A special meeting of the Litchfield Board of Education was held on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Intermediate School Cafeteria.

 

Board Members Present:  Mr. Shuhi, Chairperson; Mrs. Reardon; and Messrs. Falcetti, Noone, Simone, Fairchild and Tourtellotte.  Mr. Gorman was excused. 

 

Also present:  P. Perusse, public and press.

 

Mr. Noone and Mrs. Reardon questioned the absence of public participation on the agenda.

 

MOTION by F. Simone and seconded by R. Tourtellotte: to go into Executive Session at 7:03 p.m. to discuss confidential attorney-client privileged communication concerning procedures to fill vacant Board seat.

 

                        MOTION carried.  All votes were in the affirmative except for Mrs. Reardon and Mr. Noone who voted no.   Motion carried.  There were no abstentions.

 

Executive Session

 

Present were all board members.

 

Open session resumed at 7:15 p.m.

 

Discussion and possible action regarding appointment to fill vacant Board seat:

 

                        MOTION by D. Falcetti and seconded by H. Fairchild: to rescind the appointment of Elizabeth Fabbri to fill vacant Board seat.

 

            Mr. Simone described the process that he used in the original vote.  Mr. Simone, Mr. Fairchild and Mr. Tourtellotte felt that it was unfortunate that the issue became political.  Mrs. Reardon suggested that the board should have followed procedures that were used in the past.  Mr. Tourtellotte based his vote on what he felt was best for education.  Mr. Shuhi commented that he did contact CABE and the Town Clerk’s office more than once, checked Board policy and Robert’s Rules of Order.  The information received was apparently incorrect, thorough research was done, but when the problem surfaced, he investigated further and the board intends to make a correction.

 

 

Voting on motion:

 

                                    MOTION carried.  All votes were in the affirmative.  There were no abstentions.

 

                        MOTION made by F. Simone and seconded by D. Falcetti: to appoint James Katzin to fill the vacancy on the Board.

 

                                    MOTION carried.  All votes were in the affirmative.  There were no abstentions.

                       

MOTON made by F. Simone and seconded by Harold Fairchild: to adjourn the meeting at 7:24 p.m.

 

MOTION carried.  All votes were in the affirmative.  There were no abstentions.

 

 

                                                Respectfully Submitted

                                                Donald R. Falcetti, Secretary

                                                Board of Education