Non-approved minutes

MONADNOCK REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board Meeting Minutes

                                                 July 24, 2007

                            Monadnock Regional MS/HS Library, Swanzey, NH.

                      

 

Present: Colline Dreyfuss, Jonathan Kenyon, Gene White, Karen Cota, Jane Fortson, Susan Oerman, Douglas Lyman, Tim Peloquin, Phyllis Peterson, William Felton, and James Carnie. Absent: Winston Wright, Kenneth Colby, Ed Jacod,. Tim Aho,

Also present: K. Dassau, Superintendent, D. Hodgdon, Assistant Superintendent. 

 

C. Dreyfuss opened the meeting at 6:11 p.m.  The following items were discussed and voted on:

 

1. FACILITIES COMMITTEE MOTIONS: The meeting focused on three facilities topics:

 

MOTION: K. Cota MOVED to accept the bid of Perkins Home Center to replace the carpets at Troy Elementary School. SECOND: D. Lyman. VOTE: 8.98/2.142/0/3.878. Motion passes.

 

MOTION: K. Cota MOVED to accept the bid of Contratech to repair the ventilators in Sullivan Elementary School. SECOND: J. Kenyon. VOTE: 8.98/2.142/0/3.878. Motion passes.

 

MOTION: K. Cota MOVED to accept the bid of Stromberg Plumbing and Heating to repair the ventilators at the Monadnock Regional Middle School/High School. SECOND: S. Oerman.  The lack of viable bids beyond the one selected and the severity of the problem in the auditorium, creating health and safety issues, were discussed VOTE: 5.666/3.414/2.042/3.878. Motion passes.

 

2. MT. CAESAR PLAYGROUND:  Eric Stanley explained the work that had been done to ensure that the playground equipment could be constructed at Mt. Caesar.  He expressed the frustration of those doing the planning and mentioned the concern about the new Mt. Caesar playground equipment outside in the elements.

 

MOTION: J. Kenyon MOVED that, since the playground committee had met all of the requirements of the school board through the Facilities Committee, the committee is authorized to move forward with the installation of the playground facilities.    SECOND: P. Peterson. VOTE: 11.122/0/0/3.878. Motion passes.

 

3.  PUBLIC COMMENTS: Public comments were made by Dr. Elliot Kaplan, Dick Bauries, Eric Stanley, and Neil Moriarty.   

 

4. Adjournment: MOTION:P. Peterson MOVED to adjourn the meeting at 6:41 P.M.. SECOND: B. Felton. VOTE:10.001/1.121/0/3.878 . Motion passes.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

David G. Hodgdon, Ph.D.

MRSD Acting Recording Secretary