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Summary of recorded actions and roll-call tallies (as read into the public record):

- Approval of the meeting agenda (motion and second recorded). Roll call: Mister Lester (yes), Doctor Dabrico (yes), Doctor Wallach (yes), Mister O'Brien (yes), Miss Schreiber (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Treasurer consent items (single slate): approval of June 26 minutes, FY2025 updated final appropriations and the June 2025 monthly financials. Roll call: Mister O'Brien (yes), Miss Schreiber (yes), Mister Lester (yes), Doctor Dabrico (yes), Doctor Wallach (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Superintendent consent items (single slate): multiple human‑resources recommendations (administrative hires and other personnel actions), stipends for science‑of‑reading training (state‑reimbursed), approval of district cyber insurance through the Ohio School Plan (noted as approximately $35,000 with an estimated savings of about $11,000), authorization for the chief operations officer or director of business management and facilities to auction or dispose of district items (threshold discussed in the record with inconsistent phrasing; see clarifying details), and approval of the third amendment with Fanning Howie & Associates for the High School 5 design. Roll call for the consent slate: Miss Schreiber (yes), Mister Lester (yes), Doctor Dabrico (yes), Doctor Wallach (yes), Mister O'Brien (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Accept the resignation of Superintendent Meyer for the purpose of retirement effective July 31, 2025. Roll call: Doctor Dabrico (yes), Doctor Wallach (yes), Mister O'Brien (yes), Miss Schreiber (yes), Mister Lester (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Reemploy Superintendent Meyer on a five‑year contract beginning Aug. 2, 2025 through July 31, 2030. Roll call: Doctor Wallach (yes), Mister O’Brien (yes), Miss Schreiber (yes), Mister Lester (yes), Doctor Dabrico (yes). Outcome: approved.

- Motion to convene into executive session under Ohio Rev. Code §121.22(g)(1) to discuss employment or compensation of a public employee; board entered executive session and later returned to adjourn. Outcome: approved.

All recorded public votes that were read into the record at that meeting were unanimous.

Items approved as part of consent calendars included multiple administrative hires (full list in the superintendent consent exhibit), district cyber insurance through the Ohio School Plan, and the design amendment with Fanning Howie & Associates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Olentangy Schools, Board of Education 7.9.25","oneSentenceSummary","At its July 9 meeting the Olentangy board approved routine consent items, personnel recommendations, cyber insurance, auction/disposal authorization, a design amendment with Fanning Howie, and the superintendent retire‑rehire arrangement; most votes were unanimous by roll call.","taxTitle","Olentangy Local, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",14476,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6519540,"Olentangy board accepts Meyer’s resignation for retirement, immediately reemploys him on five‑year contract",141,1892000,2033000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354454-50844da6d76739172878b51fac877814&start=1892&end=2033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354454-50844da6d76739172878b51fac877814/thumbnail_1892000.jpg","/articles/6519540/Ohio/Olentangy-board-accepts-Meyers-resignation-for-retirement-immediately-reemploys-him-on-fiveyear-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519540-2ba09fb6ac95a8db1631cf51d468baf1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768369&Signature=B~jUAxIdxPAn-jNWvjuU1HOYknhzG1KD248GsfewLWL5-b9~5IrBFruS5PY58F5JRk7SDeiXY6O9aT2ZF0jsa3cRN8f5eEq0w7sPgsJhvDoIm0UyYAa8VkQJ21EmXVgKtAquBOzOZGsyn0MeVJGIrA5cBKqCPNlu3EnhFmHEomqp051WRjJbAWtEsSN2JjOtABN13MraLSOZ13wexPZFZuKm3pVatnMyF241lyM8NSIpM~Dro-GDHmt0w~PravikwvJ3wh5SJkCb4nLELvRjOYiM0odDWXvsUVXT9NRytz55M-UthrOgydXWtfepijlmZi5iCqjK02TcSxcof79Bow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Olentangy Local School District Board of Education on July 9 accepted Superintendent Mister Meyer’s resignation for the purposes of retirement effective July 31 and immediately approved his reemployment under a five‑year contract beginning Aug. 2, 2025 and ending July 31, 2030.

Board members framed the action as a standard \"retire‑rehire\" arrangement some districts use. The board president said the change would create only a brief administrative break and that the district considered the plan at prior meetings before placing it on the July 9 agenda for final votes.

After the motion to accept Mister Meyer’s resignation passed in roll-call vote, the board voted to reemploy him under the five-year contract. The vote on reemployment was recorded as unanimous: Doctor Wallach, Mister O’Brien, Miss Schreiber, Mister Lester and Doctor Dabrico all voted yes.

Mister Meyer addressed the board after the vote, saying he appreciates the board’s confidence and is committed to continuing in the district. \"There is no place I'd rather be,\" he said, adding he is \"committed to continue to work with the district leadership team and the entire staff to continue to do great things in Olentangy.\" (First reference to speaker uses full name and title as recorded in the meeting.)

The board then moved into executive session later in the meeting under Ohio Rev. Code §121.22(g)(1) to discuss the employment or compensation of a public employee; the board said it would not return to take further action beyond adjournment.","The school board voted July 9 to accept Superintendent Randy Meyer’s resignation effective July 31 to allow him to retire and be rehired under a five‑year contract running Aug. 2, 2025–July 31, 2030; the reemployment vote was unanimous.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6519544,"Olentangy approves design-only amendment with Fanning Howie to prepare plans for possible fifth high school",197,1467000,1664000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354454-50844da6d76739172878b51fac877814&start=1467&end=1664","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354454-50844da6d76739172878b51fac877814/thumbnail_1467000.jpg","/articles/6519544/Ohio/Olentangy-approves-design-only-amendment-with-Fanning-Howie-to-prepare-plans-for-possible-fifth-high-school","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519544-d6cf8cd6e45a30f56784c5305c361db9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768369&Signature=dI4Uj8eezWWa7IQ1bqECR~v6-gZDkDwFxkUBeS4yrtgNgZq17ojqlB6R9CgykoOrsDF0JywVisejkJhSu79Pz0wo8eICjN0ynx6ux06IsgbGPhLTbVIaovHRqAvAEuhYiJb0qwpZy4-po58aij0f2z1nsW2RcBa~5IxWtERhowpsOj4L0qXO8c8QB9-WYzIxIlk4hk76-0rgF4Bu6s4cRwredyyxXwWuJF-7K9c2OTB57UnwI3UDmhsczZzUzdjJSypEEwuR-XrPcmPyCb6GO8k-PLwhXmM6O~4xoybiFkV6fNXly3dxjcGwUI3JTOUeRJ8vurzZeGwMkbKl1xgcOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the July 9 meeting, district staff presented and the board approved an amendment to the existing contract with architecture firm Fanning Howie and Associates to provide schematic design through construction-document services for a potential fifth high school.

District staff member Mister Gordon told the board the amendment being approved that night covered only design services; construction would require a future, separate amendment. He said the district sought to lock in design fees now to protect against future construction-price escalation while keeping the district uncommitted to build until it completes other approvals.

According to the memo distributed with the agenda, the district negotiated a fee structure that applies a historically negotiated 4.5% fee to a reduced construction-cost base; that approach yielded an approximately $583,000 reduction relative to applying the 4.5% fee to the full construction estimate. Gordon said the replication of previous high-school designs has historically saved the district “in excess of $3,000,000” and may have been closer to $6,000,000 on some materials presented during levy planning.

Board members asked whether the district could change design or construction firms between the design phase and any later construction contract; staff said the district retains the option to engage a different manager or contractor once design documents are complete, though building-code updates could be required if the project is delayed.

The board approved the amendment as part of the superintendent consent items. The item was presented as a cost-saving, preparatory step tied to a previously passed resolution of necessity that would allow the district to place a bond issue on the ballot in the future if it chooses.","Board approved a third amendment with Fanning Howie & Associates to secure schematic and construction-document design services now (design only), locking fees while deferring any construction commitment until the board decides to proceed.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6519551,"Olentangy board: state budget changes leave district funding largely unchanged after veto of ‘clawback’",272,112000,384000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354454-50844da6d76739172878b51fac877814&start=112&end=384","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354454-50844da6d76739172878b51fac877814/thumbnail_112000.jpg","/articles/6519551/Ohio/Olentangy-board-state-budget-changes-leave-district-funding-largely-unchanged-after-veto-of-clawback","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519551-a87e9a6b5feea348ba88eccba595f26b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768369&Signature=Wu9efmC9i~3PT3vO4mPAgYmQ35MxYENJAugi~mIV-V11eQ7n2s2eOzyIoip6v604OTn27ja3qeXJSqBdTcxbmG-qcbst~B7lLlK7JAu54QGCnANbh3G~wAcuHHn1EmjFIFJZm5BQngaXFTA0aQi4LkmKMWOC2UbqN39ogqvOXx8uBEPr6v2XGeDHAzVT145L43JW~4G1ofOGOpDmghOZsKlRqwIlFt1m2sn89giioOj-7y3N6~-VS07sYRe98JV2qIa6eEBlgiKPLjJ6TvaPK0YT3mGJkanv3wdcbnW-RnGZsM-S3NfSG1xtrb6LzNWLPTiehq3QcjUWORNNCq2g0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its July 9 meeting, the Olentangy Local School District Board of Education warned that recent changes to the Ohio state budget fall short of delivering meaningful additional funding for the district, even though the governor vetoed a proposed \"clawback\" provision that would have limited districts’ operating carryover.

Board President Mister Lester said the district is still growing and will likely need to rely on local funding for facilities and operations because \"our funding is not really meaningfully increasing.\" He advised residents to contact state legislators and to use the district’s school advocacy resources.

The board explained why the veto mattered. The clawback would have restricted how districts carry forward operating funds and, as discussed at earlier meetings, could have forced dramatic restructuring of budgets and risked the loss of large sums already allocated for ongoing growth and facilities.

Treasurer (speaker identified in the meeting as Mister Jenkins) and other board members described remaining items the legislature could revisit if it reconvenes, including proposals tied to \"property tax relief\" that may change how certain levies contribute to the 20-mill floor and expand the budget commission’s review powers over local budgets. The board noted a July 21 reconvening has been reported and urged citizens to weigh in before that date.

The board walked through how state formula components affect district revenue. Officials said the base-cost portion of the formula will be about $830 per pupil before supplements; when state supplements and categorical add-ons (including a growth supplement of $225 per pupil, a smaller per-student supplement the Senate added, and categorical funds for special education and career-technical education) are included, the figure cited in discussion rose to roughly $1,500 per pupil. Board members said those supplements are not the same as a structural increase in base funding and could change in later legislative action.

Board members repeatedly warned that changes to levy law or expanded review authority by the budget commission could reduce local levy rollback or otherwise alter local revenue. They said Olentangy does not rely on “fixed-sum” levies that were targeted by some proposals; instead the district uses traditional fixed‑rate levies that roll back as property values increase.

The board framed the discussion as part of longer-term planning: if state support does not keep pace with enrollment growth, the district will face decisions on facility projects and local financing. Members said they would continue to inform the community and to provide materials on who represents Olentangy at the state level.

The discussion contained no formal motion; it was presented as part of the board president’s and treasurer’s reports and followed by general board Q&A and public-facing guidance.","Board members warned July 9 that recent state budget changes stop short of meaningful new funding for Olentangy Local School District; governor vetoed a proposed clawback of operating carryover but the legislature may reconvene to consider overrides and property-tax relief items.","actionData","errors"]

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