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1) Approval — Treasurer’s recommendations (agenda items 5a–5l): Approved by roll call. The package included establishing a 070 capital improvement fund and moving $10,000,000 into it; authorization to award a Dover Intermediate School interior vestibule contract not to exceed $275,000; purchase of two replacement buses; property/fleet insurance renewal (approx. +10%); transportation \"deemed impractical\" notices carried forward; step-and-wage increases for exempt/administrative staff; year-end appropriations; and temporary appropriations for the next fiscal year. Outcome: approved (tally recorded: yes 5, no 0).

2) Approval — Superintendent’s recommendations 6a (gifts/donations): Board approved donations including $5,000 from Gary DeLillo to the Chad DeLillo scholarship, $5,000 from Mr./Mrs. John Luxe to the Gavin d Luxe Memorial Scholarship, and other gifts and booster donations (detailed list in the district resolution). Outcome: approved (unanimous recorded vote).

3) Approval — Superintendent’s recommendations 6b and 6c (certified employment/administration hires): Board approved new certified hires and administrators, including new teachers and administrators introduced at the meeting. Outcome: approved (unanimous recorded vote).

4) Approval — Superintendent’s recommendations 6d through 6bb (personnel, contracts, special education, textbooks and amendments): Board approved multiple personnel actions, contract authorizations (including Project Link and Bowling Green State University memorandum), special-education summer staffing and extended school-year provisions, and adoption of business and fine-arts textbooks and materials. Outcome: approved (unanimous recorded vote).

5) Approval — Board items 9a–9c (contractual language changes in superintendent/treasurer/administrative contracts related to benefit changes): Board approved changes to contracts and handbook language to address potential changes in state law about allowable benefits. Outcome: approved (unanimous recorded vote).

6) Motion to adjourn to executive session (appointment, dismissal, discipline, compensation of employees or officials): Approved; board entered executive session at 10:24 a.m. Outcome: approved (unanimous recorded vote).

Notes: The minutes and agenda were approved earlier in the meeting by voice/roll call. Individual resolutions and contract amounts (where listed in agenda packets) serve as the official record for each action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Westlake City School District Board of Education Regular Meeting June 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 27 meeting the Westlake City Schools Board of Education approved the treasurer’s year‑end finance recommendations, multiple superintendent personnel and contracting items, and board items 9a–9c; the board also recessed to executive session.","taxTitle","Westlake City Schools, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",70104,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":76,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":77,"_40":78,"_42":79,"_44":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6183518,"Westlake treasurer asks board to create $10 million capital fund, approve vestibule contract and two buses",224,3313000,3537000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094913-0e20f0858ad3e68b1444ca05b5319fb7&start=3313&end=3537","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094913-0e20f0858ad3e68b1444ca05b5319fb7/thumbnail_3313000.jpg","/articles/6183518/Ohio/Westlake-treasurer-asks-board-to-create-10-million-capital-fund-approve-vestibule-contract-and-two-buses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183518-90c3006e606d81d1947f6e65b8e96fe0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770032145&Signature=m-3PgcUmnP5E6JgIMZtURzrtsHDjm961DB7teSNlreTw15pT7Miemh55iVIL6mJdVLQEWnte5zx1Fa5U4W7HJK1tulr7dXtsvgKKiUB8xs-pLuNz6Eq2pwT53sT5V2fo0LecWooBcfLwozq2SqCvNBqAXwPLpz9j8MyhPD5xiQnWbkcK1bAJL6va2ycVnj44SXu~J41OPDYTlu5lW5nbcCSOxjGg-96JGYluharzNhMiTiRoRLbxibGQMY9NYuRRq0IyXOiUDbW0hRhCVcxGDWYAs9lvgvUGjb8ITD0Y7Bk-dw7CfS0o7xEzdBk5CmA2R4i2N~ex3H9z1329mTsxGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Treasurer Todd Hopkins presented a set of finance and appropriation actions to the Westlake City Schools Board of Education on June 27, asking the board to establish a new capital improvement fund, move funds into it, and approve a set of year-end and start-of-year financial measures.

Hopkins asked the board to establish an \"070\" capital improvement fund and to move $10,000,000 into that fund to execute the district’s capital improvement plan. \"I am asking the board to move $10,000,000 into that fund,\" Hopkins told the board.

Hopkins also asked the board to authorize a not-to-exceed $275,000 construction contract for an interior brick-and-glass vestibule at Dover Intermediate School to create dual controlled entry. Hopkins described the design as matching security features used at other district buildings and said the district’s intent is to complete the vestibule before students arrive in August; he told the board the contractor’s schedule shows completion before the student start date and the district will direct staff around any construction work if needed.

Other recommendations Hopkins presented and the board approved by roll call included purchases of two replacement school buses (noting higher market prices and an added $2,500 per-bus tariff on imported parts), the district’s annual property and liability insurance package (approximately 10% higher than last year), transportation “deemed impractical” designations carried forward for certain schools, step-and-wage increases for exempt/administrative staff aligned with collective-bargaining increases, year-end appropriations to close the fiscal year, and temporary appropriations for the next fiscal year set at roughly 70% to allow operations through October 1.

The board approved the treasurer’s package (items 5a through 5l) by roll call; the motion carried with a unanimous recorded vote.

Ending: Hopkins thanked his finance staff for the year-end work and noted that some measures respond directly to items in House Bill 96; board members asked clarifying questions about timelines for the vestibule and about budget processes for next year.","Treasurer Todd Hopkins asked the board June 27 to establish a capital improvement fund with $10 million, approve a Dover Intermediate School interior vestibule contract not to exceed $275,000, authorize two bus replacements and set temporary appropriations; the board approved the package by roll call.",{"_32":88,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":89,"_40":90,"_42":91,"_44":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6183523,"Westlake outlines use of student wellness and success funds to support nurses and social workers",102,154000,256000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094913-0e20f0858ad3e68b1444ca05b5319fb7&start=154&end=256","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094913-0e20f0858ad3e68b1444ca05b5319fb7/thumbnail_154000.jpg","/articles/6183523/Ohio/Westlake-outlines-use-of-student-wellness-and-success-funds-to-support-nurses-and-social-workers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183523-9f06221a13b6805cbf7306837c652cfe/orig.mp4?Expires=1770032144&Signature=R~lrc71b-i0ymRe3YRAQLddnVBAlVaoMrGvY~wYs2sI4e7p3aDvJpJB~NAn1Qxw9nYpNQkXoU4QY8ZxRbUxQVioEIBxjO1hA0MTUe74V64TpRUFHdwrxM2nntdgA9ydKfKVdMEs2U08Roq~Lgru~WVh~hWz1SSKIsutJwg-~A1QYWmfZlTQIDNFGAPkcwRb5x6M4IGA~QQ3nFGfPpJnVNc2vnivEcxO1tUHD6ujNirr5DXYVGTPrcigFWSKNauaAxj7qbwSfXmyNXppVCNeCl8iAabA9LSiQTfKMzoCM5QmYAQsCAYvuAEnwmG7Q24facRXmXnAKIoyS-Ti-OX0IBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Paul Wilson, presenting on student wellness and success funds and disadvantaged pupil impact aid at the Westlake City Schools Board of Education meeting on June 27, said the district has used those state-provided funds primarily for mental-health services and physical-health staffing.

Wilson said the district partnered with the Educational Service Center (ESE) of Northeast Ohio and Crossroads Health to deliver services in schools. \"So through this partnership, we were able to focus on 2 areas, physical safety and mental health services,\" Wilson said.

Key facts: Wilson said the total cost of the covered services was about $264,000. Of that, roughly $181,000 was charged to the combined student-wellness and disadvantaged-pupil funds; the district reported an $83,000 net impact to the general fund for the services described.

Program rules: Wilson read the program guidance to the board, noting that districts must use at least 50% of those funds for mental-health or physical-health services and must develop plans in collaboration with community mental-health and substance-use providers.

Next steps and uncertainties: Wilson said both funding streams have been available to the district for about four years but the district is still monitoring whether the programs will continue in future state budgets; he said the district used a \"pay-ahead\" approach this year and will await state budget details to confirm funding beyond the current year.

Ending: Board members asked clarifying questions about which grants will continue; Wilson said both funds are available for the coming year but that the district is watching the broader state budget for confirmation.","District leaders said student wellness and success funds and disadvantaged pupil impact aid have paid for nursing and social-worker services this year, covering roughly $264,000 in costs with about $181,000 charged to the two accounts and an $83,000 net impact to the general fund.",{"_32":100,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":101,"_40":102,"_42":103,"_44":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6183528,"Westlake board warns House Bill 96 could limit local control, force more frequent levies",1414,338000,1752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094913-0e20f0858ad3e68b1444ca05b5319fb7&start=338&end=1752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094913-0e20f0858ad3e68b1444ca05b5319fb7/thumbnail_338000.jpg","/articles/6183528/Ohio/Westlake-board-warns-House-Bill-96-could-limit-local-control-force-more-frequent-levies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183528-e00a18f71c7a2fc7f2bbc04b60074fee/orig.mp4?Expires=1770032144&Signature=hn5iSV3yWQEhPFIBax2LZXOcS5m2XHrlhV1Shzm~yqHnYQqyS9yAFi0N51f74HeOjhYJ9Lx3HmpfhRFP8R5xVqspGCHka2ZS3NdYHJhslldHYk6p-LMjB223M0GPKNjVNb-fkZnp8fInsotgOapyIAd5La-pHEeqNynNG17uVs~xvtwQ1zqoerGaycTv8K8-IGyCLwGkQE5F5mf22Bp4MJF7RY6JBOfRGz3mfS9CXoWtu6jRdhQhFw02WqhzX2ym-JyF1OoQrqEyvgB8RrTFl76SdcXM5wxbMIyMwf1NK8Njtalu-JJ3Rgj04Kfyosnfb58drWdOVO213IobnaZC0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Scott Goggin and Treasurer Todd Hopkins told the Westlake City Schools Board of Education on June 27 that House Bill 96, the recently passed state budget bill now headed to the governor, contains multiple provisions that could reduce local fiscal flexibility and change how the district plans capital projects and operating reserves.

The board discussed details of the bill, notably a 40% cap on carryover balances and new authority for local budget bodies, saying the changes may force districts to return to voters more often to maintain planned projects and services. \"We think having six months is also a good practice as well,\" Goggin said in the meeting while describing the district’s current reserve practice.

Why it matters: Westlake has carried operating levies infrequently — the superintendent and treasurer said the district has not placed an operating levy since 2006 — and leaders said the cap would reduce the district’s ability to hold multi-year funds for planned capital work without going to the ballot. The board’s discussion emphasized that the bill’s effects will vary by district but said some districts could lose options to fund schools and face more frequent tax requests of residents.

Goggin told the board he and district staff had reviewed the bill’s many changes and believed some provisions would not affect Westlake immediately but could do so over several years. He urged the community to consider asking the governor for a line-item veto of the carryover cap, saying the district and its state advocates would seek relief if possible.

Hopkins, the district treasurer, framed the change as a loss of flexibility for a district that has used planned carryovers to finance projects such as turf fields and building vestibules. \"This is going to take away some local control and the flexibility for school districts to be open and honest with their public,\" Hopkins said, urging vigilance as the district completes its year-end budgeting.

Board members raised operational questions tied to other parts of the bill, including proposed changes to school board elections and a cell-phone ban during instructional time. The superintendent and treasurer said the district is tracking how definitions in the bill (for example, what counts as \"instructional time\") will affect local policy and implementation and that administrators are preparing options for buildings with different schedules.

The board did not take formal action at the meeting on the bill itself; discussion focused on assessing immediate budget steps and asking staff to prepare recommendations for the coming months. Members said they will continue to work with local legislators and statewide advocacy groups to seek clarifications or changes.

The board scheduled further staff work on how the bill’s carryover cap will affect Westlake’s capital plan and potential timing for tax measures.

Ending: Board members said the district will continue monitoring implementation and legislative follow-up and will bring specific policy or appropriation recommendations back to the board when needed.","Superintendent Scott Goggin and Treasurer Todd Hopkins told the Westlake City Schools board June 27 that House Bill 96’s 40% cap on carryover balances and other changes could reduce districts’ flexibility and push them back to voters sooner than planned.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Westlake board approves year-end finance package, personnel and policy items June 27

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