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The Fairview Board of School Directors held
its regular public meeting on
June 23, 2003, and took action on the
following matters:
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Accepted the minutes of the public board meeting
held on May 19, 2003
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and the special board meeting on June
9, 2003
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Bills payable and payroll for June, 2003, were
approved
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Approved the Treasurer’s Report for May, 2003
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Approved that the board agree to provide for the
defense of Larry Kessler and Sam Signorino, through its insurer,
in the legal action filed by Paul Bieniek in federal court at
Civil Docket No. 03-196 Erie, at the sole expense of the
District and its insurer, and further, to indemnify Larry
Kessler and Sam Signorino of and from
any judgment, award, or settlement rendered against them
in the lawsuit
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Approved Policy 121 regarding extended field trips
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Approved the renewal of the I.U. #5 Emergency
Substitute Teacher Consortium contract for 2003/2004 at a cost
of $1,000
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Approved the continuation of the high school
industrial arts program at the high school shop area at a
start-up cost of approximately $2,000 for the 2003/2004 school
year
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Policy 621 – Budgetary Reserve – was presented
for the first reading as revised.
It will be posted in all buildings.
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Approved the 2003/2004 school lunch prices, which
are the same as last year as follows:
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Fairview
Elementary School:
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Regular Lunch $1.70; Regular Weekly Ticket $8;
Regular Monthly Ticket $31 and Reduced Lunch $ .40
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Fairview
Middle School and Fairview High School:
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Regular Lunch $1.85; Regular Weekly Ticket $8.75;
Regular Monthly Ticket $34 and Reduced Lunch $ .40
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Miscellaneous
Prices:
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Milk $ .30; Weekly Milk Ticket $1.20 and Adult
Lunch $2.50
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Approved the non-resident tuition rates for
2003/2004 as follows:
Kindergarten
$2,800; Grades 1-8 - $5,600; and Grades 9-12 - $4,000
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Approved the firm of Berkheimer & Associates
as tax collector for the earned income tax
for the fiscal year of 2003/2004
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Approved the firm of Gorzynski, Felix, &
Gloeckler, P.C. as the local auditors for the board for the
fiscal year of 2003/2004 at an annual fee not to exceed $13,300,
plus an amount not to exceed $1,500 for the implementation of
the new accounting standard, GASB 34, plus $1,300, if needed, to
complete the Single Audit
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BE IT RESOLVED:
That a General Fund Budget for the 2003/2004 fiscal year
in the amount of $16,058,000 be adopted.
Said budget will be financed in part by a Real Estate Tax
of $14.57 mills ($1.46 per $100) of assessed value of real
property levied under authority of the Public School Code of
1949, as revised, an Occupational Privilege Tax of $10 per
person and 1% Income Tax levied under the School Code of
Pennsylvania, as amended, and a 1% Realty Transfer Tax levied
under the second class township Municipality Code as amended.
The Occupational Privilege Tax is authorized under Act
511.
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Approved the facility requests from I.U. #5, FLAG
Little League, and , pending the receipt of their insurance
certificate, the Class of 1983 with rental and custodial fees
waived
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Approved for a change order to Tom Baumann &
Sons Carpetworld to replace the carpet in the elementary school
library for $6,460 based on the quotation signed by both parties
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Awarded the contract for the Storm Water
Management Project to Chivers Construction Co. for $18,800 with
the District responsible for 64.44%, or $12,115 to be paid from
the Capital Projects Fund, the Township to be responsible for
28.89%, or $5,431, and the Water & Sewer Authority
responsible for 6.67%, or $1,254
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Approved permission to the Marching Band Boosters
to solicit advertisements for the Marching Band trailer with all
ads subject to review and pre-approval by the high school
principal
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Approved the following items for equipment for the
middle school totaling $26,959.19:
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17 -32” televisions from Visual Sound at a cost
of $10.567.20 ($621.60 each) based on state bid
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2 leather sofas from Arthur F. Schultz Co. at a
cost of $1,578 ($789 each) based on the quotation
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3 projectors from Custom Fit, Inc. at a cost of
$8,901 ($2,967 each) based on bids received 6/17/03
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100 student chairs, Clarin model #8410, from PEM
Co., at a cost of $3,750 ($37.50 each) based on the middle
school furniture bid received 2/20/03
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5 storage carts for chairs, Clarin model #D841,
from PEM Co., at a cost of $675 ($135 each) based on the middle
school furniture bid received on 2/20/03
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1 classroom stereo, Panasonic model #SCAK 510, at
a cost of $199.99 from Best Buy based on quotation
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1 conductor’s chair, Wenger model #157CO77, from
Wenger at a cost of $525.50 based on quotation
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1 stereo cabinet, Wenger model #165G001, from
Wenger at a cost of $762.50 based on quotation
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Awarded the contracts for the high school
furniture and marker boards to Kurtz Brothers for items 1
through 5 in the amount of $18,249.25, to A. J. Grack for item 6
in the amount of $2,639.42, and to Keystone Concepts for items 7
through 10 in the amount of $24,453.50 per the attachment (in
the Central Office) for a grand total of $45,342.17
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Awarded the bids for those high bidders on the
used items at the district’s recent “garage sale”
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Plancon H documents have been received from the
Pennsylvania Department of Education and are added to the
minutes book
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Approved the ECA handbooks for 2003/2004
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Approved the administrators’ and confidential
secretaries’ salaries for 2003/2004
Please note that the district’s policies
are located on the district website.
The list of personnel matters and the list
of commendables are on file in the district’s Central
Administration Building for public viewing.
If anyone wishes more information on the
items mentioned above, or wishes to speak at a board meeting,
please call the Board Secretary at 474-2600, ext. 6211.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Monday, July 21,
2003, 7:30 p.m., Public Board Meeting at FES
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS!
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