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Westbury Union Free School District board meeting, Jul 1, 2026

1 h 59 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Westbury board approves reorganization agenda and security services contract 1:55:31

  • The Westbury Board of Education held its reorganizational meeting on July 1st, where the district clerk and the superintendent took oaths of office. 31:10
  • The board chose a president by a unanimous vote and a vice president by a vote of 6 to nothing with 1 abstention. 42:12
  • The board voted unanimously to amend item 5D and then voted unanimously to approve the reorg agenda from 5A to 5Z with 5D as amended. 1:54:21
  • In a special meeting that followed, the board unanimously approved a security services contract for Arrow Security for the year '26-'27. 1:57:13
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and roll call 31:10
    • A staff member called the roll of trustees and announced a quorum. ~31:10
    • The meeting continued with the Pledge of Allegiance. 31:46
  2. Oaths of office 31:46
    • Trustees were sworn in, swearing to faithfully discharge the duties of trustee for the Westbury Union Free School District. 31:46
    • The district clerk took the oath of office for another year. 36:55
    • The superintendent took the oath of office as superintendent of the Westbury Union Free School District. 40:13
  3. Selection of board president 39:46
    • A staff member opened the floor for nominations for board president, and a nomination was made and seconded. 39:46
    • The new board president then took the oath of office. 44:21
    • The district clerk announced a unanimous vote for board president. 42:12
  4. Selection of board vice president 45:08
    • The board president called for nominations for vice president, and one nomination was made. 45:08
    • The new vice president then took the oath of office. 47:10
    • The motion carried 6 to nothing with 1 abstention. 46:33
  5. Public comment and executive session 47:43
    • A speaker said the speaker thought the state requires every school district to conduct a reorganization meeting to start the school year and that a special meeting with one agenda item would follow. 48:03
    • The floor was opened for anyone in the audience to speak on the agenda, and no one came forward. 48:24
    • A motion was requested to go into executive session to discuss items of personnel, with the session anticipated to last an hour. 48:55
    • The motion to enter executive session carried, and a later motion to come out of executive session carried unanimously. 49:38
  6. Amendment to professional services appointment 1:54:21
    • A motion was made to amend item 5D, appointment for professional services, adding the wording unless sooner terminated to an appointment noted as a month-to-month contract. 1:54:21
    • The amendment carried unanimously. 1:55:09
  7. Approval of reorganization agenda 1:55:09
    • A motion was requested to approve the entire reorg agenda from 5A to 5Z, with 5D as amended. 1:55:09
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:55:55
  8. Adjournment of reorganization meeting 1:55:55
    • A motion to adjourn the regular meeting was requested and seconded. 1:55:55
    • The motion carried. ~1:56:30
  9. Special meeting security services contract 1:56:30
    • A speaker said there were no reports or presentations and opened the floor to comments from the community on the one-item agenda, and none were made. 1:56:30
    • A motion was requested to approve item 7A, a security services contract for Arrow Security for the year '26-'27. 1:57:12
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:57:36
  10. Adjournment and next meeting 1:57:36
    • A speaker said the board, which normally meets on Tuesday, would next meet on Wednesday, July 8th, starting at 7 for the public portion of the meeting. 1:58:12
    • The motion to adjourn carried unanimously. 1:58:12

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Video: posted by the district as “Westbury BOE Re-Organizational Meeting July 1 2026”