Revere Local board elects leadership, adopts 2025 calendar and fiscal-year budget; discusses roof repairs and winter vehicle access for transportation staff

The Revere Local School District Board of Education met in organizational session Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, and unanimously elected Keith Mallon as board president and a board member as vice president, approved the district's 2025 regular meeting schedule and adopted the district's fiscal year 2026 budget.

The board certified district enrollment at 2,826 students (October 2024) and established a board service fund of $75,100 to cover board member expenses incurred while performing official duties. The board also renewed membership in the Ohio School Boards Association and the OSBA Legal Assistance Fund and approved standard standing authorizations for 2025, including delegation of hiring authority to the superintendent within parameters that require subsequent board ratification.

Why it matters: the budget and service-fund certification set the district's financial framework for the coming year and supply information the county fiscal officer uses to compute tax millage and debt retirement. Leadership elections and standing authorizations determine who will manage committee assignments, routine administrative approvals and legal counsel selections through the calendar year.

Key actions and context

Elections and organizational housekeeping: The board opened nominations for president and vice president and then cast a unanimous ballot for the sole nominees. Keith Mallon took the oath of office and recited the statutory oath, swearing to “support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio” and to “perform faithfully my duties as board of education president.” The vice-presidential nominee likewise was elected by unanimous vote.

Meetings calendar and policies: The board approved the regular meeting schedule for 2025 and affirmed the district’s revised policies for board operations as included in the board packet (the packet references district policy materials and the Ohio Revised Code governing board procedures).

Service fund and enrollment: The board certified an official October 2024 enrollment of 2,826 students and established a service fund of $75,100 “for the purpose of deferring board member expenses actually incurred in performance of their duties” under Ohio law. A board member clarified that statute allows either $2 per student or a $20,000 cap in some contexts; the treasurer confirmed the recommended amount is under the statutory maximum.

Budget and finance: The treasurer presented the fiscal year 2026 budget attachment and recommended formal approval. The treasurer said the five-year forecast and the budget together guide appropriations and that the submission includes principal and interest amounts for outstanding debt so the county fiscal office can compute required tax millage for debt retirement. The board approved the FY26 budget as presented.

OSBA representation and legal assistance: The board appointed a delegate and an alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Capital Conference for 2025 and renewed both the district's OSBA membership and participation in the OSBA Legal Assistance Fund.

Personnel and resignations: The board accepted a resignation for the purpose of retirement from Amy Lewis, an intervention specialist at Richfield Elementary School, effective at the end of the school…