Who puts items on Jim Thorpe Area School District's board meeting agenda?

That was the question asked last week by board member Walter Schultz."I never hear anyone come to the board and ask what do you want on the agenda," Schultz said.According to Jim Thorpe's handbook, "it is the responsibility of the superintendent, in cooperation with the board secretary and board president, to prepare an agenda of items to come before the board each meeting. I'm not saying anyone has done anything wrong. I just never heard a committee chairperson asked what their committee is doing and do you have anything to put on the agenda?"The agenda, with all relevant reports, is to be provided to each board member at least three days before each meeting, which is generally held the second Monday of each month."We go over the agenda on Thursday before a meeting," said board President Dennis McGinley. "If I feel something needs to be on the agenda, we put it on there."Board member Glen Confer said if anyone has something they need on the agenda they should call the superintendent because, "nobody else matters.""For the most part, that is how it's been working," said Superintendent Brian Gasper. "I'm at the committee meetings and we go over what we need on the next school board meeting agenda."On Thursday, board member Gerald Strubinger asked if the district would consider holding a second board meeting each month on the final Monday."Our board packets are getting pretty thick," Strubinger said.A vote to keep one meeting on the second Monday passed, but Confer said the board previously reserved the last Monday if a meeting was necessary and should keep it that way."Well, I hope if I make a motion to have that meeting that the rest of the board will come to it," Strubinger said.District nets savingsJim Thorpe Area School District will save just over $2.5 million over three years after finalizing two bond issues on Thursday.The bonds are a $21 million 2005 Series and a $3.4 million 2005 Series A."Those savings are local effort savings and far in excess of the target and even the most optimistic expectations," said Jens Damgaard, attorney for Rhoads and Sinon LLP.In November, Jim Thorpe projected a $2.3 million savings."We're delighted with the results," said board member Gerald Strubinger. "This is the best we have done in quite some time."Damgaard said the savings were a result of the good interest rate market and the district's good credit.The savings will be derived in 2015-17.