1 | CR (a Ser, 4 ty 9 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 13,2000 5 Fund balance question irks L-L board member By BILL GOODMAN Post Staff LEHMAN - At a special meeting of the Lake-Lehman board of school directors held September 7, the board discussed discrep- ancies in the district's fund bal- ance reporting and approved con- struction plans in advance of an upcoming meeting in Harrisburg. Board. member Angelo DeCesaris brought up the ques- tion of conflicting numbers on the budget report filed in Harrisburg. “The last time [ brought this up, I was met with laughter. That re- sponse annoyed me,” said DeCesaris. He said the district's fund balance was listed as $3.9 million on a recent treasurer's report, but was listed as $1.8 million on a report sent to Harris- burg. “Any prudent person would ask where the money has gone,” said DeCesaris. “Over the next couple months we're looking at making serious financial decisions. We want to make good decisions. [ want to make sure we get correct informa- tion,” said DeCesaris. “We've been budgeting a deficit since 1996. That amounts to 144 mills. We're obviously doing something wrong. “It’s as easy to put in the right number as the wrong one,” he said. “It’s been going on for 9 years,” said board member Edwin Kern to DeCesaris. “I don’t know what you can do,” he said. Kathleen Williams, the district's business manager, told DeCesaris “It’s only an estimate. It doesn’t affect any calculations. It's al- ready corrected in Harrisburg.” “We have to start making deci- sions based on sound financial information,” DeCesaris re- sponded. In other business, the board received the first draft of the Policy Manual Revision from the Penn- sylvania School Board Associa- tion (PSBA). The manual covers policies about every aspect of the district's operation. The stack of papers was several inches thick, and DeCesaris asked if the draft could be broken into sections and assigned to board members rather than have them read the entire document. Robert Roberts, in- terim superintendent of schools, explained that sections would be sent to different departments, and having board members closely read the entire document wasn't necessary. The board also voted to ap- prove plans for the district's build- ing renovations. Douglas Trumbower, district architect, had a meeting in Harrisburg with the Department of Education, and the board needed to approve the plans before the meeting, or the meeting would need to be rescheduled. Also at the meeting, the board voted to rémove Kathleen Will- jams as school board secretary. She will remain as the district's business manager. Board members Lois Kopcha and Robert Allardyce were not present at Thursday's meeting. The original intent of the spe- cial meeting was to discuss the renovations to the Ross Elemen- tary school and the Lake-Lehman High School. Roberts said the meeting wasn’t necessary because the dollar amounts for the project was not high enough. Refreshment auction painting will be auc: tioned off. Craft vendors are asked to call Mabel Jenkins meals LL late October. Mixing 'n’ mingling The Back Mountain Business and Professional Association recently held a member mixer on the patio at Stax & Co., Dallas. A few dozen members and their guests enjoyed a pleasant summer evening during which plans were discussed for the first BMBPA Business Fair and Card Exchange, planned for In photos, at right: Peter Restaino of First Union Bank, left, with Charlotte Bartizek, The Dallas Post; Trudy Liuzzo, Travel Junction; and Nancy Restaino. Below right: Bernard Banks, American | Mo RVA = = EJF. SHAKERS Gail Smallwood of Dallas has been named Associate Director of Public Relations and Publications for Wyoming Seminary Col- lege Preparatory School. Smallwood has ‘worked as Director of Com- munications at College Misericor- dia since 1989, writing for inter- nal and external audiences. Spokesperson for the school, she handled media relations, planned special events and oversaw the college's marketing efforts. Educated at the University of Asphalt; Lynn Banta, Twin Stacks Center; Jim and Jill Tupper, and BMBPA president Tom Robinson enjoyed a laugh. Below left: Donna and Scott Snyder, Stax, at left, and Debbie and Bruce Vanderhoff, Tele-Media, share some conversation. POST PHOTOS/RON BARTIZEK Missouri, Smallwood earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and started her degree at WHP-TV in Harrisburg. Moving to Wilkes- Barre in 1978, she worked at WNEP-TV for 10 years as new photographer and editor. 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