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Board tables FFA 13‑27 after members raise concerns that cheerleaders were excluded from booster‑club gate receipts
Summary
The board voted to table agenda item FFA 13‑27 after discussion that a change in football booster‑club procedures appears to exclude cheerleaders from prior distributions of gate receipts; board members asked for the full history before approving the distribution language.
The Pequannock board voted July 20 to table agenda item FFA 13‑27 after members raised concerns that recent changes to football booster‑club distributions mean cheerleaders no longer receive money or support they had received informally in prior years.
A board member who spoke during discussion said the cheerleaders "are being excluded" and asked that the matter be revisited so the board could understand the full history and rationale before approving any distribution of funds. The chair announced a motion to table FFA 13‑27; the meeting record shows "Mister Zito made the motion. Mister McSweeney seconds it." The item was tabled after a roll‑call vote.
Board members said the change appears to be driven by decisions within the booster clubs and emphasized the need for all affected parties — athletic boosters, cheer boosters and other stakeholders — to present a coordinated plan explaining how gate receipts and related benefits will be shared or allocated going forward.
The board took no final action on distribution policy or funds; FFA 13‑27 will return for discussion at a future board meeting after administrators or involved booster groups provide the requested information.
Action: Motion to table FFA 13‑27 recorded as made by Mister Zito and seconded by Mister McSweeney; motion carried on roll call.
