Watervliet City School District
Watervliet, New York

Board of Education
Special Meeting
Date: May 16, 2023
Type of Meeting: Special Meeting
Meeting Opened: 6:36 p.m.
Where: Watervliet Jr. – Sr. High School Conference Room

Board Members Present:
President Sheri Senecal
Vice President Mary Beth Whited
Heather Soroka
Timothy Delisle
Brian White

Superintendent: Dr. Donald Stevens Jr. (joined meeting at 8:30 p.m.)

Clerk of the Board: Bernadette L. Boardman

The meeting was opened at 6:36 p.m., with President Senecal officiating.

Executive Session

On a motion by Timothy Delisle, seconded by Sheri Senecal and unanimously accepted, the Board entered into executive session at 6:36 p.m. to discuss an appeal of the suspension of a particular person.

Adjourn Executive Session and Reconvene

On a motion by Timothy Delisle, seconded by Sheri Senecal and unanimously accepted, the Board adjourned executive session and reconvened the meeting at 8:30 p.m..

On a motion by Timothy Delisle, seconded by Brian White and unanimously accepted, the Board resolved, upon consideration of the matter in executive session, that the appeal concerning the discipline of a particular student is denied.

Receive & Certify Election and Budget Vote Results

On a motion by Timothy Delisle, seconded by Mary Beth Whited and unanimously accepted, the Board received and certified the vote for the election of two Board Members for the Board of Education, for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2023 and expiring June 30, 2026, and received and certified the results of the school district budget vote and school bus lease, as recommended by the Superintendent.

The results are as follows:

Wards 4, 5, 6, 13, 14 and 15 – Elks Club

• Budget Vote
  YES 42, NO 23
• School Bus Lease
  YES 48, NO 16
• Victoria Donnelly, 50
• Mary Beth Whited, 55
• Write-ins, 5

Wards 1, 2, 3 and 6 – WES

• Budget Vote
  YES 62, NO 26
• School Bus Lease
  YES 66, NO 26
• Victoria Donnelly, 68
• Mary Beth Whited, 67
• Write-ins, 1

Absentee Ballots

• Budget Vote
  YES 15, NO 7
• School Bus Lease
  YES 20, NO 2
• Victoria Donnelly, 19
• Mary Beth Whited, 20
• Write-ins:
  • Joshua Veshia, 1

    TOTALS

• Budget Vote
  YES 119, NO 56
• School Bus Lease
  YES 134, NO 44
  Victoria Donnelly, 137
  Mary Beth Whited, 142
  Write-ins, 7

Adjournment

On a motion by Timothy Delisle, seconded by Mary Beth Whited, and unanimously accepted, the Board adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Bernadette L. Boardman
Clerk of the Board