SINCLAIRVILLE - The Cassadaga Valley Board of Education passed a number of resolutions having to do with taxes at its recent meeting. Absent from the meeting was member William Carlson, so S. Carl Perry and Jeanne Oag did the voting while board president David Christy presided.
The tax warrant for 2012-2013 was approved in the amount of $4,998,000. School tax rates for the towns in the district are as follows: Arkwright, $29.80; Charlotte, $16.39; Cherry Creek, $16.39; Ellery, $16.39; Ellicott $16.39; Ellington, $16.89; Gerry, $16.39; Pomfret, $81.09; and Stockton, $16.39
Beginning on Sept. 4, taxes will be collected by mail or in person at the Cassadaga Valley Central School Business Office, 5935 Route 60 Sinclairville, NY. 14782. Taxes will not be collected at the Sinclairville Library as was the custom in past years.
Hours of collection will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. On Thursday the hours will be later, noon to 6 p.m.
Taxes paid between Sept. 4 through Oct. 5 will be at the net amount. Taxes paid from Oct. 6 through Nov. 2 will be assessed a 2 percent penalty.
A number of resolutions concerning hiring personnel were approved.
At a special meeting held on July 26 at 7 a.m. Valerie Culverwell was appointed to the extracurricular position of varsity boys soccer coach for the 2012-2013 year while Richard Kalfas was appointed boys assistant soccer coach. Both positions were effective July 26.
At the August meeting, Ronnette Riforgiat was recalled from the preferred eligibility list established June 2011 to the position of special education consultant teacher effective Aug. 30. Janelle Lesher was appointed to the long-term substitute position of Spanish teacher for Spanish I and II, effective Aug. 30.
Teresa Paulson was appointed to the position of part-time cleaner, ten month 5.5 hours per day, effective Aug. 27.
Andrea Gierlinger was appointed as auditor for the extra-curricular fund for the 2012-2013 school year. Allen Reynolds, Mimi Francisco, and Lawrence Nutt were each appointed to part-time bus driver positions. The appointments were all part-time 10-month positions effective Aug. 30. The hourly rate was $12.40.
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