Willsboro Central School
Board of Education
Andrea Robare, President
Craig Jackson, Vice President
Phyllis Klein
Scott Sayward
Bruce Hale

Willsboro Central School                                                                 Regular Meeting
Board of Education                                                                    October 23, 2007

Members Present:     
  Andrea Robare, President
  Phyllis Klein
  Scott Sayward
  Bruce Hale

Members Absent:      
  Craig Jackson, Vice President

Others Present:         
  Stephen Broadwell, Superintendent of Schools
  Brandy Sweatt, District Clerk
  Ben Rowe, Student Liaison                              

Executive Session
Motion by Phyllis Klein, seconded by Bruce Hale, voted and carried (4-0) to enter into executive session at 6:00pm to discuss personnel.

Motion by Phyllis Klein, seconded by Scott Sayward, voted and carried (4-0) to end executive session at 6:25pm.

Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm, by Andrea Robare .

The board was given a presentation by Tara Valachovic on the Smart Board.

New Business
Motion by Scott Sayward, seconded by Bruce Hale, voted and carried (4-0) to accept Marilyn Trienens “after school book club” enrichment activity up to 10 hours of extra compensation time.

Motion by Scott Sayward, seconded by Bruce Hale, voted and carried (4-0) to approve the Special Education recommendations.

Motion by Bruce Hale, seconded by Phyllis Klein, voted and carried (4-0) to approve entering into an agreement with Stonebrook Properties, LLC for the purchase and sale of the Old School and associated “upper land” via the following resolution:

WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS

                At a meeting of the Board of Education of Willsboro Central School District (the “District”) in Willsboro , New York on the 23^rd day of October 2007, upon a motion made by Bruce Hale and seconded by Phyllis Klein, the following resolutions were passed.

                WHEREAS, the District obtained approval of a subdivision plat by the Planning Board for the Town of Willsboro on November 28, 2006, which subdivision plat is entitled "Site Plan & Survey for Willsboro Central School Subdivision, School Street, Town of Willsboro, County of Essex, State of New York", prepared by R.M. Sutherland, P.C., bearing Project No. 06248, and was filed in the Essex County Clerk's Office in Drawer 29 as Map 6057 on December 1, 2006 ("Subdivision Plat"); and

                WHEREAS, the District, at a meeting held on the 9^th day of January, 2007, passed a resolution authorizing the Board of Education to sell or otherwise dispose of the Lot 1, a 2.05 acre parcel identified on the Subdivision Plat, without the vote of the voters of the Willsboro Central School District since, pursuant to Section 1804(6) of the Education Law, Lot 1 has not been used for in excess of five years and is of no use and/or no value to the Willsboro Central School District; and

WHEREAS, the approval of the voters of the School District was not required unless a petition signed by ten percent or more of the qualified voters was submitted within 30 days after the date the resolutions were adopted; and

WHEREAS, the District Clerk posted the resolutions and published them in the legal notices of the Press Republican as required pursuant to the Education Law; and

WHEREAS, no petition signed by ten percent or more of the qualified voters was submitted within 30 days of the date the resolutions were adopted; and

                WHEREAS, the District owns vacant land located on the easterly side of School Street , being part of tax parcel 31.9-2-4.000 (the “Vacant Lot”); and

                WHEREAS, Lot 1 and the Vacant Lot may be referred to collectively herein as the “Lots”; and

                WHEREAS, the Vacant Lot has not been used for a period of over five years; and

                WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Vacant Lot is of no use to the District; and

                WHEREAS, the Board of Education has decided that it is in the best interest of the District and its taxpayers to sell the Vacant Lot; and

                WHEREAS, the District had an appraisal done on the Vacant Lot, and the appraisal report dated February 12, 2007 by Anne Porter & Associates, Inc. showed a value of the Vacant Lot of $132,000.00.

                NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education is authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of the Vacant Lot without the vote of the voters of the District since, pursuant to Section 1804(6) of the Education Law, the Lots have not been used for in excess of five years and each Lot is of no use and/or of no value to the District; and it is further

                RESOLVED, that approval of the voters of the District is not required to sell the Vacant Lot unless a petition signed by ten percent or more of the qualified voters is submitted within 30 days after the date these resolutions are adopted, and the District Clerk shall post the resolutions and publish them in the legal notices of the Press Republican; and it is further

                RESOLVED, that the District is authorized to enter into an agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Estate between the District and StoneBrook Properties, LLC (the “Purchaser”) to sell Lot 1 to the Purchaser for $10.00 and the Vacant Lot to the Purchaser for $132,000.00; however, the sale of the Vacant Lot shall be contingent upon no petition signed by ten percent or more of the qualified voters being presented to the Clerk of the Board of Education within 30 days from the date of these Resolutions, and if such a petition is submitted, then contingent upon approval of the voters of the District; and it is further

                RESOLVED, that the Board President and the Superintendent be and are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Deed and other related transfer documents necessary to effectuate the sale of the Lots, and generally to enter into, execute and deliver such agreements, certificates, letters, notices, other documents and instruments, and perform such other acts, as may be necessary, advisable, or appropriate to carry out these Resolutions and the transactions contemplated by or described in these Resolutions, in consultation with the School Attorney.

Business & Finance
Motion by Phyllis Klein, seconded by Bruce Hale, voted and carried (4-0) to approve the 2007-08 school tax corrections as presented on the summary page.  The changes reflect clerical errors from the assessor’s office and have been recommended for approval by the Office of Real Property,

Motion by Phyllis Klein, seconded by Scott Sayward, voted and carried (4-0) to approve the recommendation of placing a freeze on pre-distribution exchanges among investment providers, contracts and accounts; effective immediately.  This is based on the new rules impacting 403(b) retirement plans as issued by the Internal Revenue Service.  

Motion by Bruce Hale, seconded by Phyllis Klein, voted and carried (4-0) to approve the Internal Claims Auditor report, dated October 22, 2007.

Personnel-Consent Agenda
Motion by Phyllis Klein, seconded by Scott Sayward, voted and carried (4-0) to approve the unpaid leave of Marilyn Trienens from March 20-27, 2008.  

Motion by Scott Sayward, seconded by Phyllis Klein, voted and carried (4-0) to adjourn the meeting at 7:26pm.