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Port Jervis board elects William Harris president, Mark Green vice president; reorganizational business approved
Summary
At its July reorganizational meeting the Port Jervis City School District Board swore in trustees, elected William Harris as president and Mark Green as vice president for 2026–27, approved reorganizational consent items and appointments, and authorized auditor and legal-engagement letters.
The Port Jervis City School District Board of Education elected William (Bill) Harris as board president and Mark Green as vice president for the 2026–27 school year during its July reorganizational meeting.
Board members opened nominations and, after a roll-call vote, approved Harris’s appointment. The board then conducted a separate vote to approve Green as vice president; both offices were filled by unanimous vote.
The reorganization included formal approval of the consent agenda — designating the district’s official newspaper and media outlets, establishing statutory public official bonds, depositaries and petty-cash funds, setting superintendent transfer authority and mileage reimbursement for 2026–27, and adopting the district code of conduct and policy manual for the coming school year. Those items passed on motions and voice votes.
The board also made several standing appointments and technical housekeeping actions: it appointed a delegate and alternate to the Orange County School Boards Association (a board member volunteered to continue service and Michael Witt was named alternate), designated the board as a whole for audit and visitation committees for 2026–27, approved a special-education vendor list, and approved letters of engagement for district auditors (Nugent & Haussler, P.C.) and district legal counsel (Ingram & Smith LLP) for the 2026–27 year.
Votes at a glance - Election of William Harris as board president for 2026–27: approved by roll call (Judy: Aye; Joe: Aye; Mark: Aye; Bill: Aye; Eric: Aye; Jason: Aye; Kathy: Aye; Donnie: Aye; Michael: Aye). Outcome: approved. - Election of Mark Green as vice president for 2026–27: approved by roll call with unanimous support. Outcome: approved. - Reorganizational consent agenda (designations, bonds, petty cash, policies, etc.): approved by voice vote. Outcome: approved. - Appointments (county/state delegates), auditor engagement and district legal services: approved by motion and voice vote. Outcome: approved.
Why it matters Board leadership and committee assignments determine who represents the district at county and state boards and who oversees key oversight tasks such as audits and policy review. The reorganizational votes set the district’s governance team and procedural authorities for the 2026–27 school year.
What’s next The new president and vice president will carry out committee assignments and represent the district at county and state meetings during the year. The board scheduled regular business items and will adopt the district safety plan at its Aug. 18 meeting, with the plan posted online beginning July 17.
