BUCHANAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
JANUARY 9, 2017 REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL
| CALL TO ORDER | OPENING OF MEETING BY: Dr. Andrea van der Laan, 6:07 pm
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| ROLL CALL | PRESENT: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler & H. Burnett (arrived at 6:15 pm)
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| ABSENT: K. Laesch
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| OTHERS PRESENT : Dr. Andrea van der Laan
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PRESIDENT |
Nomination by member R. Writer seconded by S. Tobler for member H. Burnett as President of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2017 Calendar Year. ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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VICE PRESIDENT |
Nomination by member D. Wentworth seconded by R. Writer for member S. Tobler as Vice President of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2017 Calendar Year. ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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SECRETARY |
Nomination by member S. Tobler seconded by C. Lee for member R. Writer as Secretary of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2017 Calendar Year. ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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TREASURER |
Nomination by member S. Tobler seconded by D. Wentworth for member J. DeVlaminck as Treasurer of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education for the 2017 Calendar Year. ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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| ADOPTION OF AGENDA
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MOTION BY Member S. Tobler, SECONDED BY Member R. Writer the agenda for the reorganizational meeting of January 9, 2017 be adopted as written. ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS |
MOTION by member J. DeVlaminck, seconded by member D. Wentworth the Board of Education appoint the following Board Members to the committees as specified below for the 2017 Calendar Year:
Budget: Tobler DeVlaminck Wentworth
Cap. Plan.: DeVlaminck Writer Lee
Personnel Tobler Wentworth Writer
Bd. Policy Burnett Laesch Tobler Review:
Communication: Burnett Lee DeVlaminck
Berrien/Cass School Bd. Assoc.: Wentworth Alt: Lee
BRESA Voting Rep.: Tobler Alt: Laesch
MASB Voting Delegate & Legislative Rep.: Burnett Alt: DeVlaminck
School Farm Advisory: Laesch
Curriculum Council: Writer
Technology Committee: Burnett
ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler & H. Burnett NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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BUILDING LIAISONS |
MOTION BY J. DeVlaminck SECONDED BY D. Wentworth the board of education appoint the following board members to serve in the capacity of building liaisons as specified below for the 2017 calendar year:
Buchanan High School: Writer, Tobler & Burnett Buchanan Middle School: Wentworth, DeVlaminck & Burnett Ottawa Elementary: Lee, Laesch & Burnett Moccasin Elementary: Wentworth, Lee & Burnett Virtual Academy: Writer & Burnett
ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler & H. Burnett NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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LEGAL COUNSEL |
MOTION by member J. DeVlaminck, seconded by member D. Wentworth the firm of Thrun Law Firm, Lansing, Michigan, be appointed Buchanan Community Schools attorney for the 2017 Calendar year. ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL DEPOSITORIES |
MOTION BY Member D. Wentworth, SECONDED BY Member R. Writer the following institutions be retained as depositories for the appropriate school Funds for the 2017 Calendar Year:
General Fund: United Federal Credit Union Payroll: United Federal Credit Union Food Service Fund: United Federal Credit Union Trust & Agency Fund: United Federal Credit Union Debt Retirement Funds 2008, 2012, 2013: United Federal Credit Union Building & Site Fund: United Federal Credit Union Bond – 2013: Chemical Bank Investments: MI CLASS Investment Pool
ROLL CALL VOTE: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee, S. Tobler NAYS: None NOMINATION ADOPTED
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BOARD MEETING CALENDAR |
MOTION by Member S. Tobler, seconded by Member R. Writer the 2017 Board of Education calendar for meetings be approved as written.
ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, S. Tobler & H. Burnett NAYS: None MOTION ADOPTED
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| INFORMATION & REPORTS
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None |
| QUESTIONS & COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
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| NEXT BOARD MEETING
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January 16th, 2017, at 6pm – Buchanan Middle School
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| ADJOURNMENT | 6:42 pm |
