>At the BOE Reorganization Meeting:

>· Mr. Robert Hutton was sworn in as the new Board member.
· The Board re-elected Mr. Joseph Vallerini as President.
· The Board re-elected Mr. Robert Hutton as Vice President.
· The Board approved the continuation of the position of Student Representative to the Board.
· The Board approved various adoptions or appointments, including:
o the current Board of Education Policy Manual, the NJSBA Code of Ethics.
o The Record and The Ridgewood News as official newspapers for all legal advertisement and notices for the 2009-2010 school year.
o the firm of LAN Associates, Midland Park, as Board of Education Architect for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, at fees negotiated for each individual project.
o the firm of McKinley, White & Co., L.L.P., Paramus, to serve as Board of Education Auditor and provide accounting services to the School Board for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, to conduct the 2008-2009 audit of the Ridgewood Board of Education for an estimated fee of $37,200 to $38,800.
o Anthony Sciarrillo, Esq. of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook &
Cooper, P.C., Westfield as Board Counsel for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, at the rate of $160 per hour.
o McManimon and Scotland, Newark, as Bond Counsel for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, at the rate of $160 per hour.
o David B. Rubin, Esq., P.C., Metuchen, as Special Education Counsel for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, at the rate of $170 per hour.
o Adams Stern Gutierrez & Lattiboudere, LLC., Newark, as Special Counsel to continue handling a certain Board legal issue to its conclusion, at the rate of $150 per hour, for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
o Willis HRH, Morristown, as health insurance broker of record for the 2009-2010 school year.
o continuation of participation in the Northeast Bergen County Insurance Group (NESBIG) for Workers’ Compensation Insurance for the 2009-2010 school year. NESBIG is a shared services cooperative purchasing arrangement whereby member school districts acquire lower rates for insurance through joint purchasing. This is the second year of a previously approved two-year agreement.
o continuation of The Burton Agency, Westwood, as insurance broker of record for property/casualty insurance and risk manager for the 2009-2010 school year. This is the second year of a previously approved two-year appointment.
o student activity fee of $75 at the middle schools and $100 at the high school for those students who participate in any co-curricular activity for the 2009-2010 school year.o tuition rates for the 2009-2010 for out-of-district-students and staff members’ children, as listed below:Kindergarten $ 9,517 $ 500
Grades 1-5 $ 12,730 $ 1,000
Grades 6-8 $ 13,824 $ 1,000
Grades 9-12 $ 13,159 $ 1,000
LLD $ 26,613 N/A
Autism $ 63,432 N/A
o substitute rates of pay for the 2009-2010 as listed below:
Teachers (first five days of one consecutive assignment): $ 90 per diemDaily/Permanent(6th day of consecutive assignment in system): $125 per diem
Long-term Determined by administration after evaluation of educational
background and experience
Nurse $130 per diem
Secretaries $ 12.50 per hour
Former RAES members $ 13.25 per hour