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Votes at a glance: what the Medford Lakes board approved on Aug. 23
Summary
The board carried a slate of routine motions — approval of minutes and monthly reports, adoption of five policies, personnel hires and finance items — typically by unanimous recorded votes (most recorded 4–0 with one absence).
At its Aug. 23 meeting the Medford Lakes School District Board of Education recorded votes on routine governance, policy, personnel and finance items.
Key recorded outcomes included: - Minute approvals for June 7 and June 17, 2023 (motion by Julia Moore; second Robert Brittain) — motion carried as recorded in the minutes. - Monthly reports (student enrollment, staff attendance, nurses' report, drills) — approved on motion by Robert Brittain, seconded by Julia Moore. - Old-business acknowledgment regarding the recently completed solar project — vote recorded 3 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. - Policy package (cell-phone infractions, discipline, dress code, ISS pilot, Nokomis policy) — approved by roll call (Ayes: Kim Bezanis, Robert Brittain, Kevin Kerfoot, Julia Moore). - Personnel approvals and addendum hires (including Warren Vanderzee as Building & Ground Supervisor) — approved by roll call (Ayes: Kim Bezanis, Robert Brittain, Kevin Kerfoot, Julia Moore). - Finance and budget items, including payment of bills, budget transfers and acceptance of Secretary/Treasurer reports — approved by recorded vote (4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent). The business administrator cited N.J.A.C. financial reporting requirements in the certification. - Approval of two out-of-district special-education placements (Kingsway Learning Center and Y.A.L.E. School North) — motions approved; contract amounts listed in the agenda. - Facilities-use applications (sports and community groups) and addendum facilities approvals — approved (4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent).
The board then voted to enter executive session under N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 for privacy, collective bargaining and personnel matters, recessed and returned to open session before adjourning at 7:46 p.m.
