Board approves tax‑collector compensation resolution and multiple personnel, contracts and payments

At its Feb. 12 meeting, the Ambridge Area School District Board of School Directors approved a series of motions including a resolution confirming elected tax collector compensation and a personnel package that included hirings, coach stipends and contractor approvals.

Resolution: The board adopted Resolution No. 2024‑2025‑7, described on the agenda as a confirmation of the elected tax collector’s compensation “without substantive changes.” The motion passed on roll call; board members recorded as voting yes in the roll call were Missus Fisher, Miss Fisco, Missus Kehoe, Mister Kovesovic, Mr. Metz, Mrs. Romasco, Mrs. Scott and Mr. Carpenter. The resolution removes a prior duty (delinquent per‑capita tax collection) that the district no longer requires of the elected tax collector because that function is now performed by a third party.

Personnel and hires: The board moved to adopt personnel items 1 through 11 as listed on the agenda (resignations, coach amendments and coaching‑staff appointments for spring and fall 2025, a paraprofessional hire, ratification of posted positions, a school resource officer agreement addendum, and…