Whitehall Copley board approves routine finance, education and operations items; Act 93 salary listing fails

The Whitehall Copley Board of School Directors on July 28, 2025 approved a package of routine fiscal, finance, education and operations items but failed to approve proposed additional Act 93 employee salary listings for the 2025–26 school year.

The board voted on a series of consent and committee items, including the treasurer’s report and bills and salaries, a property tax assessment agreement, cafeteria a la carte prices for 2025–26, a library lease amendment and a construction agreement with CHA, several vendor and partner agreements for student services and athletics, and administrative personnel actions. The only substantive defeat on the agenda was the Act 93 salary listings motion, which the board recorded as 4 yes, 1 no and 1 abstention and was declared to have failed.

Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes from the June 23, 2025 meeting — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (motion carries). (Transcript: first motion to approve minutes at 00:01:28–00:02:05.)

- Treasurer’s report and bills and salaries (listed) — Moved by Mister Williams; seconded; recorded vote: 6 yes, outcome: approved. (Transcript: fiscal report at 00:03:34–00:03:50; roll call concluding 6 yes, motion carries.)

- Executive committee matter 8a: additional 2025–26 Act 93 employee salary listings — Motion to approve moved by Mister Malay; seconded. Recorded votes in roll call: Doctor Hartman — abstain; Mister Saloom — no; Mister Shields — yes; Mister Williams — yes; Missus Gogler — yes; Mister Fonzone — yes. Tally recorded in the meeting: 4 yes, 1 no, 1 abstention. Outcome: motion fails. Board discussion after the vote focused on timing and practical implications, with members noting the district may need to reintroduce the item when a full board is present and clarifying that two of the listed positions are related to upcoming retirements and resignations while one salary correction reflected an employee already working at the approved salary. (Transcript: motion and roll call at 00:04:54–00:05:04 and discussion 00:05:06–00:06:48.)

- Executive committee matter 8c: authorization to approve the property tax assessment agreement — Moved and seconded; recorded vote: 6 yes, outcome: approved. (Transcript: motion and vote at 00:06:52–00:07:44.)

- Finance committee matters (a) approve a la carte lunch prices for 2025–26 as listed; (b) approve first amendment to Whitehall Township Public Library lease agreement; (c) approve agreement with CHA for library construction project — Moved by Mister Williams; seconded; recorded vote: 6 yes, outcome: approved. (Transcript: finance items and roll call at 00:07:45–00:08:08 and 00:08:10–00:08:20.)

- Education and student activities committee items (a) agreement with Mid Atlantic Rehab Services; (b) agreement with Digital Scoreboards; (c) agreement with Eastern University; (d) agreement with SABVAS Learning Company — Moved by Missus Gogler; seconded by Mister Williams; recorded vote: 6 yes, outcome: approved. (Transcript: education agreements at 00:08:36–00:09:31 and vote 00:09:32–00:09:40.)

- Operations committee items (a) hometown ticketing incorporation agreement; (b) BSN Sport 360 reward program agreement — Moved and seconded; recorded vote: 6 yes, outcome: approved. (Transcript: operations items and vote at 00:09:46–00:10:14.)

- Administrative matters: approve and acknowledge personnel agenda items as attached; approve affidavits as attached; acknowledge residency of institutionalized children — Moved by Mister Schiffert; seconded; recorded vote: 5 yes, 1 abstention, outcome: approved. (Transcript: administrative items and roll call at 00:10:19–00:11:28.)

Other meeting business - The board announced a special board meeting at 4 p.m. followed by committee meetings, and the next regular meeting set for Monday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m.

How the board described the failed Act 93 motion Board members asked procedural questions after the failed motion about whether the district could proceed with hiring or other actions before the item is reintroduced. District staff responded that two of the items involved retirements or resignations and one was a salary correction for an employee already employed at the corrected salary; staff said the item could be placed on a future agenda when a full board is present. The board did not take further action on that item at the meeting.

Adjournment The board adjourned after the superintendent’s brief report and recognitions.