Dr. Pamela Wynne was elected board president and Carrie Sudonic was elected vice president during the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District Board of Education organizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2025. Both took the oath of office administered by the mayor; the board then moved through routine organizational business, approving a series of authorizations and recommendations.

The action items matter because they set the board’s leadership, formal authorizations for routine legal and financial work, and the district’s budgetary filings for 2025–26. Several votes were unanimous; a few were split, reflecting questions from one board member about scope and oversight.

Major votes and outcomes

- Election of board president (Dr. Pamela Wynne): passed; roll call recorded unanimous support. The mayor administered the oath of office on the floor of the meeting.

- Election of vice president (Carrie Sudonic): passed; roll call recorded unanimous support. Sudonic was sworn in following the vote.

- Establishment of a board service fund (to allow tracking of board member pay and professional development): passed, 3–1 (East Jenkins: aye; Sheehan: no; Sudonic/Siodonik: aye; Dr. Wynne: aye). The treasurer said the district has not used a separate fund for this purpose in at least three years; the fund would allow tracking but would require a transfer if opened.

- Standing authorizations (records commission/retention, meeting-notice procedures and related routine authorizations): passed, unanimous.

- Renewal of the district’s Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) membership and related authorizations: passed, unanimous. Board discussion included questions about the fee increase and the association’s role.

- Authorization to use several outside law firms for discrete legal matters (no retainer implied): passed, 3–1 (East Jenkins: aye; Sheehan: no; Sudonic: aye; Dr. Wynne: aye). The motion authorizes the district to call on firms with specific expertise as needed.

- Superintendent committees (policy, safety, technology, finance, health and wellness) and board member assignments to those committees: approved, 3–1 (Sheehan: no). The superintendent said these are superintendent-led advisory committees that do not create binding board policy.

- Meeting dates and a plan to rotate some meetings among district buildings (Plan B selected): approved, unanimous.

- Board meeting compensation (status quo at $80 per meeting): approved, unanimous.

- Appointment of staff for required district roles (Title IX officers, civil-rights coordinator, registrar, homeless liaison, suspension-appeal officer): approved, unanimous. The superintendent described the selection and noted no additional stipend is attached.

- Order of voting and adoption of Robert’s Rules language for procedural questions: approved, unanimous.

- Treasurer recommendations: approval of the FY26 alternative tax budget and a resolution authorizing advancement of local taxes from Summit and Portage counties (per Ohio Revised Code): both approved, unanimous.

Taken together, the votes set leadership and routine governance mechanisms for 2025 while leaving several operational questions (how some committees will document and archive notices and records; precise OSBA fee calculation) for follow-up by administration and counsel.

Speakers quoted or cited in these items included Dr. Pamela Wynne (board president), Carrie Sudonic (board vice president), East Jenkins (board member), Sheehan (board member), Patrick (treasurer), and Dr. Gould (superintendent). Direct quotations below are drawn from the meeting transcript.

Ending

Several items approved at the organizational meeting are procedural and will be implemented by district staff; the board directed follow-up on some questions (records/website pop-ups retention, OSBA fee details and history, and precise roles of outside counsel) and will revisit them as necessary.