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Minutes include text of a collective bargaining memorandum; vote not recorded in public minutes
Summary
The minutes record the text of a Memorandum of Agreement dated Oct. 21, 2025 between the board and the Long Beach Island Education Association (salary guides for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028) but do not include a recorded motion or roll-call vote for that specific item in the public minutes.
The board’s Oct. 21 minutes include a resolution text that states, "BE IT RESOLVED that the Long Beach Island Board of Education ratify the Memorandum of Agreement dated October 21, 2025 between the Board and the Long Beach Island Education Association; and Salary Guides for the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Long Beach Island Board and the Long Beach Island Education Association for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028."
The minutes present the agreement language under the Unfinished/New Business section but do not record a separate motion or a roll-call vote specifically tied to that item. Because the public minutes do not record a vote count or motion text for the ratification, the minutes alone do not confirm whether the ratification was formally moved and recorded in public session.
The minutes do record other related personnel and negotiation items in the meeting and note that the negotiations committee expected an agreement by next month. For clarity, any reporter or member of the public seeking confirmation of the MOA’s final approval should request the official signed MOA or the board’s signed resolution record; that documentation is the authoritative evidence of ratification and implementation.
