Watervliet City School District
Watervliet, New York

Board of Education

Date: May 15, 2018

Type of Meeting: Special Meeting

Meeting Opened: 6:01 P.M.

Location: Watervliet Jr. – Sr. High School

Board Members Present: President, Sheri Senecal
Vice President, Heather Soroka, Steven Hoffman, Mary Beth Whited

Board Members Absent: Jeffrey Shellenberger

Superintendent: Dr. Lori S. Caplan

The meeting was opened at 8:36 P.M., with President Sheri Senecal officiating.

Receive & Certify Election and Budget Vote Results
On a motion by Steven Hoffman, seconded by MaryBeth Whited and unanimously accepted, the Board received and certified the vote for the election of one Board Member for the Board of Education, for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2018 and received and certified the results of the School District Budget vote, as recommended by the Superintendent (Abstained: Heather Soroka). The results are as follows:

Ward I and Mannsville – Elk Club
Budget Vote
Yes: 69,  No: 26
Heather Soroka: 63
Shawn Smeltzer: 30
Theresa DeChiaro: 35
Amanda Cavanaugh: 33

Wards II, III and IV – WES
Budget Vote
Yes: 144, No: 48
Heather Soroka: 137
Shawn Smeltzer: 71
Theresa DeChiaro: 68
Amanda Cavanaugh: 89

Absentee Ballots
Budget Vote
Yes: 13, No: 3
Heather Soroka 9
Shawn Smeltzer 2
Theresa DeChiaro 9
Amanda Cavanaugh 10

Write-In Candidates:
Carleen Legault: 1
Jeffrey Shellenberger: 1
Mary Bendon: 1
Heather Soroka: 1
Shawn Smeltzer: 1
Frank McGrouty: 1
Michael Hartkern: 1

TOTALS
Budget Vote
Yes: 226, No: 77
Heather Soroka: 209
Shawn Smeltzer: 103
Theresa DeChiaro: 112
Amanda Cavanaugh: 132
Carleen Legault: 1
Jeffrey Shellenberger: 1
Mary Bendon: 1
Heather Soroka: 1
Shawn Smeltzer: 1
Frank McGrouty: 1
Michael Hartkern: 1

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

Respectfully submitted,
Bernadette L. Boardman
Clerk of the Board

NOTE: All district appointments are subject to fingerprint clearance by the NYS Education Department and verification of Permanent or Pending Certification by NYS.