Special Meeting
Date: May 21, 2024
Type of Meeting: Special Meeting
Meeting Opened: 7:07 p.m.
Where: Watervliet Jr. – Sr. High School Conference Room
Board Members Present:
President Sheri Senecal
Vice President Mary Beth Whited
Heather Soroka
Brian White
Victoria Donnelly
Superintendent: Dr. Donald Stevens Jr.
The meeting was opened at 7:07 p.m., with President Senecal officiating.
Executive Session
On a motion by Mary Beth Whited, seconded by Heather Soroka and unanimously accepted, the Board entered into executive session to discuss the annual evaluation of the Superintendent.
Adjourn Executive Session and Reconvene
On a motion by Sheri Senecal, seconded by Heather Soroka and unanimously accepted, the Board adjourned executive session and reconvened the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Receive & Certify Election and Budget Vote Results
On a motion by Heather Soroka, 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, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027, and received and certified the results of the school district budget vote and establishment of a capital reserve fund vote, as recommended by the Superintendent.
The results are as follows:
Wards 4, 5, 13, 14 and 15 – Elks Club
- Budget Vote
- YES 18
NO 13
- YES 18
- Establishment of a Capital Reserve Fund
- YES 21
NO 10
- YES 21
- Heather Soroka 23
- Kyle Daniels 25
Wards 1, 2, 3 and 6 – WES
- Budget Vote
- YES 59
NO 19
- YES 59
- Establishment of a Capital Reserve Fund
- YES 59
NO 16
- YES 59
- Heather Soroka 70
- Kyle Daniels 61
Absentee Ballots
- Budget Vote
- YES 16
NO 9
- YES 16
- Establishment of a Capital Reserve Fund
- YES 20
NO 5
- YES 20
- Heather Soroka 21
- Kyle Daniels 22
- Write-ins:
- Minnie Mouse 1
Mickey Mouse 1
- Minnie Mouse 1
TOTALS
- Budget Vote
- YES 93
NO 41
- YES 93
- Establishment of a Capital Reserve Fund
- YES 100
NO 31
- YES 100
- Heather Soroka 114
- Kyle Daniels 108
- Write-ins 2
Mrs. Senecal congratulated Heather Soroka and Kyle Daniels. She thanked everyone who voted. She also thanked the poll workers.
Adjournment
On a motion by Sheri Senecal , seconded by Brian White, and unanimously accepted, the Board adjourned the meeting at 8:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bernadette L. Boardman
Clerk of the Board