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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-10-24-MMTECH-min.pdf FINAL MINUTES MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 24,2023, 6 30 p m Present: Jeff Stulm, Chair(Needham) Steve Ledoux(Concord) Alice DeLuca,Vice Chair(Stow) Pam Nourse, Chair(Acton) Erika Elzey, Secretary(Bolton) Sharon Musto(Lexington) Sarah Montague (Arlington) Charlene Cabral(Lancaster) Ford Spalding(Dover) Absent.None Weighted Vote• Weighted Vote present at start of the meetmg 100% Others Present: Kevin Mahoney and Julia Pisegna 1 CALL TO ORDER OPEN SESSION The Chair called the meeting to order at 6 32 p m 2 APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION VOTE Having adopted remote participation by all members of this School Committee pursuant to and in accordance with Sections (2) and (3) of the Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law made by Governor Baker on March 12, 2020, and pursuant to the Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, as amended most recently by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 signed by Governor Healey allowing such remote participation until March 31, 2025, any or all members of this School Committee are permitted to participate in this meeting via remote participation The following vote was taken ACTION 2023 #103 Moved(DeLuca) and seconded(Montague) 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present. 100% Weight needed. > 50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote Acton,Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes Needham,Jeff Stulin Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Absent Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes Final status of the vote. Approved unanimously 1 3 EXECUTIVE SESSION VOTE To enter into Executive Session and return to Open Session with Kevin Mahoney and Julia Pisegna attending a) Pursuant to M G L c 300A, Section 21(a)(2)to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for contract negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel. the Interim Supermtendent/Director ACTION 2023 #104 Moved(Cabral) and seconded(Musto) 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed. >50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote. Acton, Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes Needham,Jeff Stulin Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Absent Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes Final status of the vote. Approved unanimously 4 Return to Open Session Committee members returned to Open Session at 7 35 p m Mr Stulin read the following motion into the record. Moved that we accept the draft Interim Superintendent contract with Kevin Mahoney with the following changes to be made by legal counsel 1) The clanfying punctuation and word changes suggested by Ms Musto shall be incorporated where legal counsel believes the changes make a substantive improvement in the document clarity without changing its intent, 2) In Section 2,the first paragraph shall be replaced by the following language or any equivalent language that counsel believes to be more appropriate For the period November 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, the Superintendent's salary shall be$164,400 The Superintendent's salary shall be payable in equal installments during the period of his employment, at intervals consistent with the normal payroll practices applicable to all employees of the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District, 3) In Section 5(c),the number of vacation days shall be 30, 4) In Section 7(a),the cell phone allowance shall be $100 per month, and 5) In Section 14,the time of notice shall be 90 days Furthermore,the revised contract will not be considered approved unless it is verified to meet the intent of this motion by the review of two School Committee members, namely Alice DeLuca and Charlene Cabral The verification will be complete when the reviewers email the Chair and Attorney McNulty that, in their opinion, the revised contract substantively fulfills this motion At this time,the Chair will have the finalized contract sent out to the membership for electronic signatures 2 ACTION 2023 #105 Moved(Musto) and seconded(Spalding) 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed > 50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote Acton, Pam Nourse Yes 1 Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes 1 Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes 1 Needham,Jeff Stulm Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Yes I Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes 1 Final status of the vote: Approved unanimously Mr Stulin expressed his thanks and appreciation to Mr Mahoney for serving as acting Supenntendent and shared that he is delighted to offer this contract to him He also thanked the School Committee members and subcommittees for their diligent work in this matter 5 Adjournment ACTION 2023 #106 Moved(Nourse) and seconded(Spalding) 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed > 50% Final percentage results of vote• 100% Vote Acton,Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes Needham,Jeff Stulin Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Yes Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes Final status of the vote. Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, Julia Pisegna Erika Elzey District Assistant Secretary 3