Sylvania Board elects officers, approves committee assignments and $600 OSBA membership

At its June 13, 2025 organizational meeting, the Sylvania Board of Education elected Board member Kim as president and Board member Tammy as vice president and completed a series of routine organizational actions.

The board, meeting in organizational session, moved through nominations and roll-call votes for officers, then reviewed and approved committee assignments and board designees, the district’s 2025 meeting calendar, a $600 membership renewal with the Ohio School Boards Association and several administrative appointments and authorizations.

Nominations for president and vice president were made from the floor and approved by roll-call vote. Board members voting “yes” in the recorded roll calls were Kim; Tammy; Greg; Dan; Julie; and Anne. Following the officer elections, the board assigned representatives to external organizations and internal advisory committees, including the ACE team, Northwest Ohio legislative committee, Ohio School Boards Association liaison, student achievement representative, records commission, advisory communications, facilities, finance, permanent improvement and transportation committees. Individual committee designees were recorded during the meeting; for example, Greg will continue on facilities and some economic-development liaison duties, Tammy will continue or retain several regional liaison roles, and Kim held assignments that included transportation and advisory communications.

Item 5.1 presented the board’s 2025 meeting dates (regular monthly meetings and work sessions). The board approved the dates as presented and noted that, under a new internal posting requirement referenced in the meeting, a notice of the location and time for each work meeting must now be posted on "4747" (as discussed in the meeting).

The board approved an annual membership renewal with the Ohio School Boards Association for $600 and change. The meeting record also shows unanimous approval of a motion to authorize Dr. Motley to appoint the superintendent to employ personnel as needed under "IRRIs" (the transcript does not define IRRIs), and unanimous approval of an item to appoint the district’s law firm as listed on the agenda.

Votes at a glance

- Elect board president (nomination and roll-call vote): approved; yes — Kim, Tammy, Greg, Dan, Julie, Anne; tally yes 6. - Elect vice president (nomination and roll-call vote): approved; yes — Kim, Tammy, Greg, Dan, Julie, Anne; tally yes 6. - Approve committee designees and external representatives as stated on the record: approved; yes — Kim, Tammy, Greg, Dan, Julie, Anne; tally yes 6. - Adopt 2025 meeting schedule (item 5.1): approved as presented; yes — Kim, Tammy, Greg, Dan, Julie, Anne; tally yes 6 (specific dates presented on the agenda; transcript does not list each date). - Ohio School Boards Association membership renewal (~$600): approved; yes — Kim, Tammy, Greg, Dan, Julie, Anne; tally yes 6. - Authorize Dr. Motley to appoint superintendent to employ personnel under IRRIs (item 7.4): approved; yes — Kim, Tammy, Greg, Dan, Julie, Anne; tally yes 6 (transcript does not define IRRIs or specify hiring limits). - Appoint law firm (item 8.1): approved; yes — Kim, Tammy, Greg, Dan, Julie, Anne; tally yes 6.

The meeting record shows limited discussion and no substantive opposition to the organizational motions. Board members noted the possibility of adjusting meeting dates later if needed; the transcript records that the schedule was approved with the understanding it can be modified to accommodate members’ availability.

The transcript does not provide full last names for the board members; speakers appear on the record by first name only. No contested policy changes, budgets beyond the OSBA membership fee, or personnel hires were finalized in the meeting minutes beyond the authorization described above.