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Board approves personnel consent package amid objections to P1 compensation detail
Summary
The board approved a multi‑item personnel consent package but several members objected to P1, arguing key compensation parameters were not clearly shared with the full board; the roll call recorded multiple 'no' votes and at least one abstention on P1 while the broader package passed.
The Hardyston Township Board of Education approved personnel and consent agenda items after discussion, but one personnel item (P1) drew objections from multiple members who said compensation parameters were not clearly presented to the full board.
A board member (speaker 19) placed a statement on the record asking "When, how, and by whom were these compensation parameters developed?" He said those numbers were embedded in budget documents before the full board's tax levy vote and asked that future personnel consent agendas include the key compensation parameters in writing so members are not asked to vote 'blindly.' Several board members responded that the personnel committee reviews those figures and that memos with numbers had been distributed.
Roll call on the personnel consent items recorded explicit opposition to P1: Missus Carey voted 'no' on P1 (yes on remaining items); Mister Demczak abstained on P1 (yes on the rest); Miss Kalsak voted 'no' on P1 (yes on the rest). Other members recorded 'yes' votes, and the consent package (as amended) passed. The board acknowledged the debate and encouraged future improvements in how information is shared with all members.
