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Board approves omnibus action items and votes to hold closed session on superintendent evaluation
Summary
The Dearborn City School District board approved a package of action items by roll call (omitting item 16 for separate vote) and separately approved a closed executive session on March 17, 2025, to discuss the superintendent's evaluation under the Michigan Open Meetings Act.
The Dearborn City School District Board of Education approved most agenda action items in a single omnibus motion and separately voted to hold a closed executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation.
Trustee Berry moved and Trustee D'Ambrosio supported a motion to approve all action items on the agenda except item 16. The board conducted a roll-call vote and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: Trustee Ojani — yes; Trustee D'Ambrosio — yes; Trustee Zarr — yes; Trustee Berry — yes; Trustee Petlichkoff — yes; President Moszick — yes.
The omnibus approval covered the action items the secretary summarized earlier. The secretary’s summary listed the items as: 1) approval of warrants; 2) approval of Green Schoolyards consultant contract; 3) award to Just Write Readers Incorporated (per board report 24-1); 4) award to Delta Network Services; 5) award to Schreiber Roofing Company (per board report 204-101); 6) award to Testing Engineers and Consultants Inc. (per board report 204-102); 7) award to Thermal Netic (per board report 204-103); 8) award to DEWEL (per board report 204-104); 9) approval of change orders (per board report 204-105); 10–13) approval of non-instructional and instructional personnel items for P–12; 14) approval of financial statement; 15) approval of first budget revisions for 2024–25 (per board report 24-111); and 17) approval of donations. The transcript did not provide additional detail for each award or personnel item beyond the summary; those items were approved as part of the omnibus motion.
After completing the omnibus vote, the board treated item 16 separately. The board read item 16 aloud: approval to hold an executive (closed) session on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Henry Ford College Administrative Services and Conference Center (Cabinet Conference Room) to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation under Section 8(a) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Trustee Berry moved the item, Trustee Petlichkoff supported, and the board approved it by roll call: Trustee Eljeyemi — yes; Trustee D'Ambrosio — yes; Trustee Zahra — yes; Trustee Berry — yes; Trustee Petlichkoff — yes; President Malzap/Moszick — yes.
Speakers and motions
Motion to approve all action items except item 16: moved by Trustee Berry; supported by Trustee D'Ambrosio; outcome: approved by roll call (yes votes listed above). Motion to approve item 16 (executive session): moved by Trustee Berry; supported by Trustee Petlichkoff; outcome: approved by roll call (yes votes listed above).
Why it matters
The omnibus approvals advance multiple procurement, personnel, budget revision and donation items the board had on its agenda. The separate roll-call approval for item 16 fulfills the statutory requirement for a recorded vote when the board enters a closed session to discuss an employee evaluation under the Michigan Open Meetings Act.
Ending
Board members asked clarifying questions about the reason for the separate vote and noted the statutory roll-call requirement for closed sessions. The board set the executive session for March 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Henry Ford College Administrative Services and Conference Center.
