Board of Education Meeting
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FRANKLIN LAKES BOARD OF EDUCATION
FRANKLIN LAKES, NEW JERSEY
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
Franklin Avenue Middle School
Instrumental Music Room
1. CALL TO ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advance notice and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon. This does not extend to Board discussions of pending or active litigation, contract negotiation, and matters involving the confidentiality and privacy rights of students and employees. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Franklin Lakes Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time, and place thereof posted on the School website; published in the Board’s designated newspapers: The Record and The Suburban News; and mailed to all persons, if any, who have requested said notice. In addition, please be aware that employees of this School District retain the right of privacy and shall retain all rights regarding defamation and slander according to the laws of New Jersey. The Board shall not be held liable for comments made by members of the public and, in order to protect the privacy rights of employees in the District, the Board shall not respond to statements made by the public of or about District employees.
Meetings of the Board are conducted for the purpose of carrying on the business of the schools and, therefore, are not public meetings, but meetings held in public.
As a reminder, the Board of Education has a “BOE Suggestion Box” located on the District Website under “Board of Education.” The Board welcomes your questions, input and suggestions.
4. ROLL CALL
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the Minutes from the meetings on November 10, 2015, November 11, 2015 and November 30, 2015
OFFEREDBY______________________SECONDED BY__________________
6. MOTION TO APPROVE BOARD SECRETARY AND TREASURER’S REPORTS
October 2015
7. APPROVAL OF MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS CERTIFICATION
The Board Secretary certifies that for the month ending October 2015, no budgetary line item account has obligations and payments (contractual orders) which in total exceed the amount appropriated by the Board of Education pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)4, the Board of Education certifies that as of month ending October 2015, the Board Secretary’s monthly financial report (appropriations section) did not reflect an over-expenditure in any of the major accounts or funds, and based on the appropriation balances reflected on this report and the advice of district officials, we have no reason to doubt that the district has sufficient funds available to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.
8. PUBLIC WORK SESSION
2016-17 Preliminary Budget Discussion – 30 minutes
Kindergarten Programming – 15 minutes
Committee Reports – 20 minutes
9. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON AGENDA ITEMS (30 MINUTES)
Motion to open the meeting to public discussion on agenda items
Statements made by individual participants are limited to a duration of three (3) minutes unless otherwise announced at the beginning of the discussion. The Board urges large groups to select one person to represent them. The Board utilizes a yellow and red color-coded system to reinforce the three (3) minute time allotment to ensure the best opportunity for the Board to hear from all members of the public who wish to speak. The Board reminds those individuals who take the opportunity to speak to please step up to the microphone, identify themselves by name and address, and to limit their comments to items listed on the agenda. The Board may or may not respond to issues raised by members of the public. All comments will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate. The Board asks all members of the public to be courteous and mindful of the rights of other individuals when speaking. Specifically, the Board discourages comments regarding students and employees and will not respond to such comments. Please note that after the public discussion is closed by the President, no other questions or comments from the audience will be permitted until the “Questions and Comments from the Audience on Any Topic of Concern” at the end of the agenda. At that time, questions do not have to be confined to agenda items.
Motion to close the public discussion and re-enter the regular public meeting
10. RESOLUTIONS
1CUR Approval of Field Trips
1F Approval of Line Item Transfers - November 2015
2F Approval of November 2015 Bills List and Student Activities Reports
3F Approval of Contract Stipends for the 2015-16 School Year
1P Approval of Staff Trips and Conferences
2P_7F Personnel Resolutions
11. SUSPENSION REPORT
12. ENROLLMENT REPORT
13. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
14. BOARD COMMENTS/NEW BUSINESS
15. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC OF CONCERN – 30 MINUTES
Motion to open the meeting to public discussion
Please follow the guidelines as stated under “Questions and Comments from the Audience on Agenda Items”
Motion to close the public discussion and re-enter the regular public meeting
16. PRIVATE WORK SESSION TIME:
WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act and the Franklin Lakes Board of Education reserve the right within the constraints of State Law to sit in Private Session; and WHEREAS, there now exists a need for this Board of Education to meet in Private Session;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Franklin Lakes Board of Education recess into Private Work Session to discuss exempt matters pertaining to personnel, legal matters and any such matters that may come before the Board; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public will be informed regarding the topics discussed in Private at a later date undetermined at this time.
OFFERED BY _______________ SECONDED BY _________________
17. ADJOURNMENT
OFFERED BY _______________ SECONDED BY _________________
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Solokas
Business Administrator/Board
Secretary
