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Garfield Heights board sets 2025 meeting schedule, creates $20,000 board member service fund and names OSBA/NSBA delegate
Summary
The Garfield Heights board approved a regular meeting schedule for 2025, established a board member service fund not to exceed $20,000, and appointed a delegate to the Ohio and National School Boards Association conventions; committee and liaison assignments were also recorded.
At the board’s organizational meeting on Jan. 13, the Garfield Heights City School District Board of Education approved its 2025 regular meeting schedule, established a board member service fund capped at $20,000 for the calendar year, and named a delegate to state and national school board conventions.
The board voted, on a 5-0 roll call, to hold regular meetings on the third Monday of each month beginning at 6 p.m., with exceptions for known holidays. Members also approved establishing a board member service fund “in an amount not to exceed $20,000” for calendar year 2025; the motion passed unanimously. Board members described the fund’s common uses as reimbursements tied to board meeting compensation, daily rates and travel for conferences and workshops, and other board-related expenses. A staff member said the board would provide a detailed breakout of prior-year spending and confirmed the fund covers the board calendar year (Jan. 1–Dec. 31) and may span parts of two fiscal years.
The board appointed Miss Cox as the delegate to the Ohio School Boards Association and National School Boards Association conventions for 2025 and designated remaining members as alternates; that motion also passed on a unanimous roll call. President King then named representatives and liaisons for committees and external bodies: Ashley Thomas will continue as the CVCC representative; committee assignments include Heather Morrison and Tandeka (last name not specified in transcript) on strategic plan work and Heather and Michelle (last name not specified) on finance; policy and other liaisons were also assigned and recorded in the minutes. The board moved to record the appointments as presented and approved the motion by roll call.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the service fund, including whether reimbursements for cell phones or retreat/training costs would come from that fund; staff said they would confirm with the district’s legal counsel and provide a formal breakout. The board also asked the policy committee to review items such as naming and advertising policies connected to facilities fundraising; that referral was described later in the meeting and recorded for committee action.
