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North Ridgeville board approves minutes, financial and human-resources reports; enters executive session on personnel
Summary
The North Ridgeville City Schools Board of Education approved meeting minutes, the consent agenda, the December 2024 financial report, and multiple human-resources items, then voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters with no public action to follow.
At its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting, the North Ridgeville City Schools Board of Education approved routine business items including the written summary of minutes, the consent agenda, the district's financial statements for December 2024 and multiple human-resources items. The board then voted to enter an executive session to discuss personnel and negotiations; the motion stated there would be no action to follow.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of written summary of regular and special minutes (Dec. 3, 2024 and Dec. 17, 2024). Motion moved by Marcy Saxon; seconded by Kelly McCarthy. Roll call recorded: Saxon —Yes; McCarthy —Yes; Grigsby —Yes; Haynes —Yes; Vaca —Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda resolution as presented. Motion moved and seconded (movers not consistently named on the record). Roll call recorded: Saxton/Saxon —Yes; Haynes —Yes; Grigsby —Yes; McCarthy —Yes; (additional roll-call name recorded as "Sabato"/"Bakker" or similar). Outcome: approved.
- Financial statements and report of interest and investments for December 2024. Motion moved by Kelly McCarthy; second by Marcy Saxon. Roll call: McCarthy —Yes; Saxon —Yes; Grigsby —Yes; Haynes —Yes; Wagner —Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Human resources report(s). The HR report contained multiple items listed on the record: 1 certified staff lead replacement contract; 1 non-represented support staff contract; 5 support staff appointments; 3 support substitute contracts; 3 NREA supplemental contracts; 9 non-NREA supplemental contracts; 3 unpaid volunteer recognitions; 2 certified staff contract adjustments; 3 support staff leaves of absence; 1 administrative staff resignation; 1 non-represented support staff resignation; 4 support staff resignations; and 1 supplemental contract resignation. Motions to approve the HR report were moved by Dr. David Haynes (and later repeated for the final supplemental resignation) and seconded by Marcy Saxon or Kelly McCarthy at successive roll calls. Recorded votes (across HR motions) included Haynes —Yes; Saxon —Yes; Grigsby —Yes; McCarthy —Yes; Bakker/Wagner —Yes (names recorded variably). Outcomes: approved.
- Executive session motion: "It is recommended that the Board of Education enter into executive session to discuss the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, compensation of public employees, and matters related to negotiations of public employees. There will be no action to follow." Motion moved by Marcy Saxon; second by Kelly McCarthy. Roll call: Saxon —Yes; McCarthy —Yes; Grigsby —Yes; Haynes —Yes; (another board member recorded as Yes). The board entered executive session at approximately 6:36 p.m. Outcome: motion carried; executive session entered.
The minutes and roll-call excerpts in the meeting transcript contain some inconsistent name spellings and some abbreviated roll-call lines; this article reports the motions and roll-call results as recorded on the public transcript without inventing unmapped identities.
