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December 5, 2018 – Reorganization Meeting

SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Reorganization Meeting
December 5, 2018 – Administration Building
Minutes

The Board of School Directors of the Shaler Area School District held a Reorganization Meeting on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the Shaler Area Administration Office, Glenshaw, PA, with Dr. April Kwiatkowski, School Board President, presiding. This meeting began at 7:11 p.m.

Board Members Present:	Mrs. Suzanna Donahue (by phone)
Mr. James Fisher 
Mr. Tim Gapsky
Dr. April Kwiatkowski
Mr. Jason Machajewski
Mrs. Jeanne Petrovich 
Mrs. Eileen Phillips
Mr. Steve Romac
Mr. James Tunstall (by phone)
	
Others Present:	Mr. Sean Aiken, Superintendent
Dr. Bryan O’Black, Assistant Superintendent
Ms. Sherri Ludwig, Director of Business Affairs
Mr. Matt Hoffman, Solicitor 
Mr. Jake Solomon, Student Representative

Notice of this meeting was posted as required.

Dr. Kwiatkowski called the meeting to order and asked the Board and audience to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Dr. Kwiatkowski asked for nominations for the office of President of School Board of Directors to serve until the first week of December 2019.

Mr. Gapsky nominated Mr. Tunstall to serve as Board President. On a motion by Mr. Romac and a second by Mrs. Petrovich, the board unanimously approved to close the nominations.

Mr. James Tunstall was elected to the position of Board President to serve until the first week of December 2019 in a 9-0 vote.

ACTION:
Elected by acclamation

Dr. Kwiatkowski then called for nominations for Vice-President to serve until the first week of December 2019.

Mrs. Petrovich nominated Mr. Fisher. Mr. Romac nominated Mr. Gapsky. On a motion by Mrs. Petrovich and a second by Mr. Romac, the board unanimously approved to close the nominations.

Mr. Gapsky was elected to the position of Board Vice-President to serve until the first week of December 2019 in a 6-3 vote with Mr. Gapsky, Mr. Machajewski, Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Romac, Mr. Tunstall, and Dr. Kwiatkowski voting for Mr. Gapsky; and Mrs. Donahue, Mr. Fisher, and Mrs. Petrovich voting for Mr. Fisher.

ACTION:
Elected by acclamation

Mr. Gapsky then took the Chair and presented the following appointments: 

•	Appointment of Tucker Arensberg (Matthew Hoffman, lead attorney) as Solicitor and set annual retainer.
•	Proposed – Retainer of $850/month, with hourly rates of $160/hour for partners; $150/hour for associates; and $95/hour for paralegals.

On a motion by Mr. Fisher and second by Dr. Kwiatkowski, the appointment of Tucker Arensberg as Solictor was approved by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Appointed by acclamation

•	Appointment of Earned Income Tax Collection to Keystone Municipal Collections for the Shaler Area School District in the four municipalities:
•	Borough of Etna
•	Borough of Millvale
•	Township of Shaler
•	Township of Reserve

On a motion by Mr. Romac and second by Dr. Kwiatkowski, the appointment of Earned Income Tax Collection to Keystone Municipal Collections for the District’s four municipalities was approved by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Appointed by acclamation

•	Appointment of the Delinquent Earned Income Tax Collector in the following municipalities:
•	Borough of Etna and Township of Shaler through Keystone Municipal Collections
•	Township of Reserve through Jordan Tax Service
•	Borough of Millvale through Borough of Millvale

On a motion by Mr. Romac and second by Mrs. Donahue, the appointment of Delinquent Earned Income Tax Collectors was approved by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Appointed by acclamation

•	Appointment of Local Service Tax (LST) Collectors in the following municipalities to Keystone Municipal Collections:
•	Borough of Etna
•	Borough of Millvale
•	Township of Reserve
•	Township of Shaler 

On a motion by Mr. Fisher and second by Mr. Romac, the appointments of the Local Service Tax Collectors for Etna, Millvale, Reserve, and Shaler were approved by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Appointed by acclamation

•	Appointment of Representatives to A.W. Beattie Career Center.

Mrs. Donahue nominated Mr. Fisher as A.W. Beattie Career Center representative and seconded by Dr. Kwiatkowski. Mrs. Donahue then nominated Mr. Romac as alternate. Mr. Romac decline the nomination, and Mr. Gapsky nominated Mr. Tunstall as alternate. On a motion by Mrs. Petrovich and second by Dr. Kwiatkowski, Mr. Fisher was nominated as A.W. Beattie Career Center representative and Mr. Tunstall as alternate. The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Appointed by acclamation

•	Appointment of PSBA Legislative Chairperson.

Mr. Gapsky nominated Dr. Kwiatkowski with a second by Mrs. Donahue. Dr. Kwiatkowski declined the nomination. Mr. Fisher nominated Mrs. Phillips as the PSBA Legislative Chairperson with a second by Dr. Kwiatkowksi. With a motion by Mrs. Petrovich and a second by Dr. Kwiatkowski, the motion for Mrs. Phillips to be the PSBA Legislative Chairperson was approved by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Appointed by acclamation

•	Authorize the use of the existing signature plates for the following accounts:
•	PA School District Liquid Asset Fund – PSDLAF (PNC Financial)	
•	Construction, Renovation & Repair Services				
•	General Fund Checking							
•	Payroll Checking Account							
•	Cafeteria Checking
•	Bond Construction Fund

On a motion by Mr. Fisher and second by Mr. Romac the authorization to use the existing signature plates was approved by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Approved by acclamation

•	Select the date, time and place for regular meetings for January 2019 through December 2019.  (See attached proposed schedule)

Mr. Aiken pointed out the combined meetings in January, April, July, and November. Mr. Aiken said he was invited to participate in a western Pennsylvania forum for superintendents, and the combined meetings would allow him to attend. Mr. Gapsky requested that the public start time be changed from 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. On a motion by Mr. Romac and second by Dr. Kwiatkowski, the 2019 Board Meeting schedule was approved with the amended 7:15 p.m. public start time by unanimous voice vote.

ACTION:
Approved by acclamation

•	Discuss any early January Committee meetings that might need to be scheduled so they can be properly advertised.
•	There will be an Education Committee meeting scheduled on January 9, 2019, and a Finance Committee meeting scheduled on January 23, 2019. 

Mr. Fisher asked about the possibility of scheduling a Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting. Dr. Kwiatkowski suggested the committee meeting be combined with the safety discussion and suggested an early February date for both. 

•	Any other Business to come before the Board.
•	There was none. 

•	Adjournment of business portion of the Reorganization meeting.
•	The business portion of the meeting was adjourned by unanimous voice vote at 7:32 p.m.

•	Recognize the audience.
•	There was none.

•	Final Adjournment
•	After no one approached the podium, the final meeting adjournment occurred at 7:32 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Bethany Baker
Assistant Board Secretary