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Board approves routine administrative actions: banking, purchase orders, leasing authority, hearing officer and publication designation
Summary
The board approved a group of routine administrative items on May 12, including bank depositories, early purchase-order release authority, delegation of leasing authority, appointment of an independent hearing officer, designation of SouthNow for publishing minutes, seeking a CESA 1 seat and a fireworks-policy waiver.
The West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board approved several routine administrative measures during its May 12 meeting, including financial depositories, the ability to release purchase orders before budget adoption, and delegation of limited leasing authority.
Superintendent Doctor Robinson and district business staff asked the board to bundle approval of three annual items: designation of financial depositories (banking institutions), permission to release purchase orders for the coming year prior to final budget approval, and delegation of leasing authority to the superintendent and designee. The board approved the bundle by voice vote; no opposing votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board also approved an annual appointment of attorney Aaliyah Lowell as the independent hearing officer for student expulsion hearings for the 2025–26 school year, effective July 1, 2025. The action was described as a required annual approval; the board approved the appointment by voice vote.
In a separate action the board designated SouthNow as the district’s legal paper for publishing board minutes, following a motion and voice vote. The superintendent noted that minutes are also posted online but said the statutory requirement for a physical publication remains.
The board voted to seek an at-large seat on the CESA 1 board of control for a three-year term and noted Kristen Kaiser expressed interest in serving as the district’s CESA 1 representative. The motion to seek the seat carried.
Finally, the board approved an annual waiver of certain board policies to allow the district to host the city’s July 4 fireworks event on district property (rain date July 5). Board members discussed whether the waiver should be an annual vote or a standing approval and agreed to seek legal guidance; the waiver motion carried by voice vote.
All items above were approved during the meeting; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript excerpts.
