SAYREVILLE – Members of the Sayreville Board of Education have voted to keep the individuals who served as president and vice president of the board during 2018 in place for 2019.
The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 2 and the three winning candidates from the Nov. 6 election – incumbents Kevin Ciak and Anthony Esposito, and newcomer Carrie Kenny – were sworn in to begin serving their three-year terms.
After all members were seated, the board held elections for the positions of president and vice president.
Ciak, who served as president in 2018, was nominated to serve as president for the coming year and was elected by all members present in an unanimous vote. He joined the board in 1994 and is the longest-serving member of the school district’s governing body.
Esposito, who served as vice president in 2018, was nominated to serve as vice president for the new year and was elected by all members present in an unanimous vote. He joined the board in 2016.
Following the elections, board members approved the following appointments on the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe for 2019:
- Business Administrator Erin Hill was appointed as board secretary, the public agency compliance officer for contracts, the qualified purchasing agent and the custodian of records;
- Director of Human Resources and Development Edward Aguiles was appointed as the affirmative action officer;
- Director of Special Services David Knaster as the McKinney Vento and Educational Stability liaison;
- Director of Facilities James Kolmansperger as the integrated pest management coordinator;
- Nicole Petrone as the treasurer of school monies;
- The law firm Bush Law Group as legal counsel to the Board of Education in an amount not to exceed $150,000;
- The firm Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc. as architects;
- The firm CME Associates as engineers;
- The firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Company as health insurance broker;
- The firm Willis Towers Watson as property and casualty insurance consultant;
- Dr. Robert Salston as board physician;
- Dr. Michael Simon as board medical consultant; and
- The firm Suplee, Clooney & Company as board auditors.