From appointing the school district’s architect to appointing the bank that will handle the school district’s funds, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education made those appointments during its annual business reorganization meeting last week.
The board holds two reorganization meetings every year – one that coincides with the fiscal year, which begins July 1 and ends June 30, and one that follows the annual school board election in November.
The fiscal year appointments and actions may be routine in nature, but are necessary for the school district to function.
The board reappointed the architectural firm of Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie to serve as the district’s architect, and Van Cleef Engineering to handle engineering issues. PARS Environmental was hired as the district’s environmental consultant.
Northfield Bank will be the official depository for school funds.
Three law firms – Sclar & Sclar; Schenck Price Smith & King LLP; and Methfessel & Werbel – were appointed to represent the district for various matters. McManimon & Scotland will handle all work related to bonds.
Also, the board renewed the annual contracts of Business Administrator/Board Secretary Robert Colavita and Assistant Superintendent of Schools Anthony Suozzo.
Colavita will be paid $165,763 as the business administrator/board secretary. In addition to those duties, Colavita was appointed to serve as the custodian of government records, the public agency compliance officer and the district’s certified purchasing agent.
Suozzo will be paid $160,551 to serve as the assistant superintendent of schools. He will also serve as the district’s affirmative action officer, the anti-bullying coordinator and the school safety specialist.
