The Liverpool Central School District Board of Education voted 6-2 to abolish an unspecified number of positions at its June 8 meeting, hours after two residents used the public comment period to raise concerns about workforce reductions and early retirement incentives. The board also appointed Michelle Merlino to fill the seat being vacated by Kimberly Martin, who is resigning from the board effective June 30, 2026. The meeting began at 6:37 p.m. and did not adjourn until 12:34 a.m. During the public communications portion of the meeting, which the board moved up out of its normal order, Jody DelBrocco spoke regarding incentives, and Jim McClenthan spoke regarding current reductions in workforce and early retirement incentives, according to the minutes, which do not record further detail on what the speakers said. Later, under agenda item 7.10, board member John Solazzo moved to table the abolishment-of-positions resolution; that motion failed 4-3, with Nicholas Blaney abstaining and Martin absent for the vote. The board then approved the underlying resolution itself, 6-2, with Daniel McKeever and Matthew Jones voting no. The minutes do not specify which positions were abolished or how many. The board separately voted 5-3 to appoint Michelle Merlino to the seat Martin is vacating, with her term set to run from July 1, 2026 through May 18, 2027. McKeever, Solazzo and Jones voted against the appointment; Martin, whose resignation created the vacancy, was not present for the vote. In other action, the board approved a bond resolution authorizing the purchase of vehicles not to exceed $2,717,264 and the issuance of serial bonds, 7-1, with Stacey Chilbert dissenting. Members also approved, 7-1 with Blaney dissenting, a tax certiorari settlement with Upstate Portfolio LLC. The board accepted the district's 2025-2026 Internal Audit Report and its corrective action plan, both by 8-0 votes, and approved a Revenue Anticipation Note resolution, also 8-0. Martin was absent for each of these votes. At the request of board member Alexandra Gyder, Meredith Devennie addressed the board regarding the district's i-Ready program. The board then voted 8-0, with Martin absent, to establish a Board of Education Curriculum Committee effective July 1, 2026, to evaluate current instructional programs and curricula and make recommendations to the full board. The board approved change orders for the WRE PA system, 8-0, but rejected change orders for the LHS AV system, with only Blaney and Chilbert voting in favor and six other members opposed. Members also approved the creation of a Journaling Club, 8-0, and voted 6-0 to indefinitely postpone the creation of a new 1.0 FTE Purchasing Contract Clerk position. All 14 routine business items on the agenda -- including approval of prior meeting minutes, personnel actions, special-education placements, a cooperative purchasing bid, BOCES program participation, gifts and grants, surplus items, and the March and April Treasurer's Reports -- passed on identical 5-4 votes, with Blaney, Martin, McKeever, Solazzo and Gyder in favor and Jecenia Bresett, Chilbert, Kimberly Melnik and Jones opposed each time. The board also entered executive session to consider five student disciplinary appeals of suspensions issued after Superintendent hearings, along with personnel matters. Coming out of executive session, the board voted to deny all five appeals and uphold the underlying suspensions, directing the superintendent to notify each student's parent or guardian. Chilbert cast the lone dissenting vote on two of the five denials; Martin, McKeever and Gyder were not present for the appeal votes. The board's next regular meeting is scheduled for June 22 at 6 p.m. at the District Office. A tentative annual reorganization meeting -- the first at which Merlino and the board's other June 8 actions take effect -- is scheduled for July 7.