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Board approves minutes, routing software and tax-exemption measure; moves to executive session
Summary
At a March 12 special meeting the Primary City School District Board of Education approved the written record of March 6, authorized purchase of routing software, approved a real property tax exemption under Ohio Revised Code sections 5709.4 and 5709.41, and adjourned to executive session on personnel.
The Primary City School District Board of Education on March 12 approved several routine and administrative items and adjourned to executive session to discuss a personnel compensation matter.
On a series of roll-call votes the board unanimously approved Resolution 2025-03-119 to adopt the written record of proceedings from the March 6 regular meeting; Resolution 2025-03-121 to authorize the purchase of routing software (identified in the meeting materials as TransLink); and Resolution 2025-03-122 to approve a real property tax exemption under Ohio Revised Code sections 5709.4 and 5709.41 in connection with the development of certain property identified in the motion as "City Of 7 Hills compensation agreement and related matters." The board then approved Resolution 2025-03-123 and moved into executive session at 6:13 p.m. to discuss the compensation of a public employee; no votes took place in executive session, per the board's announcement.
Board members who cast recorded "yes" votes during the meeting included Mister Vaughn, Mister Ruda (or Rueda, as transcribed), Miss Cohart and Miss Kirkpatrick; roll-call announcements in the transcript recorded unanimous support for the listed resolutions. Board discussion on the routing software noted that a committee evaluated options and that the chosen product, TransLink, is expected to improve the district's parent-facing app; one board member called the district's existing app situation a "public embarrassment" and said the new software should enable a working app next year.
The motion approving the tax-exemption referenced Ohio Revised Code sections 5709.4 and 5709.41; the transcript did not include the full project details or the name of the developer. The board briefly confirmed discussion was complete before taking each roll call.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution 2025-03-119: Approval of written record of proceedings from March 6, 2025 ' Approved (roll call: unanimous). - Resolution 2025-03-120: Approval of superintendent search firm (Finding Leaders) ' Approved (see separate item). - Resolution 2025-03-121: Authorization to purchase routing software (TransLink) ' Approved (roll call: unanimous). - Resolution 2025-03-122: Approval of real property tax exemption under Ohio Revised Code 5709.4 and 5709.41 in connection with development referenced as "City Of 7 Hills compensation agreement" ' Approved (roll call: unanimous). - Resolution 2025-03-123: Adjourn to executive session to discuss compensation of a public employee ' Approved; board entered executive session at 6:13 p.m.; no votes occurred in executive session.
The meeting record does not include full contract details, dollar amounts for the routing-software purchase, or the developer's name for the tax-exemption item; the board did not discuss those specifics on the public record during this meeting.
