AOS 98 / ROCKY CHANNELS SCHOOL SYSTEM School Committee Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD • Edgecomb • Southport • Georgetown Annual Supper Meeting Minutes December 5, 2016 CALL TO ORDER Chairman John Bertolet called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on the above date. MEMBERS PRESENT John Bertolet, Chairman; Tom Abello, Vice Chairman; Kathy Tibbetts, Secretary; Larry Colcord; Stephanie Hawke; Peggy Splaine; Bruce MacDonald; Sarah Clifford (late 7:00); Adam Harkins; Jane Mulholland; Kristin Malin( late 7:00); Nina Roth-Wells; Colleen Hudson. ABSENT: Brian Blethen; Mark Graham; CSD Trustee: Christopher Buchanan PRESS: None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kathy Tibbetts moved and Colleen Hudson seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the December 7, 2015 meeting. Motion approved 11-0 APPROVAL OF COST-SHARING PLAN Larry Colcord moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to adopt the following costsharing plan for AOS 98: B-BH CSD 58.85% Edgecomb 18.94 % Georgetown 15.18% Southport 7.03% 100% Motion approved 11-0 STATE OF THE SCHOOLS REPORT EXECUTIVE SESSION Bruce MacDonald moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to go into executive session at 6:50 p.m. to evaluate the superintendent, set a contract term and establish a salary for 2017-2018. Time out of session: 8:18 p.m. Motion approved 13-0 EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICES STAFF Bruce MacDonald moved and Tom Abello seconded motion elect Lisa Smith as Special Services Director to a contract from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020. Motion approved 13-0 1
AOS 98 / ROCKY CHANNELS SCHOOL SYSTEM School Committee Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD • Edgecomb • Southport • Georgetown Annual Supper Meeting Minutes December 5, 2016
Kathy Tibbetts moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to establish a Special Services Director salary of $84,000 and a one-time bonus of $1,680 for the 2017-2018 contract year. Motion approved 13-0 Nina Roth-Wells moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to offer the Special Services Director four weeks of vacation time annually. Motion approved 13-0 Nina Roth-Wells moved and Kristin Malin seconded the motion to establish a salary of $36,037 for the Special Services office staff for the 2017-2018 contract year. Motion approved 13-0 Nina Roth-Wells moved and Stephanie Hawke seconded the motion to adopt a 2017-2018 operating budget of $154,797 for the Special Services office. Motion approved 13-0 EMPLOYMENT OF CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF Larry Colcord moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to establish salaries totaling $130,094 for the superintendent’s office staff for the 2017-2018 contract year. Motion approved 13-0 ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT Larry Colcord moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to elect Eileen King as superintendent to a contract from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020. Motion approved 13-0 SUPERINTENDENT’S SALARY Kathy Tibbetts moved and Bruce MacDonald seconded the motion to establish a Superintendent salary of $120,500 with a one-time bonus of $2,410 for the 2017-2018 contract year. *Georgetown request the record show they voted against the salary because the increase voted as a bonus.*Edgecomb requested the record show they voted against the increases due to the Town selectmen’s directives and not for any other reason; regarding the Superintendent or her staff members. Motion approved 8-5 2
AOS 98 / ROCKY CHANNELS SCHOOL SYSTEM School Committee Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD • Edgecomb • Southport • Georgetown Annual Supper Meeting Minutes December 5, 2016 SUPERINTENDENT’S VACATION TIME Larry Colcord moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to offer the Superintendent six weeks of vacation time annually. Motion approved 13-0 ELECTION OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT Jane Mulholland moved and Tom Abello seconded the motion to elect Shawn Carlson as Assistant Superintendent to a contract from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020. Motion approved 13-0 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT’S SALARY Bruce MacDonald moved and Larry Colcord seconded the motion to establish an Assistant Superintendent salary of $90,177 at 0% increase with a one-time bonus of $1,804 for the 2017-2018 contract. Motion approved 8-5 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT’S VACATION TIME Larry Colcord moved and Nina RothWells seconded the motion to offer the Assistant Superintendent six weeks of vacation time annually. Motion approved 13-0 OPERATING BUDGET FOR 2017-2018 Larry Colcord moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to adopt a 2017-2018 operating budget of $495,714 for the Office of the Superintendent. Motion approved 11-2 Bruce MacDonald moved and Adam Harkins seconded the school committee approve a 2017-2018 AOS 98 operating budget with proposed expenditures of $650,511 and with proposed assessments of $637,491, using a carry forward of $13,020. Motion approved 11-2 ELECTION OF OFFICIALS a. Larry Colcord moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to elect John Bertolet as Chairman effective September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Motion adopted 13-0 3
AOS 98 / ROCKY CHANNELS SCHOOL SYSTEM School Committee Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD • Edgecomb • Southport • Georgetown Annual Supper Meeting Minutes December 5, 2016 b. Adam Harkins moved and Larry Colcord seconded the motion to elect Tom Abello as Vice Chairman effective September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Motion adopted 13-0 c. Adam Harkins moved and Larry Colcord seconded the motion to elect Kathy Tibbetts as Secretary effective September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017. Motion adopted 13-0 d. Kathy Tibbetts moved and Adam Harkins seconded the school committee establish a second AOS 98 meeting date for May 8, 2017 at 6:00 pm at the Edgecomb School. Motion adopted 13-0 ADJOURNMENT Kathy Tibbetts moved and Adam Harkins seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:08 p.m. Motion approved 13-0 Respectfully submitted,
Katherine Tibbetts Katherine Tibbetts AOS 98 Secretary
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