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School board votes to seek $72 million improvement bond and 1-mill levy
Summary
The New Philadelphia City Board of Education voted to proceed with placing a $72 million school improvement bond and an additional 1-mill levy before district voters.
The New Philadelphia City Board of Education voted to proceed with submitting to district electors a single question to issue school improvement bonds totaling $72,000,000 and to levy an additional 1 mill to fund general permanent improvements.
The board discussed the resolution during its regular meeting at South Elementary and voted in favor by roll call. The resolution describes the bonds and levy as intended for acquisition, construction and large-scale renovation and cites Ohio Revised Code section 5705.218 as authority to submit the question to voters.
The motion to place the single-question bond and levy on the ballot was moved and seconded; board members recorded their votes by roll call. Recorded votes in the meeting transcript show Mr. McMath voting yes, Ms. Fontana yes, Mr. Rickwick yes and Ms. Straub yes. The chair announced the motion carries.
Because the resolution seeks voter approval, implementation depends on the outcome of the public vote; the board did not set or announce an election date during the discussion in the transcript.
The vote was taken as a separate item and recorded as a single resolution in the meeting minutes.
