yea on most roll-call items; where noted, Donelson abstained on the Oct. 14 minutes approval.
Finance and reporting items were presented by the Board Secretary/Business Administrator, including the Board Secretary’s Report and reconciliation of cash for school funds for September; those items were approved by roll call. The minutes show a standard statement that executive-session minutes will remain confidential until the need for confidentiality ends and that any nonconfidential executive-session discussion will be made public "as soon as feasible." The board adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Votes at a glance (selected items recorded in minutes): - Approval of Oct. 14, 2025 minutes: Motion by Earl Ransome; second by Daryl Halter. Vote: Halter, Ransome, Bomba — yea; Donelson — abstain (SEG 004). - Approval of New Business Items E.1 (termination of Employee Number 1043): Motion by Daryl Halter; second by Earl Ransome. Vote: Halter, Ransome, Donelson, Bomba — yea (SEG 026). - Approval of I.1–I.9 (business-administrator new-business items including cancellation of $10,000 check to Kreyco): Motion by Daryl Halter; second by Patty Bomba. Vote: Halter, Ransome, Donelson, Bomba — yea (SEG 062). - Appointment of Bruce Connell as Food Service Director and other personnel approvals (J.1–J.7; Q.1–Q.16): Motions and roll-call approvals recorded; Mr. Ransome questioned whether coaching stipends aligned with county rates and Mr. Swain replied they are in line (SEG 075, SEG 078, SEG 138–141).
The minutes record routine approvals across program, professional-development and reporting items for SCVTS and SCSSSD. There is no record in the public minutes of detailed deliberations or votes that altered these recommendations; the packet lists the items and the board approved them, generally by roll call.
