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Hamburg Central School District board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

1 h 49 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened at this meeting

Hamburg school board accepts audited financial statements and approves reserve fund transfers 1:39:59

  • A presenter from the district's accounting firm presented draft financial statements and said the audit produced an unmodified, or clean, opinion. 0:21
  • The superintendent presented two proposed goals for the superintendent evaluation, and a speaker said the board's goals should include accountability for adherence to the strategic plan and an element of fiscal oversight. 1:04:04
  • A motion carried on a policy on safeguarding the rights of immigrant students after a staff member said the district was required to confirm its procedures to the New York State Education Department by September 21st. 1:37:39

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:00
    • A motion was made to approve the agenda for the September 8th, 2026 Board of Education meeting as presented. 0:00
    • The motion carried. ~0:14
  2. Annual financial audit presentation 0:21
    • A presenter from the district's accounting firm said the firm issued an unmodified, or clean, opinion and had no matters or findings under the government auditing standards report. 0:45
    • The single audit of federal funding could not be issued because the federal compliance supplement had not been released, and the presenters said those pages would be pulled out and issued later. 1:55
    • A presenter said general fund balance increased roughly $1.68 million and the deficit balance in capital projects increased by roughly $6.9 million. 9:21
  3. Capital project update 21:30
    • A presenter said the playground shade canopies and fencing were 100% complete and the roof was 100% dried in. 23:56
    • A presenter said no change orders were brought to the board this month. 26:33
    • A district staff member said some bathroom areas were closed off with temporary walls and steel doors, while plenty of restrooms remained available to students. 31:39
  4. Information items and upcoming meetings 36:44
    • Upcoming board meetings were announced for Tuesday, October 13th at Boston, Tuesday, November 10th at the middle school and Tuesday, December 8th back at the usual location. 36:44
    • Board members were told the convention would run October 22nd through 24th and the early bird rate would end on the 20th. 37:36
  5. Student government report 39:43
    • The student representative said student government had gained permission to rewrite its constitution and to host a winter dance in November or December. 39:43
    • The student representative said the high school open house would be Thursday at 5:30. 44:17
  6. Board member reports 45:06
    • Mary Odden described a template used for board reports and said the Village Bike Bus would begin its first ride September 21st. 45:21
    • One board member said PTSA membership costs $10, up from $8, and said membership should be at least 1,000. 58:37
  7. Superintendent report and goals 1:03:42
    • A district staff member said there would be a 20-minute early dismissal for all buildings on September 17th for the Bills home opener. 1:08:25
    • The superintendent proposed a goal of continued progress toward two district commitments, safe and supportive future-ready environments and collaboration and community partnerships, with reports to the board in December and May. 1:15:21
    • A speaker said the board's goals read as activities and should include an element of fiscal oversight, and another speaker offered to draft revised wording. 1:21:57
  8. Consent agenda 1:35:02
    • A motion was made to approve consent items F2 through G5. 1:35:02
    • A speaker asked that students on the field trip to France give the board a presentation afterward. 1:35:28
    • The motion carried. ~1:36:44
  9. Delegates to family connection group 1:36:44
    • A motion was made to approve delegates or representatives to the Hamburg Family Connection for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 1:36:44
    • The motion carried. ~1:37:19
  10. Immigrant student rights policy 1:37:19
    • A motion was made to waive the second reading and approve required policy number 7134, Safeguarding the Rights of Immigrant Students. 1:37:19
    • A district staff member said the policy reflects existing practice and that confirmation of the procedures is due to the New York State Education Department by September 21st. 1:37:39
    • The motion carried. ~1:38:31
  11. Facilities use schedule update 1:38:31
    • A district staff member said the updated schedule sets flat fee rates for qualifying nonprofit groups based on hours of facility use. 1:38:56
    • The motion carried. ~1:39:59
  12. Acceptance of audited financial statements 1:39:59
    • A motion was made for the board to accept the audited financial statements for the 2025⁠-⁠2026 school year. 1:39:59
    • The motion carried. ~1:40:19
  13. Reserve fund transfers 1:40:19
    • The motion transferred $300,000 to the Employees Retirement System Reserve Fund, $274,600 to the Teachers Retirement System Subfund, $300,000 to the Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve Fund and $474,478.76 to the 2026 capital reserve fund, all from unappropriated fund balance. 1:40:19
    • The motion carried. ~1:41:17
  14. Public comment 1:41:17
    • A speaker at public comment said a child's bus pickup became a half hour earlier than it was less than 24 hours before and said Fisher's voice mailbox was full. 1:44:39
  15. Adjournment 1:48:47
    • A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. 1:48:47
    • The motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM. 1:49:08

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