Date: 03/06/2017

Title: Budget Work Session

Robert E. Grisnik, Chairman, called the Tuckahoe School Board of Trustee Budget Work Session to order at 7:30 p.m.

The following Board members and District officials were present:

Robert E. Grisnik, Chairman
Sean Hattrick, Vice-Chairman
Dr. Daniel Crough, Trustee

Dr. Allan Gerstenlauer, Interim Superintendent
Dr. Philip Kenter, School Business Official

The following individuals were also present:
 
Catherine Tyler  Jessica Ovanessian  Mary-Alice Halsey
 
I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Budget Presentations:

• Dr. Allan Gerstenlauer and Dr. Philip Kenter – Overview of 2017/2018 Line by Line Budget

III. Executive Session

At 8:15 p.m., Sean Hattrick made a motion to enter into Executive Session to discuss Litigation, Contractual & Personnel Matters, seconded by Daniel Crough and unanimously carried.

At 9:15 p.m. the Board came out of Executive Session and passed the following resolutions.

1. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves an individual teacher’s request for a sabbatical leave of absence during the 2017/2018 school year.

AYES:  None
NOES:  Robert E. Grisnk, Sean Hattrick & Daniel Crough

2. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees authorizes attorney Stanley E. Orzechowski, Esq., to proceed with a motion for re-argument of the District’s Article 78 Petition versus the Town of Southampton regarding FOIL requests by the Tuckahoe Common School District, and;
FURTHERMORE approves Stanley E. Orzechowski  Esq., to commence an appeal to the Appellate Division Second Department with respect to all issues presented by the Order determining the Article 78 proceeding including, but not limited to, the recovery of attorney’s fees in this matter. 

Approve:  Motion made by Robert E. Grisnik, seconded by Sean Hattrick, and unanimously carried.

At 9:20 p.m., Daniel Crough made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Robert E. Grisnik, and was unanimously carried.

Linda Springer, District Clerk