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Board elects Karen Brougham president, approves slate of officers and committees
Summary
The West Hempstead Union Free School District board completed its reorganization: Karen Brougham was nominated and sworn in as board president, Joe Magarache was elected vice president, and the board approved a slate of district officers, committee assignments and routine administrative designations by voice vote.
Karen Brougham was nominated, seconded and approved as president of the Board of Education during the reorganization portion of the West Hempstead Union Free School District meeting. The board recorded the oath of office for the president and moved promptly to complete other officer and committee business.
The board also nominated and approved Joe Magarache as vice president. Following those elections the board reviewed and approved a slate of administrative appointments and operational designations, including the district clerk and secretary (Iwilda Cruz), deputy district clerk (Christine Brecco), district treasurer (Tyler Taylor), deputy district treasurer (Gina Gandolfo), board counsel (Watkins, Delafield and Wood noted as bond counsel for other matters in the transcript), external auditor (Colin Mandanowski), architect (BBS Architects), claims auditor (Michael Kearns), internal auditor (Serene and Associates), and financial advisory services (Capital Market Advisors). The board also confirmed records-management and records-access officers and named purchasing agents and compliance officers as listed.
The board discussed and approved standing committee memberships and alternates for building and grounds, community and private school liaisons, the audit committee (committee of the whole plus two resident members named in the transcript), sports committee alternates, the health and safety liaison, and the policy subcommittee. Several committee roles and some liaison assignments were noted as ‘to be determined’ in the meeting record.
Routine administrative housekeeping items were approved by voice vote, including use of the IRS mileage rate, petty cash authorization (the transcript records a petty cash authorization remaining at $100), designation of district depository and district newspapers, and batch docket movements that consolidated consent items across the agenda. Multiple motions were seconded and carried by voice vote with outcomes noted in the transcript as “motion passes” or similar voice approvals.
No roll-call vote tallies with named votes were recorded in the public transcript; approvals are recorded as voice votes (ayes) in the meeting record. The board then paused for a group photo and adjourned the reorganization segment before resuming the regular meeting.
