Liverpool School Board Rejects Target Tax Settlement and Bus-Routing Study Contract in Rare Split Votes

Key Actions & Decisions

• ◆ • Failed, 4-4 roll call tie: proposed tax certiorari settlement with Target #1475, Town of Clay (Aye: Bresett, Melnik, Gyder, Merlino; Nay: Blaney, Jones, Curry-Clarry, Baratta)
• ◆ • Failed, 2 aye-5 nay-1 abstain: contract with FEH BOCES for a Routing Efficiency Study, after a routing-study presentation earlier in the meeting by FEH BOCES Director of Pupil Transportation Paul Overbaugh (Aye: Jones, Gyder; Nay: Blaney, Bresett, Melnik, Curry-Clarry, Merlino; Abstain: Baratta)
• ◆ • Approved, 8-0: Technology Purchasing Lease with OCM BOCES
• ◆ • Approved, 8-0: Memorandum of Agreement with the SEIU on sick day sell-back
• ◆ • Approved, 6-2: Memorandum of Agreement with the United Liverpool Faculty Association splitting coaching positions (Nay: Bresett, Baratta)
• ◆ • Approved, 8-0: revised Audit Committee Charter
• ◆ • Approved, 8-0: appointment of Timothy Manning as School Purchasing Agent
• ◆ • Approved, 5-3: appointment of Assistant Superintendent Kimberly Vile as Deputy School Purchasing Agent (Nay: Bresett, Melnik, Baratta)
• ◆ • Approved, 8-0 each: directives to the superintendent to issue Requests for Proposals for Treasurer and Claims Auditor services for the 2026-2027 school year
• ◆ • Approved, 8-0: 2026-2027 Board meeting schedule; entered executive session on an SEIU labor grievance, legal advice, and personnel matters, 8-0, and approved personnel actions after returning from executive session, 8-0