Votes at a glance: Solon Board of Education approves consent and business items

The Solon Board of Education on Jan. 13 approved a slate of consent and business items including minutes, bills, the district tax budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year, the hiring of a buildings-and-grounds supervisor, a roof replacement contract for Lewis Elementary and a series of personnel actions.

The board voted on routine items and individual motions as part of its regular meeting. Most votes were unanimous. The board also held a public hearing on the planned rehire of a retired employee; the board will act on that rehire at its Feb. 24 meeting.

Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes of the Dec. 9, 2024 regular meeting — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, abstain 1. (One abstention was recorded.) - Approval of payment of bills totaling $31,046.83 — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0. - Approval of the tax budget for fiscal year 2025–26 — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0. - Approval of contract to employ Patrick Arch as buildings and grounds supervisor (Jan. 6, 2025–Jan. 30, 2027) — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0. - Public hearing held on rehire of retired employee Greg Krasinski; board scheduled final action for Feb. 24, 2025 (this meeting was the second of three required statutory meetings). Motion to proceed to that hearing stage was moved and seconded; outcome: proceeded with hearing; formal rehire action deferred to Feb. 24, 2025. - Approval of Cameron Zano as candidate for early graduation in the Class of 2025, contingent on meeting state and local requirements — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0. - Award of Lewis Elementary roof replacement contract to Mansueto and Sons for $1,285,860 — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0. - Authorization to advertise and secure bids for transportation building masonry restoration — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0. - Approval of Andrew Babo as a substitute teacher for the 2024–25 school year — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0. - Approval of listed resignations and related personnel changes (supplemental/pupil activity contracts, home-instruction tutors, tuition reimbursements) — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0 for each listed personnel action. - Approval of payment in lieu of transportation for private-school students deemed impractical under Ohio Revised Code 3327.01 (payment rate per Ohio Department of Education and Workforce) — outcome: approved; tally: yes 7, no 0.

Several motions were introduced as part of the meeting’s consent agenda and passed following roll-call votes. Where a specific roll-call was recorded in the transcript, that roll-call is reflected above; where the transcript records only a general “yes,” the article records the motion outcome and the tally shown at the meeting.