At its June 23, 2025 meeting, the Liverpool Board of Education passed twelve straight routine items on an identical 6-1-1 vote, with Kimberly Melnik voting no and Jecenia Bresett abstaining each time; once the board reached substantive business, it was unanimous or near-unanimous on almost everything except a $2,993,963 vehicle bond resolution, which passed 7-2.
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Liverpool Central School District
Board of Education
Regular Board Meeting Monday, June 23, 2025
Members present
Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs (8:06 PM), Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Others present
Interim Superintendent, Brian Nolan, Darrell Clisson, Kasey Dolson, Harmony Balintfy, Brett Woodcock, Jason Armstrong, Dana Ziegler, Dan Farsaci, Jonna Ball, Jason Taylor, Briana O'Brien, District Clerk, Gail Massett
Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM
Motion to approve the minutes from the June 2, 2025, Board of Education meeting.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to approve the minutes from the June 9, 2025, Special Board of Education meeting.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to approve the personnel actions as submitted.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to approve the classification and school placement of students who are certified as eligible to receive preschool special education services by the District Committee on Preschool Special Education.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to approve the classification and school placement of students who are certified as eligible to receive special education services by the District Committee on Special Education.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
3.6 Establish 2025-2026 Pay Rates for Part-Time, Substitute, Seasonal Personnel
Motion to approve the 2025-2026 pay rates for part-time, seasonal and substitute employees.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to accept gifts and grants as submitted.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to acknowledge receipt of the March 2025 Treasurer's Report.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to acknowledge receipt of the April 2025 Treasurer's Report.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to approve the Budget Transfer as presented.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to accept surplus items as presented.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion to approve, acknowledge and/or accept the Routine Business items as submitted.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Kimberly Melnik
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
6.1 2024-2025 Internal Audit Report
6.2 2024-2025 Tentative and Estimated Fund Balance Analysis and Review of the Reserve Plan
Brian Pratt spoke regarding PTO recognition.
Motion to approve, by roll call vote, the resolution authorizing the purchase of vehicles not to exceed $2,993,963 and the issuance of serial bonds as presented.
Motion by Kimberly Martin, second by John Solazzo.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Matthew Jones
Nay: Jecenia Bresett, Kimberly Melnik
Motion to approve the Facilities Use agreements as presented.
Motion by Daniel McKeever, second by Kimberly Melnik.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to approve the resolution accepting the 2024-2025 Internal Audit Report as presented.
Motion by Matthew Jones, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to approve the resolution accepting the corrective action plan for the 2024-2025 internal audit as presented.
Motion by John Solazzo, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
8.5 2024-2025 Tentative and Estimated Fund Balance Analysis and Recommendation and the Reserve Plan
Motion to approve the recommendation as presented.
Motion by Daniel McKeever, second by Jecenia Bresett.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to amend July 1, 2025 as the date of the annual reorganization meeting.
Motion by Kimberly Martin, second by Matthew Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to establish July 8, 2025 as the date of the annual reorganization meeting.
Motion by John Solazzo, second by Stacey Chilbert.
Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to approve the proposed lunch prices for 2025-2026 as presented.
Motion by Kimberly Martin, second by Daniel McKeever.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to accept gifts and grants as submitted.
Motion by Kimberly Melnik, second by Matthew Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Abstain: Jecenia Bresett
Motion to table the Board of Education Meeting Schedule until the July 8, 2025 Board of Education Meeting
Motion to approve (Tabled) the Board of Education meeting schedule as presented. (Tabled until the July 8, 2025 Meeting).
Motion by Stacey Chilbert, second by Kimberly Martin.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to approve the MTSS TA Restoration Plan as presented.
Motion by Jecenia Bresett, second by Daniel McKeever.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to adopt Vista Higher Learning for the ENL Curriculum for implementation in the 2025-2026 school year as presented.
Motion by Kimberly Martin, second by Hayley Downs.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Information: 9.1 July 1, 2025 - Annual Reorganization Meeting of the Board, 6:00 p.m., District Office (Tentative)
Information: 9.2 July 1, 2025 - Public Hearing, Immediately following Reorganization Meeting., District Office (Tentative)
Action: 10.1 Executive Session
Motion to enter into executive session at 8:42 PM to obtain an update from counsel regarding legal matters and pending litigation.
Motion by Jecenia Bresett, second by Daniel McKeever.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to return to open session at 10:00 PM.
Motion by: Stacey Chilbert, second by Matthew Jones
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to make a Resolution:
Be it resolved that the Board of Education of the Liverpool Central School District hereby ratifies four agreements to resolve one Civil Court Action discussed in executive session and be it further resolved that the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent to execute the agreements on behalf of the district. The Settlement Agreements shall be maintained by the District Clerk, within the District Clerk's Office.
Motion by Jecenia Bresett, second by Kimberly Melnik
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Kimberly Martin, second by Hayley Downs.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Aye: Nicholas Blaney, Hayley Downs, Kimberly Martin, Jecenia Bresett, Daniel McKeever, Stacey Chilbert, John Solazzo, Kimberly Melnik, Matthew Jones
Meeting was adjourned at 10:02 PM.