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Parma City Board of Education approves minutes, votes to submit tax question to voters and then adjourns
Summary
At a Feb. 3 special meeting the Parma City Board of Education adopted three resolutions: approving Jan. 23 minutes, voting to proceed with submitting a tax question to the electors, and adjourning; votes were taken by roll call with no public discussion recorded.
The Parma City Board of Education adopted three resolutions at a Feb. 3, 2025 special meeting, including approval of the Jan. 23, 2025 written record and a resolution to proceed with submitting a proposed tax question to the electors, then adjourned.
Board members moved and seconded each resolution and approved them by roll call votes. The meeting included a procedural confirmation that the session was being live-streamed; no substantive public comment or extended debate is recorded in the transcript.
The most consequential action was adoption of Resolution 2025-02-42, described in the meeting as “a resolution determining to proceed with the submission to the electors of the school district of the question of an additional [tax] pursuant to sections 5705.194, 5705.197 of the Revised Code.” The numeric amount read in the transcript appears garbled and was not clear from the audio/transcript record; the resolution text and statute references were read aloud at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2025-02-401 — “Approval of the written record of proceedings from Jan. 23, 2025.” Motion and second were recorded; roll call votes recorded in the transcript include “Mister Vaughn — yes,” “Mister Bridal — yes,” and “Miss Cohart — yes.” Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-02-42 — “A resolution determining to proceed with the submission to the electors of the school district of the question of an additional [tax] pursuant to sections 5705.194 and 5705.197 of the Revised Code.” Moved by Miss Cohart and seconded; roll call votes recorded in the transcript include Miss Cohart — yes; Miss Gerbert — yes; Mister Rota — yes; Mister Vaughn — yes. Outcome: approved. The amount read aloud in the transcript was not clearly stated and appears garbled in the record; the resolution cites Ohio Revised Code sections 5705.194 and 5705.197.
- Resolution 2025-02-43 — “To adjourn this meeting.” Motion and second were recorded; roll call votes recorded in the transcript include Mister Vaughn — yes; Mister Rudow — yes; Mister Gore — yes; Mister Stewart — yes. Outcome: approved (meeting adjourned).
Procedural notes and livestream
Early in the meeting the board asked Doctor Smollett to confirm that the meeting was being live-streamed; Smollett responded, “It is.” A brief reminder was read that work sessions are held to allow board members to discuss matters, that community members may attend but are not permitted to participate unless asked, and attendees were asked to speak up if there were livestream problems. No public commenters are recorded in the provided transcript.
Background and next steps
The resolution to submit a tax question invokes Ohio Revised Code sections commonly used to place a levy before voters. The transcript does not include the full resolution text, the precise levy amount (the numeric figure read at the meeting is unclear in the record), the election date, or additional budget details. Those items are not specified in the transcript and would typically be confirmed in the posted resolution text or at a subsequent board meeting.
The meeting lasted only a few minutes and contained no extended debate or additional agenda items in the provided transcript; the board adjourned after the roll-call votes.
