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Twinsburg board schedules public hearings on rehiring retirees, approves personnel recommendations
Summary
The board approved personnel and contract recommendations, welcomed retirees and new hires, and scheduled public hearings under Ohio law on the potential reemployment of two retired employees; motions passed unanimously.
The Twinsburg Board of Education approved multiple personnel and contract recommendations and set public hearings on the possible reemployment of two retired employees under Ohio law.
The board accepted the personnel and contract recommendations presented in the board packet — including certified, classified and supplemental contract recommendations — contingent on satisfactory Ohio Revised Code background checks. Board members congratulated retiring employee Barry Elserman (14 years of service) and acknowledged other departing staff. The board also welcomed new hires and approved a recommendation for Chase Bettenson as the district’s new varsity boys head soccer coach; a media release about the hire will be issued by the district.
Under Ohio Revised Code section 3307.353, the board held two separate public‑hearing agenda items to receive input on the potential reemployment of retired employees Edward Lipnos and Mark Bendis. The board opened the public hearings, explained the process and limitations for public comment (speakers limited to five minutes; 30 minutes total), but no members of the public spoke at either hearing. The board noted that placement of the hearing on the agenda and a notice in the Akron Beacon Journal were required steps before reemployment can be considered.
Why it matters: Reemployment of retirees and personnel actions affect staffing, course offerings and school operations for the coming year. The public hearings provide a statutorily required opportunity for community input before the board decides whether to rehire a retired employee.
The board moved into executive session later in the meeting to discuss employment and compensation of public employees under board policy 16608. The executive session was authorized and the board then recessed to closed session; no hiring decisions were announced from the executive session in the public record.
Next steps: The board will consider public input (none was received at the hearings) and may act on reemployment decisions in a later public meeting per ORC procedures. Human‑resources staff will continue onboarding new hires and processing recommended contracts pending background checks.
