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HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL Board of Education Hancock, New Yark

July 30, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING Board Room

President Whitt called the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education to order at 7:00PM.

Members Present: Terry Whitt, Rebecca Smith, Gene Homer, Jake Geer, Todd Jacobs

Others: Terrance Dougherty, Superintendent, Substitute District Clerk, Jennifer Gill, Jackie Beamer, Director of Pupil Personnel, Lothar Holbert, Wayne Highlands Representative

Absent: Julie Bergman, K-12 Administrator

Terry addressed the board to discuss the extreme nature of the current fiscal situation and future implications. He discussed the HCSD cash position moving forward, unappropriated/under-assigned fund balance, carrying 4% will not be prudent or sufficient moving forward. He discussed with the BOE that the district carries more than 4% to account for un-anticipated expenses and uncertainty moving forward. It was suggested that the district reserves be fully funded, specifically reserves that are fluid and mobile.

Homer moved, with a second by Geer as recommended by Superintendent Dougherty to adopt the following: BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education, Hancock Central School District, does hereby approve the following Consent Agenda resolutions:

1) Approved the minutes, Regular, Re-Org and Executive Meeting, July 13, 2020.

2) Approved the extension to the memorandum of agreement to provide additional facilitation services for the Hancock Central School District Wildcat Reset initiative.

Yes 5; No 0-Motion Carried

Smith moved, with a second by Homer as recommended by Superintendent Dougherty to adopt the following: BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education, Hancock Central School district, does hereby review and approve the Wildcat Reset Plan for the 2020-2021 school year to be submitted due to COVID-19 requirements.

Yes 5; No 0-Motion Carried

Call to Order

Roll Call -Others

Fund Balance

Consent Agenda

Wildcat Reset Plan

G Gill Appointment Building Maint Aide

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Homer moved, with a second by Smith as recommended by Superintendent Dougherty to adopt the following: BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education, Hancock Central School district, does hereby appoint of Gregory Gill, be approved as follows: The Superintendent, having advised the Board that a conditional appointment is necessary in relation to the appointment of Building Maintenance Aide and the prospective employee having filed a statement regarding criminal convictions and the Superintendent having forwarded to the State Education Department an application for conditional appointment and the fingerprints of the prospective employees, and on recommendation of the Superintendent, it is resolved that the conditional appointment is hereby made for Gregory Gill as Building Maintenance Aide on a 26 week probationary appointment effective August 3, 2020 at a rate of $28,080 (plus night shift differential) prorated per the CSEA contract.

Yes 5; No O; -Motion Carried

Geer moved, with a second by Homer, as recommended by Superintendent Dougherty to adopt the following: BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education, Hancock Central School District does hereby approve the School Tax Levy Warrant for school year 2020-2021 in the amount of $4,122,819.

Yes 5; No 0- Motion Carried

Homer moved, with a second by Smith, as recommended by the School District's attorneys and having had an opportunity to consider the proposed settlement to adopt the following: BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education, Hancock Central School District does hereby approve the settlement in the Matter of the Hancock Housing Redevelopment Company, L.P., Petitioner v. The Assessor for the Town of Hancock the Board of Assessment Review for the Town of Hancock, and the Town of Hancock, Respondents, and the Hancock Central School District, Intervenor-Respondent, Delaware, New York, Index No. 2016-609, 2017-593, EF2018-685, and EF2019-543.

Yes 5; No O - Motion Carried

Homer moved, with a second by Smith to go to Executive Session to review CSE recommendations with Superintendent Dougherty. President Whitt commenced the Executive Session at 8:55 PM.

Yes 5; No 0-Motion Carried

Geer moved, with a second by Jacobs to terminate Executive Session. President Whitt terminated Executive Session at 9:07 PM and declared the meeting in Open Session.

2020-2021 School Tax Levy Warrant

Hancock Housing Redevelopment Settlement

Executive Session

Executive Session Adjournment

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Adjournment

Homer moved, with a second by Smith adjourn the meeting. President Whitt adjourned the meeting at 9:07 PM.

APPROVED:

Yes 5; No O - Motion Carried

~ JI, President, Board ofEducation Clerk, Board of Education