CONNELLSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING –MAY 26, 2015
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Connellsville Area School District held in the Connellsville Area Senior High School, 201 Falcon Drive, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday,
May 26, 2015, at 7:00 PM.
An executive session was held prior to the meeting to discuss personnel issues.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by the President, Jon Detwiler at 7:15 p.m.
ROLL CALL Jon Detwiler Paul Harshman Dr. Paul Means
James Duncan Kevin Lape
Jay Fox Daniel Martucci Gary Wandel
Francis Mongell was absent for public meeting.
Others present included Superintendent Lujetic, District Administrators Basinger, Hampe, Lembo, Marko, Martell, Omatick, Parlak and Stern, Building Administrator O’Donnell, Solicitor Stern, two reporters and approximately sixty concerned citizens.
MOMENT OF SILENCE/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A moment of silence was observed and followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by President Detwiler.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS:
CONNELLSVILLE AREA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER
Motion was made by Mr. Harshman and seconded by Mr. Wandel to adopt a proposed final budget for the Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 to include revenue of $3,863,868 and expenditures of $3,863,868 and instruct the Board Secretary to give legal notice to the local newspaper that the proposed final budget is available for public inspection to all interested persons at the School District Administrative Office.
The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
FINANCE
Mark Turnley, Auditor, reviewed the audit report for the 2013-2014 school year.
Motion was made by Dr. Means and seconded by Mr. Lape to accept the audit report for the Connellsville Area School District prepared by Mark C. Turnley, Certified Public Accountant, for the 2013-2014 school year.
The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
Motion was made by Dr. Means and seconded by Mr. Fox to accept the audit report for the Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center prepared by Mark C. Turnley, Certified Public Accountant, for the 2013-2014 school year. The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
Phil Martell, Business Manager, gave a Power Point Presentation regarding district finances.
Motion was made by Dr. Means and seconded by Mr. Wandel to adopt a proposed final budget for the Connellsville Area School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 to include revenue of $69,323,625 and expenditures of $74,145,521 and instruct the Board Secretary to give legal notice to the local newspaper that the proposed final budget is available for public inspection to all interested persons at the School District Administrative Office. The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
Motion was made by Dr. Means and seconded by Mr. Harshman to approve the following resolution:
“Whereas, it has been determined that a substantial decrease in student enrollment in the Connellsville Area School District has occurred over the past five years; and
Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-1124(a)(1) the Board of School Directors may suspend the necessary number of professional employees due to a substantial decrease in student enrollment in the School District; and
Whereas, Article X(B)(4) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Connellsville Area School District and the Connellsville Area Education Association recognizes the right of the Board of School Directors to reduce the number of employees covered by the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania School Code of 1949, as amended, governing suspension of employees:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and it is resolved as follows:
1. The Board of School Directors of the Connellsville Area School District have, after careful consideration and review of the District’s enrollment figures over the past five school years, that a substantial reduction in pupil enrollment has in fact occurred over that period.
2. Based upon such substantial decrease in enrollment the following positions are hereby eliminated, as proposed.
The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
3. The Superintendent is hereby directed to determine the appropriate personnel to be suspended as a result of the positions being eliminated. Such determination by the Superintendent shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 1125.1 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, as amended, and the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Connellsville Area Education Association. The Superintendent is directed to notify, in writing, the specific employees to be suspended as a result of the positions being eliminated.
The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
Discussion was made regarding scheduling a final budget meeting.
Motion was made by Dr. Means and seconded by Mr. Fox to conduct a final budget meeting to be held on June 30, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. and to instruct the Board Secretary to advertise said meeting.
The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
Motion was made by Mr. Lape and seconded by Mr. Harshman to appoint Kevin O’Donnell as Interim Superintendent. The following voted in favor: Duncan, Fox, Harshman, Lape, Martucci, Means, Wandel and Detwiler.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Mr. Detwiler expressed his concern for the individuals that were furloughed.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
No report.
ADJOURN
Motion was made by Mr. Wandel and seconded by Mr. Fox to adjourn. With all those in favor the meeting was
adjourned at 8:02 p.m.
Vicki D. McWilliams
Board Secretary
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