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Erie board adopts nine policies, appoints bond officials; vehicle disposition and payroll items approved
Summary
The school board approved nine new or revised policies and a resolution appointing officials for general obligation bonds; the board also approved consent items including disposal of 12 vehicles tied to a bus grant trade‑in, and approved bills and payroll with two abstentions recorded.
At its Oct. 8 meeting the Erie School District board voted to adopt nine new or revised board policies and approved a resolution appointing officials in connection with general obligation bonds.
Policy committee chair Miss Amatangelo told the board the packet included nine policies recommended for approval after review with the cabinet and the district solicitor. She characterized most language as required by law and highlighted three items: a new employee‑relations policy addressing supervisor reporting of familial or romantic relationships; a major revision to Policy 8.27, which will replace Policy 6.22 (conflict of interest); and a minor revision to Policy 2.26 (searches), which incorporated feedback from student representatives.
"That is basically just if you are a supervisor, it ensures that you properly report any kind of familial or romantic relationship you have," Amatangelo said of the new employee relations policy.
A motion to adopt the policies (Item 9.01) was moved by Mr. Harkins and seconded by Ms. Devlin; the board approved the item in roll call votes with the members present voting yes.
The board also approved a resolution appointing officials for general obligation bonds (Item 9.02). Mr. Sharif moved the resolution and Miss Amatangelo seconded. Miss Devlin abstained from that vote and noted a conflict: the attorney of record on the bond matter is employed by her husband's law firm. The remaining members voted yes.
Under the consent agenda the board combined and approved items including disposition of 12 vehicles. When asked whether those disposals related to the district’s electric‑bus program, a staff member said the 12 vehicles were the district’s “worst diesel buses” selected for disposal and that the EPA grant for the electric buses required the turned‑in diesel engines be rendered inoperable. "The grant from the EPA required that we drill a physical hole through the engine block of the buses that were being turned in and that they go to recycling," the staff member said. The board approved the consent agenda items after a combined motion and roll‑call vote.
Bills and payroll (Item 10.01) were approved; Miss Devlin said she needed to abstain on 10.01 because of the same law‑firm connection. Roll calls for payroll and the related motions recorded the abstention along with yes votes from the remaining members.
The approvals were procedural actions taken during the meeting; no changes to the substance of the policies were made on the floor beyond the committee recommendations.
