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The January 2013 reorganization meeting of the New Milford Township began promptly at 6:00 pm. Jim Hunter was reappointed as chair, and Don Shibley as the vice chair. Franklin Gulick was appointed to be Chairman of the Vacancy Committee, Jack Conroy as the Road Master, Mike Briechle as the township solicitor, Ken Bondurant as the Emergency Management Officer, and Tom Button as the Sewage Enforcement Officer. Jay Lynch was appointed the SEO alternate, and Fox engineering as the township’s engineer. Julene Graham’s term as the Secretary/Treasurer, Open Records Officer, and Right to Know Officer were renewed. Both Julene Graham and Jack Conroy were termed Municipal Chief Administrative Officer (Pension Officer). Jack Conroy was also made the Delegate to Convention. Pennstar was to remain the bank of deposit.

Other matters of business were also covered. The day and time of the monthly meeting was again set to be the third Wednesday at 7:30 pm. The auditor positions were to be filled by Joy Maskaly, Laurie Moore, and Cindy Allen. The employee benefits were to be kept the same as the year previous, as was the pension.

Board President Steven Stanford gaveled SCSD’s first 2013 meeting to order at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, with board members Jason Chamberlain, Amanda Cook, Evelyn Cottrell, Holly Kubus, Martha Stanford, and Clay Weaver present. Also in attendance were Superintendent Bronson Stone, Elementary Principal Bob Keyes, Business Manager Gary Kiernan, Special Ed Coordinator Joni Miller, and Facilities Manager Donnie Norris. Rotating in as Union Representative for this month’s School Board meeting was Kathleen Hinkley. School Directors Lori Canfield and Carol Jackson were absent.

Security of the students and district employees was the over-riding concern of the evening in light of last month’s mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Superintendent Stone noted that state or local police had had a presence on campus and touched based with the administration during the course of every school day since the aforementioned incident. Additionally, physical security procedures, to include the locking of all classroom doors, had been put into effect. Parents of students have already been notified by letter of those security measures which can be made public.

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