The Warren City School District Board of Education on June 30 approved a package of routine operational actions including insurance renewals, revisions to salary tables, acceptance of donations, and steps to begin procurement for visitor bleacher renovations.

The board adopted a resolution authorizing publication of a request for qualifications for construction‑manager‑at‑risk services for the district’s visitor bleachers renovation project and authorized John Lacy, executive director of business operations, to solicit and receive statements of qualifications. The resolution cited compliance with the Ohio Revised Code and stated that all formal actions related to the resolution were taken in open meeting in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code.

Other approved items included the minutes for June 2025; renewal of insurance coverages for property, vehicle fleet, general liability, school leaders professional liability, boiler, crime, flood and earthquake, and excess liability for the 2025–26 school year; adoption of revised salary tables (classified supervisory and exempt classified employees); acceptance of donated items from community benefactors; and a request that the board adopt the state “parents bill of rights” and waive a second reading so the district could be in compliance with legislative requirements by July 1.

Gifts accepted and noted in the meeting record included Shoe Carnival gift cards from Weavers Church and two sets of women’s golf clubs from Diana Callahan; the transcript listed gift values of $200 and $500, respectively. Board members also discussed a food‑service surplus and a capital improvement analysis proposing about $428,000 in equipment and athletics fund needs; the board noted final appropriations and next year’s budget were on the agenda but did not provide full budget detail in the public portion of the transcript.

Votes at a glance

- Minutes (June 2025): approved (vote details not specified in transcript).
- Insurance renewals for 2025–26: approved (vote details not specified in transcript).
- Revised salary tables (classified supervisory J; exempt classified K): approved (vote details not specified in transcript).
- Acceptance of gifts from Weavers Church and Diana Callahan: approved (values listed in transcript: $200 and $500).
- Resolution to solicit statements of qualification for construction manager at risk (visitor bleachers renovation): approved; authorized John Lacy to solicit and receive SOQs; resolution cites Ohio Revised Code (specific section text recorded in meeting transcript).
- Board policies: first reading approved and the board waived the second reading to meet legislative compliance (approved; roll call yes votes recorded in transcript for multiple members).

Board members who are named in the transcript as voting or present include: Missus Patterson, Missus Lompero (appears as Lompero/Lompares in transcript), Mister Walker, Mister Flanagan, Miss Otino (appears as Sotino/Orchino in parts of the transcript) and Lou Caro. Several motions were made and seconded on the floor; individual mover/second names were not consistently recorded in the public transcript.

Why it matters: the procurement authorization begins the formal competitive selection process for a construction manager at risk, a step needed before the district can award construction contracts for the bleachers renovation. Insurance and salary table adjustments affect district operating budgets and personnel pay classifications. The board noted statutory procurement and open‑meeting compliance in its resolution language.

What the transcript did not specify: the total budget amounts tied to the bleachers project, the names of firms responding to any future solicitation, and full roll‑call tallies for every motion. Several items were approved with routine roll calls recorded as “yes” for multiple members in the transcript but comprehensive vote counts were not included in the portions provided.