A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE AND BEGAN AT THE CALCUTT MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL PRESENT.
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN
COUNCILMAN WEBER
MAYOR MATTHEWS
A QUORUM WAS PRESENT AND COUNCILMAN WEBER PRESIDED.
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TOURED THE CALCUTT SCHOOL.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN TO RECESS TO THE CITY HALL. ALL AGREED. SO VOTED. TIME 7:05 P.M.
CHAIRMAN WEBER RECONVENED THE MEETING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:26 P.M.
CHAIRMAN WEBER LAID OUT GROUND RULES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS. HE STAT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE A RIGHT TO AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH ISSUES, HE URGED EVERYONE TO RESPECT EACH PERSON'S OPINIONS AND TO MOVE FORWARD IN A TIMELY MANNER.
HE SAID THE CHAIR WILL ACT AS THE FACILITATOR TO KEEP TO THE SUBJECT AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR ARE THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND WILL BE REFERRED TO AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UNDER OPEN MEETINGS GUIDELINES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME CONVENE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. THIS HE STATED WOULD HAPPEN ONLY WHEN NEEDED. HE THEN ASKED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI TO APPOINT THE FOLLOWING TO THE COMMITTEE:
MILDRED VEGA
RICARDO PATINO
LEO LECLERC
HOMER LAFOND
PETER DEMEULE
ROBERT ZUBA
MAUREEN SLOWIK
KATHLEEN MARTIN MATUSZEK
LEN RYSZKIEWICZ
MAUREEN CHEVRETTE AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AS CHOSEN BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
JOHN KUZMINSKI, FINANCE DIRECTOR
PURCHASING BOARD, WHEN NEEDED.
CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHEN NEEDED.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT WHEN NEEDED.
COUNCILMAN FERRI YES
COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN YES
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN YES
COUNCILMAN WEBER YES
MAYOR MATTHEWS YES
MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.
CHAIRMAN WEBER DISTRIBUTED A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS AND STATED THAT IT WAS HIS HOPE TO KEEP MEETINGS AT A 2 TO 2 1/2 HOUR LEVEL AND HE ASKED THAT MEMBERS KEEP THEIR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO 5-7 MINUTES.
CHAIRMAN WEBER TURNED THE MEETING OVER TO MAUREEN CHEVRETTE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
MRS. CHEVRETTE DISTRIBUTED SEVERAL FACT SHEETS WITH REGARDS TO THE SCHOOLS AND GAVE A DETAILED REPORT ON EACH.
HENRY LAFOND, PETER DEMEULE AND LEN RYSZKIEWICZ ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS OF MRS. CHEVRETTE REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AND CLASS ROOMS.
DISCUSSION CENTERED ON CONTRACTUAL MAXIMUMS, STUDENT ENROLLMENTS, TRAILERS AT THE SCHOOLS, DISTRIBUTION OF CLASSES, CONSTRUCTION PRINTS,
MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BROAD STREET SCHOOL.
LEN RYSZKIEWICZ SUGGESTED THAT EACH MEMBER BE GIVEN A LOOSE LEAF BINDER LAID OUT BY SCHOOL WITH EACH SCHOOL GIVEN A MISSION STATEMENT.
CHAIRMAN WEBER TOOK THIS RECOMMENDATION UNDER ADVISEMENT.
ALSO DISCUSSED WAS THE ROLE OF THE PURCHASING BOARD, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND PLANNING.
CHAIRMAN WEBER STATED THAT THE MEETING OF JANUARY 22, 1997 WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE VETERANS SCHOOL AND WILL RECONVENE AT CITY HALL AT 7:30 P.M.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN. TIME 8:55 P.M.
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ELIZABETH A. CROWLEY,CMC
ACTING CITY CLERK