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Adda Rensing

By JANINE UNGVARSKY Times Leader Correspondent
 Thursday, January 13, 2005 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 6A 





WILKES-BARRE - The Wilkes-Barre Area School Board on Wednesday approved
contracts and leases for new districtwide computer servers and related support
services. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The board agreed to four-year agreement with Northeast Micro to lease
servers and accessing equipment from Hewlett-Packard Financial Services
Company at an annual cost of $28,798.69. Northeast Micro will perform the
switch from the old servers to the new equipment. The company will also
provide support services for the district's information technology systems for
a total not to exceed $60,200. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In other business &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Compensation rates for tax collectors for 2006 were set based on the
certified number of properties per municipality. For one to 300 properties,
the tax collector will be paid $2,500; 301 through 480, $4,000; 481-700,
$5,500; 701-3000, $6,500; greater than 3000, $9,200. Wilkes-Barre Township's
tax collector will receive a maximum of $2,800. Tax collectors also will be
able to submit paid receipts for reimbursement of printing, postage, books,
blanks and forms. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The following positions were approved: Sally Barnes, Sandy Atherton,
William Bordow, Kelly Brislin and Linda Gubitose, elementary reading
chairpeople at an annual stipend of $500 each; Rick Collins and Kevin Sickle,
full-time substitutes for second semester of 2004-05 school year; Deneen
Sarnick, 12-month secretary; Lois Roughsedge, 32-hour/week special education
teacher associate; and Michael Rosengrant, school resource police officer,
$34,000, effective in February. Charles Jobst IV, Drew Brislin and Jason
Lavelle were appointed volunteer high school wrestling coaches and William
Reiss was appointed volunteer high school track coach. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The board approved the formation of a Citizens Advisory Committee to
assist the district in choosing a course of action relative to Act 72, the
Homeowner Property Tax Relief Act, commonly known as the slots bill. The
district will seek five to seven members of the community to serve on the
committee. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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