Okay. Welcome to um the board of ed meeting tonight. The New Jersey public meeting law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to advance notice of and to append attend the meeting of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with this
provision of this act, the Beloveer Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time, and place thereof posted with the Star Ledger and the Express Times and submitted to the town clerk of the town of Belvier on January 15, 2025.
The meeting will be livereamed at www.bevierd.org. Flag salute, please. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> The mission of the Belair School District is to celebrate our past and empower our future while focusing on the four cornerstones of our district. tradition, excellence, academics, and community. We strive to build confidence
and promote collaboration. We encourage an equal partnership with our students and staff as well as community members. We empower everyone to develop the best version of themselves. The Belvadier School District is committed to shaping students into global citizens who take initiative for their success and
contribute to the continued excellence of the district. Our students are leaders in the decision-making process of their education and will be prepared to excel in a 21st century society. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Blum, >> here. >> Mrs. Serbone, >> here. >> Dr. Zepith,
>> here. >> Mrs. Duckworth, >> here. >> Mr. Scott. >> Miss Stephen, >> here. >> Miss Walton >> here. >> Mrs. Wer >> here. >> Ms. White >> here. >> Mr. Cherelli >> here. >> Mrs. Gardella >> here. Mrs. Robotham >> here.
Okay, we are actually going to start tonight with our student recognition um because these two young ladies have somewhere else to be in just a little bit. Um so I'd like to invite Coach K and Coach B to come up.
We are recognizing Sierra Chrysafully for achieving 100 career goals in soccer. Sierra came into the season needing three goals to break the all-time girls soccer record, which was 68 goals held by 2020 graduate Sierra May. On September 11th, Sierra
Chrysafouli broke the school record by having a hat-tick versus college achieve. As the season went on, Sierra was getting closer to possibly reaching the 100th mark. And on October 28th, Sierra scored another hat-tick and earned her 100th career goal. This
milestone reflects another hat. Sorry. This milestone reflects so much about Sierra as an athlete. She is determined, dedicated, and has a relentless drive to compete and win. Sierra has left a lasting impression on her teammates, coaches, and community. We couldn't be
prouder, and we wish you the best of luck at Millersville University. CONGRATULATIONS, Thank you. Thank you. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY, I'd like to invite Coach Fran. We are recognizing Jillian Labar for
achieving 100 career goals in field hockey. Jillian is a four-year starter on our field hockey team. She went into this season tied with the all-time leading goal scorer record of 73 goals set by Jill Johnson, class of 1984. Jillian scored her 74th goal on
September third 3rd against Delv Val to surpass Johnson. On September 29th, she scored her 100th career goal. Jillian scored 37 goals this season and has set the new school record at 110 goals. Next fall, Jillian will continue her academic journey and athletic career at Talzin
University. Congratulations, JILLIAN. THANK YOU. WE ARE ALSO HOSTING OUR National Honor Society inductee ceremony tonight. Um, so many of these students are headed in that direction. We want to congratulate all inductees and we will be honoring them at our next board meeting.
Congratulations to Jillian and Sierra. It's okay, guys. You can go. >> Thank you. Oh, perfect. >> Okay, so now we're going to move on to our student BOE representative report. Oliver Block, go ahead. Yep, we'll give
you one. First, the future educators is working on picking and planning the activities for its annual breakfast with Santa for the staff and faculty meet members, children, and grandchildren. The Leo Club will be raking leaves in the yard of 13 houses and the community
center in Belvadier. The most houses we have ever had. December 3rd, the Leo's and NHS members will be visiting the residents at Mira. We will be baking and decorating cookies, making crafts, painting nails, and spending time with
them. December 6th, the Leos will be face painting and handing out hot chocolate at the Belvadier's tree lighting and winter festival. December 7th, Leos will be assisting at the Harmony Lions Club Christmas party. The math club competed in the the AMC 12
on Thursday, November 13th. Also on Friday, November 14th, a group from the MA from the math club competed in the Rocket City math team competition where students work together to to determine answers. Next, student government students will
be writing holiday cards for service members in early December. There are also preparations underway for the return of our snowball winter formal dance at the Belvadier Manor on January 31st. The NHS induction ceremony is tonight, Wednesday, November 19th. 22
members are being inducted from the junior and senior classes. Also from the NHS, the first NHS Miller Keystone blood drive is this Friday, November 21st, during during homecoming, the NHS hosted the annual stall day fundraiser. BHS
students raised over $600 for the Belvadier food pantry. Also, the first issue of the Cedar Scoop is out now. The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the library media center from December 8th to 12th with an additional evening event
on Thursday, December 11th. Mrs. Bader usually has students volunteer to work the fair and this year she is collaborating with the PTO to include parent volunteers as well. Please visit our book fair website for more information. Finally, the drama club is
having auditions for the musical Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief this Thursday and Friday. The holiday concert will be on Thursday, December 11th at 7 p.m. Thank you. >> Thank you, Oliver. >> Okay, we are going to move on to Mr.
Blum is going to um give us some information um for the school board's convention that he attended. experience at the New Jersey School Board Association's convention with you. Mom, can you Oh,
the convention hall is huge. There were five to 7,000 attendees from all across the state there each year. In addition, there are hundreds of exhibitor exhibitors. They start on page 33
of your at a glance your at a glance packet. Some examples of these exhibitors are insurance companies, construction companies, office furniture companies, architects,
lawyers, energy saving companies, food service companies, and companies that offer educational programs. The amount of information down there is massive. and there's a lot to learn. So, the more
board members that attend, the better off our district would be. Okay. Now, this is the seminars I took. Okay. So, if you'll turn to the last page
from left to right, starting at the top, the first one I took was addressing student absenteeism using a multi-tered system of supports. So
on this page, the first thing is that session that I took. As you can see, I have the contact information there. These people are very, very helpful and they're glad to help us improve our school district.
There's the uh takeaways, notes, and comments that I made. Number one, teachers are role models for our students. So, it's very important that they have excellent attendance.
We should screen our students, develop a plan, and implement it starting in grades 7 to nine using what's known as an oncourse program taught first to administrators, then to teachers, then to students.
No immediate results may take three to five years but our attendance and needs improvement. If our students are not here they're not learning. So I think we should focus on that
and we should start small focusing on one or two interventions. The last note I made there, Justin's renaissance is a framework where teachers can learn to love their jobs and students strive in school. That's
something that we should perhaps look at. The next item I want to focus on is on page two and page two.
Bottom one up from the bottom. Helping schools thrive. The Girl Scout advantage. That is the one where Miss Rothbotm >> Robotham
>> Robotham was in with me. I think that this could be very important for us because it helps young ladies build their confidence and be better learners. The last one I want to highlight and I
don't want to take too much of our valuable time here would be on where is this mission impossible. Does everybody see that? >> Yep. >> Okay.
Unlocking success through team unity, bold action, and a $95 million referendum victory. This was a presentation by Lawrence Township, New Jersey Public Schools, and it could teach us how we could be
successful if we are to have to go out for a referendum. And there are the details there, and I won't go into those at this time. This information was gathered to help
improve our school district. I strongly encourage each and every one of you to attend the convention. It is held the latter part of October on an annual basis. The main cost is a time commitment.
The school district pays for your hotel stay and will reimburse you for mileage and tolls. The school board administ the school board association will give you a coupon for lunch. Receptions are sponsored in the evening by insurance companies, architectural
companies, lawyers, and food service organizations just to name a few. There is no charge to attend these. You can drink and eat all you want. Doc and I can attribute to that as we've
greatly enjoyed these events in the past. And uh he will gladly if he goes down this coming year, he'll gladly show you where the best ones are. Your out of pocket your out-ofpocket cost should be minimal as long as you
stay out of the casinos. Seriously, this is a great opportunity for you to ga gather valuable information that our school district can use to better our educational environment. I thank you for your time. Any
questions, please feel free to contact me. I'll be glad to help in any way I can. >> Thank you, Mr. Blum. Thanks, Bob. >> You're welcome. You're welcome. Great. All right. So, we are on to committee
reports. Anyone? There's Zack. Tyler usually. Is there any notes to share or is it all for >> Oh, I didn't know. I apologize. >> No, >> come back to me. Let me grab my notes. >> Yeah, >> I can just provide a short update if
you'd like. >> Okay. Yeah, that's okay. That's okay. Um, we did review um district organizational chart and we'll be discussing that a little bit further tonight. Um, we discussed communication platforms for athletic teams and happenings in the school district. Um we
discussed the potential for teams um to use something like team snap or game changer in the future and then um we were excited to announce which I have a part of my report that our cheerleading team did make it to nationals in Florida this year. So congratulations to the cheerleading team and um we're looking
forward to a great event. >> Okay. All right. So we will be moving on to executive session. I need a motion for executive session. >> Motion. Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Any nos? Any abstensions?
Okay. So, we'll be going to executive session for collective bargaining agreements, purchase, lease of sale or real estate property and public interest could be adversely affected. Attorney client privilege and personnel employment matters. Um
the board of education school district in the war in the county of Warren will adjourn into a closed meeting to discuss the items which falls within an exception of our open meetings policy and permits the board to have private discussion since it deals with specific
exceptions contained in NJSA 10 4-12B. Any discussion held by the board which need not remain confidential will be made public as soon as practicable. Minutes of the private session will not be disclosed until the need for
confidentiality no longer exists and appropriate all appropriate persons who may be discussed in private session have been adequately notified. The board will reconvene in public session at the clo conclusion of this closed session in
approximately I think 40 minutes. 45 minutes. We'll go with We're going to try for 45 minutes. >> We need to have if you guys can >> to the hall, please. Moving on to public participation. We very much welcome input from the public.
There are two times during regular meetings that the public is invited to speak. One time is early in the meeting before the board votes when you may speak about any items that is listed on tonight's agenda. Towards the end of the meeting, there's another public forum to
address any matters of public concern related to the school. To ensure fair and efficient meetings, each public comment session will be limited to a total of 30 minutes at the discretion of the presiding officer. when you and it'll be three minutes per um speaker.
When you approach the microphone, please state your name and address. Each statement um made by a participant will be the three minutes. All statements must be directed to the presiding officer. No participant may address or
question board members individually. Please understand that the public comment portion of our agendas are not question and answer sessions but are offered as opportunity to share your thoughts with the board. The board may or may not respond to public comments.
However, all comments are considered and they will be investigated and addressed as appropriate. Please be courteous and mindful of the rights of others when speaking. Comments may not be abusive, obscene, threatening, or irre or irrelevant.
Please understand that the board will not be responsible for the content of comments made by members of the public. Members of the public are cautioned that they are speaking at their own risk and any statements they make that are directed at a particular individual or
individuals may subject them to legal liability or defamation. Please also understand that students and employees have specific legal and privacy protections. The board will not respond in public to comments about students and
employees. Okay. So, first public participation for agenda items starts now. If anybody has an agenda item comment, please come up to the microphone. Eric. Hi, Eric. It doesn't have to be a very specific
address. >> Well, why don't you just tell us what it's about? It's about the last two meetings that you guys had that took place. No, >> it's not an agenda. >> So, that'll be the second >> public participation. >> Okay. >> Yep.
>> Okay. Any public participation for agenda items? >> No. Okay. So, we are going to go correspondents. Do we have any official? >> No. Okay. So, superintendent's report.
>> Um, I'd like to start by thanking the New Jersey State Police, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, and local police department for their support always, but especially as we reviewed our district safety protocols. Um, we look forward to their continued partnership and support. I was also
happy to meet with sending district superintendent recently and look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with them um developing cross district articulation in multiple areas and just building that partnership as well. Last week we held our me annual memorandum of
agreement session with Warren County District leaders and local county and state law enforcement agencies. It was a productive session which helps to strengthen the collaboration of our organizations ensuring that we are keeping our students and staff safe. Um, special ed monitoring documents have
been submitted and we are awaiting the final department of ed decision on that special ed monitoring. Um, cyber security and safety. Mr. Lee and Mr. Cook have done a wonderful job of safeguarding our district technology infrastructure. Due to recent increases in fishing emails and scams, we are
adding some additional layers to ensure the continued protection of our systems. Um, just as we did, you know, the last time, if there's a message that goes out out by a staff member or legit, you know, in a staff member's name, we will send a notice out to the community just
to warn them to be cautious that it's not from us. But hopefully that will minimize moving forward. Um, the board participated in a board retreat on November 12th, which was very informative. Thank you to Kelly Mitchell, New Jersey School Board's representative, for facilitating the
event. We look forward to continued opportunities to collaborate and enhance our knowledge base and practices. During this event, the board reviewed and discussed board and district goals for the school year. Um, we will be coordinating a superintendent formal superintendent meet and greet and
community input session in January. There's more information to come about that soon. Uh we will need a headcount of how many board members plan to attend as this will direct whether or not this will be posted as a board meeting or otherwise. Um I will send an email out
just to gather that information just to ensure that we're following the pro correct process for that. Um, additionally, the board was interested in completing a policy wellness check to review current board uh, policies and identify policies, if any, that may require immediate review.
Um, early research um, had indicated that Strauss Esme um, charges approximately $4,000 for this. Um, that has to be verified, but we were told um, by Kelly Mitchell last week that the New Jersey school boards is providing this service as part of the membership dues.
Um I did reach out to them um and unfortunately that service has been suspended for any new request. However, I had submitted a form back in I think it was my second week here. Um and because of the date that it was submitted, they are going to honor that
request. So they will do our policy wellness check. Um it will probably take them at least till January to get it done. Um so that's some good news there. Um, I did have the opportunity to meet with the uh, cluster curriculum
coordinator, Tim Gance, and we anticipate that there's going to be for the December agenda um, information regarding curriculum that was revised over the summer for board approval. We are continuing to review the organizational structure of the district
to clarify, enhance, and streamline points of contacts, programs, and communication across the district. We look forward to continuing this endeavor and sharing more information as soon as possible. Um there are some items on the agenda tonight. Um and that's part of
that process. I was very happy uh to be invited and to be able to attend, albeit a little bit of a short time, the girls soccer banquet. Um and I look forward to um joining the football banquet tomorrow night. Um as a reminder, parent teacher conferences are scheduled for next week,
November 24th and 25th. It's a wonderful opportunity for parents and guardians to meet with their child's teacher and strengthen that homeschool connection. So, I encourage everyone to reach out that has a child in the district. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Okay, so we are on to our um agenda items. The first agenda items are 1 through 12 with the addition of 12A and 12A is being added tonight to
approve job description for special services coordinator and approve the position. Um, and also on your add-on sheet for tonight, there is an add-on to 10 just so everybody has that. So, it'll be
with the add-ons 1 through 12A. Can I have a motion for items 1 through 12 A? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Any questions, concerns? >> No. Okay. Roll call, please.
>> Mr. Blum. Yeah. Yeah. Yes, >> Mrs. Serbone. >> Yes, >> Dr. Zepith. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Duckworth. >> Yes, >> Miss Stephen.
>> Yes, >> Miss Walton. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Wer. >> Yes, >> Miss White. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cherelli, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gardella, >> yes. >> And Mrs. Robbotham. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, now we are on to education
items. It's going to be 13 through 19B. There's an add-on to 18 also on your sheet. >> Can I have a motion for 13 through 19B? >> Motion. >> Second.
>> Any questions, concerns, comments? Do you know if um 19B assuming um that that will be approved if that'll get the website or >> I think that really depends. I know we
have to develop the action plans that go along with that. So it really is dependent on the comfort level of the board. If we are ready to go that route, we will certainly post it. >> Any other questions? Okay. So we are all in favor
>> I >> I >> any nos any abstensions? No. Okay. So now we are on to business items 20 through
23. No add-ons. >> No 20 through 23. Business items 20 through 23. >> Can I have a motion for 20 through 23? >> Motion. Second. All in favor? >> I.
>> Any nos? Any abstensions? Okay. All right. So, now we are on to the additional business item number 24 and it's 24 only. Can I have a motion for 24? >> Motion.
>> Second. >> Any questions, concerns, comments there? No. And we're going to do that on roll call, please. >> Mr. Blum, >> Mrs. Bone, >> yes.
>> Dr. Zappith, >> yes. >> Mrs. Duckworth, >> yes. >> Miss Steen, >> yes. >> Miss Walton, >> yes. >> Mrs. Wer, >> yes. >> Miss White, >> yes. >> Mr. Cherelli, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gardella, >> yes. >> Mrs. Herbatham, >> yes. >> Okay, so now we are on to continuing
business. Does anybody have any continuing business they would like to discuss tonight? >> Um, I have a quick question about the grant for the cell phones. Did we get that in where? >> It was submitted. Um, we have not received any responses yet on that. >> Okay. Thank you.
Any other continuing business? >> No. Okay. So, when we were talking back about the um district goals and the um board goals, we do plan, just so everybody knows, we plan on looking into those action plans.
So, you all should have gotten an email that I forwarded to you with um what our New Jersey school board's rep had come back with to support our goals. Um, so if you haven't had a chance to look that over or if you haven't gotten it, please
let me know so that I can make sure that you get it. Um, so that is out there. We can look it over, make it what we want, what it's feasible, you know, for us and achievable for us. So please over the next, you know, couple weeks look at that. Any questions, concerns, get back
to, you know, me and um, Dr. Garcia and we can go to Kelly Mitchell and see what we need to work on um to make that a plan that we can look at for our next meeting to take the next step further so that we can continue to move forward and Dr. Garcia is going to put a plan
together for us to look at to to support our district goals. >> So if we have any questions or comments about the goals itself, the action plan you want us to email you or we'll be talking about those in the meeting next week. I mean, we'll be talking about it
at our next board meeting. But, I mean, definitely you can email them to me and Dr. Garcia to look at. I can also um send them on to our rep, too, cuz you know, see what she would think would be best to tweak for, you know, our
district. It was just, you know, she basically made a general >> this is a good plan to start with and then, you know, make it our own to see what's achievable and what's best directed towards our board and our district. So, she said she's more than happy to help us through the next couple
steps to get there. But we will look at that and hope to move on to approve that at our next meeting, but if not, you know, we will keep that discussion open and then approve in January because we just want to keep moving forward >> and, you know, get this job done. >> All right. Thanks.
>> So, any other continuing business? >> No. Okay. New business. Anybody have any new business? Okay. Um, I'd just like to make a quick statement. The district is currently undergoing a yearly fiscal audit for 2425 school year. This is completed by
an external certified public accountant, CPA, whose process includes a digital and in-person review. The district will be proceeding with an added component to this audit, which will include an intensive targeted review of all district checks and reimbursements.
Thank you. Okay. So, any other new business? No, nobody. Okay. So, we will be moving on to our second public participation at this time. Again, the length of the time scheduled for public discussion shall be 3 minutes for each for addition for the
total of 30 minutes um for the session. Speakers must state their name, street, municipality. The board may not respond directly to public comments during this meeting nor take immediate action. concerns may be referred to the superintendent or an appropriate
committee for followup if warranted. You have public participation. Come on to the microphone, please. >> Okay. >> Hi. >> It's three. >> Be three. Eric. >> Eric. >> Oh, there you go.
>> I'll do the 30. I'm trying to leave this here. >> Yeah, of course. Actually, you guys can pass this along later. That's for you guys to have. >> Okay. Thanks. Make it 30. >> Okay. Good evening. My name is Briana Straight and I'm here tonight from a
place of genuine care and concern for this district. I'm not here to attack anyone. I'm here because I care about our schools. And like many in this community, I've been trying to understand how our financial how our financial processes work. Over the past few months, I've received messages from parents, taxpayers, and even retired
board members thanking me for simply asking questions. I also received an anonymous letter, which I'm going to have passed out to you guys, um, outlining financial concerns. The message has been consistent. People want transparency and accountability. That's why I created the petition asking for a
forensic audit, not out of hostility, but because people are uneasy and clarity benefits everyone. When I watched the September and October board meetings, I saw legitimate concerns raised, yet the explanations offered did not provide reassurance. A few examples that stood out to me, multiple canceled
or voided checks with vague explanations. The business administrator using a personal credit card for district expenses, including a gas bill, soccer socks that no parents recall receiving, and a sports camera. Board members asking for more itemized invoices and being told that the bill
list is too tall and hearing that the superintendent now reconciles and signs the entire bill list because finance committee members do not want to spend hours reviewing invoices. Because those personal card purchases specifically, there are some basic reasonable
questions. What documentation shows the gas bill was actually at risk of immediate shut off? Who requested the soccer socks? Who received them? And where is record of distribution? Who authorized the sports camera and where is the inventory tracking for that equipment? And why were these items put in a personal credit card instead of
going through the normal purchase order process? These questions aren't accusations. They're the same questions an auditor would ask. That concern led me to research the law myself. Under NJSA18A19-1, no bill or demand can be paid unless it
is fully audited and approved by the board of ed. That means detailed bill list with vendor names, amounts, and supporting documentation that must come before the full board. The publicly described process does not seem to match that requirement, and if I'm misunderstanding, I'm open to being
corrected. I also want to acknowledge a public comment directed at me regarding the petition by a board member who actually isn't here tonight. Your petition is a waste of time and effort. Comments like this discourage civic participation. So tonight, I'm respectfully asking
three things. One, that the board support a forensic audit of district finances. Two, that the board clearly document and communicate its procedures for invoice review and purchasing controls. and that the district commits to stronger routine financial transparency if everything is in order
and audit will confirm that. Lastly, I want to share where I'm coming from personally. I'm not originally from Belvadier. I've only lived here for four years. I don't know many people. I have no alliances and I hold no grievances. I'm simply a parent looking in from the outside noticing things that don't add
up and asking questions because I care about this community and our kids. In some ways, being newer here gives me clearer eyes and no bias. Thank you for your time. Thank you very much. Next public participation. >> Okay. Hello. Hi. My name is Katie
Pringle. I live in Belvadier. I'm a parent and a former board member. Tonight, I would like to address something that should be on the center of every decision we make in this district. Student performance. Okay. Right now, our members are are our our numbers are deeply concerning. A
100% of our eighth graders are not meeting grade level expectations in math. I know that there's a couple math classes, algebra 1 and regular math, but 80% of the algebra 1 students are failing, too. Um, right now, oh, I've read that 100%
of our eighth graders, oh, I've read that. Okay. 90% of our third graders are not meeting grades level expectations in English. And these are just two examples of a larger academic trend. The results should feel urgent to all of us. If our students aren't meeting basic grade level standards in found in foundational
subjects, then something is wrong with our system and it's not working. So the real question is are we going to change this? What's the plan? Where is the accountability? At the same time, we are paying extremely high administrative salaries. Business administrator earns
over $197,000 a year. far above the New Jersey average for districts of our size. And I have to ask, especially in a district where students are struggling this severely. Why? What's the justification? What outcomes
are we trying? Are we trying for these salaries? How does this align with the results that we're seeing? I'm not bringing this up to attack anyone personally. I'm bringing it up because every dollar matters and every decision we should un we should untimely support
students learning or ultimately support students learning. Sorry, I'm really nervous. If our academic performance is this poor, then it is our responsibility to make sure our resources are being used effectively and responsibility. Our kids deserve better. This community deserves better. And I hope that the board will make the improve improving
student outcomes, not protecting the status quo, the top priority moving forward. Thank you. Thank you. Next public participation. >> Come on, Joe. >> Uh Joe Roth, Belvadier Town Council and the resident of Belvadier. Uh couple of
meetings ago I was here to tell you about some street safety things and uh I kind of got sidetracked uh by some other folks that were talking about many things that uh deeply disturbed me and I
I it made my position uh how I felt about it strongly and and it bothered me mostly because uh when they were speaking to you they were they were pointing a finger and saying this is not going to stop. This is not going to end here. The things they were talking about
and that bothered me a great deal. And uh so in the next day or two, I went down and started to come up with some plans of take some action uh to help address this and and stop the the the hate and things that are going on in town. And so
so far we've gone out and we have now about a hundred of these signs which I got last week. Uh 60 of them are already gone, by the way. So you'll see them around town now. I have 40 more left. My fond hope is that I have to order another hundred uh and get them out to
everybody. Uh but it's not stopping there. Uh tomorrow I have a meeting with the mayor uh with the ministers at the Presbyterian and Methodist Church, a representative from St. Patrick's and another representative from the business
community and possibly a representative from the school board. I don't know if you're coming tomorrow or not, but um and just town leaders just to sit down and say, "What else can we do? What other ideas do you have to help us uh
stop this before it gets uh out of hand?" Um I firmly believe in a matter like this, you can't let it go and that overkill is the best answer. Uh the uh the uh vampire of hate has gone to Belvadier
and I'd like to uh put a steak in its heart uh put garlic around its neck and floated in the sea of holy water so it never sees itself again. Okay. I'm big on theatrics, too. But so I just want to let you know I have these. I have four 30 in my car by the way. If anybody
would like these on the way out, uh I'd be happy to give them out to you. And uh I know Virginia has my contact information. Please share it with whomever you'd like and and I'll personally deliver deliver them to you. Okay. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you so much, Joe.
>> Any other public participation? >> No. Okay, then we're closing public participation. Thank you so much. All right, so lastly, we are looking to go into executive session. Before
you go into executive session, I just want to clarify in response. I was asked to participate as a resident and active member in a number. I am not participating in the discussion Mr. Roth mentioned as a board member. I was
invited by one of the pastors based on our relationship in a religious Christian capacity, not in a board capacity. I don't want that I don't want that to be unclear. >> Okay, great. Thank you for clarifying that. Okay, so we are looking to go into
um public participation or I mean I'm sorry that closes public participation looking to go into executive session um for attorney client privileges and personnel employment matters. Can I have an motion for
executive session? >> Motion. All in favor? >> I. >> Any nos? Any abstensions? Okay. There will not be action taken when we come back into public session. Um, just so everybody knows. So any discussion held
by the board which need not remain confidential will be made public as soon as practical. Minutes of the executive session will not be disclosed until the need for confidentiality no longer exists. All appropriate persons who may be discussed in private session have been adequately notified. The board will
reconvene in public session at the conclusion of the session in approximately another 45 minutes, we'll say. And so we're going to go into exact. Thank you ever everyone for coming tonight and being part of our meeting. >> Have a good night.
>> Have a good night. Thank you >> and happy Thanksgiving. >> Thank you, Eric. Welcome back to um public session. Is there anything else to review before we close tonight? >> I have something. I would like to propose at the next
meeting that the board consider possible removal of a board member who has missed three consecutive meetings. >> Okay. >> Okay. Anything else to discuss tonight before we close? >> No. >> Okay. Can I have a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting? >> Motion. Second.
>> All in favor? I. >> Any nos? Any abstensions? All right. Thank you very much. Good night everybody. >> Have a good Thanksgiving. >> Happy Thanksgiving. >> Happy Thanksgiving.