Erie County Technical School

Operating Committee

Meeting Agenda

Operating Committee

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Eagle’s Nest

Erie County Technical School, 8500 Oliver Road, Erie, PA 16509

6:00 PM – Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

A. Moment of Reflection

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. Roll Call: Foyle, Ogden, Heath, Bucksbee, Gainer, Kaliszewski, Scutella, Rodgers, Ring, Price, Duda

2. Motion to accept the Minutes of the October 23, 2008 Meeting as presented.

3. Introduction of Guests

4. Correspondence

D. Girard School District- thank you to Construction Trades for baseball dugouts

5. Business—Paul Fritz

A. Report - Business Manager

B. Motion to approve the following reports, payments and invoices:

1. Revenue and Expenditure Reports, as presented: October 31, 2008

a) General Fund

b) Food Service Fund

c) Capital Reserve Fund

d) Student Activities Report

2. Checks and Invoices, as presented:

a) General Fund Checks, Wire transfers and Invoices, as presented; $ 505,628.63

b) Food Service Fund Checks and Invoices, as presented; $ 1,837.50

c) Capital Reserve Fund Checks and Invoices, as presented; $ 0.00

3. PNC/VISA procurement card purchases and payment, as presented; $ 49,902.64

4. Treasurer’s Report, as presented: October 2008 summary

5. General Fund Budget transfers, as presented

6. Human and Quality Resources

A. Report – Natalie Fatica

B. Motion to employ Tracy Massello and Steve Azzato at the rate of $25.00 per hour as RCTC instructors

C. Motion to accept the resignation of Suzanne Matthews as Art and Design instructor, effective December 19, 2008

D. Motion to hire Tammy Bright as a substitute Math Resource Coordinator at the rate of $204.50 per day effective on or after November 19, 2008.

E. Motion to grant regular employment status to Tiffany Neely, S-2, RCTC Secretary, effective November 7, 2008 at the rate of $14.79 per hour

7. Operations

A. Administrative Reports

1. Superintendent’s Report – Larry Kessler

2. Director’s Report— Aldo Jackson

3. Solicitor’s Report—Timothy Sennett

4. High School Report- Joe Tarasovitch

5. RCTC Report—Mary Ellen Camp

6. Facilities Manager’s Report—Steven Sceiford

7. Technology Manager’s Report—Jeff Smith

8. Instructional Support Services Report- Pat Holland and Jan Kennerknecht

B. Staff Travel >400 miles (Polices: 331,431,531) None

C. Student Field Trips and Fundraising (Policy 121)

1. Motion to approve student field trips and fundraising activities as requested:

a) ADS-Carnegie Art Museum Class, Pittsburgh, PA, 12/4/08, 35 students with $10 payment from each student and $575 for a bus

b) ADS-Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, 11/20/08, 40 students in both AM and PM sessions with $10 payment from each student and $300 for 2 buses

c) SkillsUSA District Leadership Conference, Marriott, Erie, PA 12/5/08, 30-40 students, $25 each, school bus cost

d) SkillsUSA District Competition, CTC contest sites, western PA, 1/16/09, 40-50 students, $20 registration fee, school bus costs

D. Facility Use Requests – profit making organizations (Policy 707) - None

E. Other Operations

1. Motion to approve the bid proposal from Cincinnati Incorporated for the purchase of a hydraulic press brake in the amount of $69,490.00 plus the additional costs incurred by the school for complete installation ready to use

2. Motion to approve the purchase of a Minolta Bizhub C253 digital copier from Kubinski Business Systems for $7,924.00 plus the service and supplies contract per the proposal dated October 31, 2008

3. Motion to accept donations of materials from B&L Wholesale Supply for use in the Construction Trades program as listed

4. Motion to approve the purchase of a 2009 Ford Taurus from Day Ford, Monroeville, PA for $26,610 per their cooperative purchasing contract bid quote