At its December meeting the Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education recorded several formal actions, including procurement approvals and legal authorizations.

The board approved a consulting agreement with Transportation Advisory Service (TAS) for $17,000 after brief discussion about procurement and previous use of the vendor. A board member asked whether the agreement required an RFP; staff said the firm had been used previously in the state. The motion carried with no opposition recorded.

The board also approved the minutes of Nov. 17 and passed the consent agenda during the meeting.

After recessing into executive session to discuss a student-discipline matter and pending litigation, the board returned and voted to uphold a prior hearing decision (referenced in the meeting as the "32 14 hearing decision"). The board then passed a resolution authorizing the district's attorneys, Firenze PC, to commence a third-party complaint that adds Tucker McEwen as a party defendant in Onondaga County Supreme Court (index number referenced in the meeting record as 006539Hash2025). The resolution took effect immediately.

Recorded procedural notes: a motion to enter executive session on the superintendent search was moved and seconded (Jason and John), and the meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.

Where the transcript did not name a specific mover for some motions, the article reflects the meeting record and notes when seconds or votes were recorded; no roll-call tallies with individual yes/no votes were included in the meeting audio.