Below are the formal motions and outcomes recorded during the Oct. 23 Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Board of Education meeting. The board conducted roll-call votes where indicated.
1) Electric service agreement (three-year extension): The board approved an agreement with a regional electric cooperative for a three-year electric service contract at an estimated rate discussed in the meeting ("about 6.9 c2 a2 per kilowatt hour"). Roll call recorded five yes votes (Missus Anderson; Missus Dawn; Mister Kinsey; Mister Price; Doctor Pryor). Outcome: approved.
2) Acceptance of monetary donation in memory of a former student: The board approved accepting $11,666.14 raised by friends and family to support the district's golf program. Roll call recorded five yes votes. Outcome: approved.
3) Marching band purchase/purchase-order approval ($3,500): The board approved an after-the-fact payment/purchase related to marching band design and music arrangements in the amount of $3,500 because no purchase order had been in place at the time of purchase. Roll call recorded five yes votes. Outcome: approved.
4) Consent agenda (employment/resignations/leaves/supplemental duties, etc.): The board approved the consent agenda items, including personnel actions and the promotion of Ray Watts to maintenance supervisor; roll-call vote was unanimous (five yeses). Outcome: approved.
5) Out-of-state travel: The board approved high-school marching-band travel to Indianapolis, Indiana, on Oct. 24 to participate in Bands of America super-regional competition. Vote recorded as unanimous. Outcome: approved.
6) Appointment: Reappointment of Adam O'Malley to the Greene County Career Center joint-vocational-school board for Jan. 1, 2026 Dec. 31, 2028. Vote recorded as unanimous. Outcome: approved.
7) Job-description revision: The board approved revisions to the maintenance supervisor job description (second read); vote recorded as unanimous. Outcome: approved.
8) Authorization to enter negotiations on Sugar Creek Elementary property: Motion passed 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain (Mister Kinsey abstained). The motion authorized the superintendent, treasurer and board vice president to negotiate with the Greene County Educational Service Center; it did not constitute a final sale. Outcome: approved (authorization to negotiate).
9) Executive session motions and adjournment: The board voted to convene an executive session for matters related to employment/compensation of public employees (RC 121.22(G)(1)) and consideration of the sale/other disposition of unneeded property (RC 121.22(G)(2)). The roll-call vote to go into executive session was unanimous; the board reconvened and adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
Ending: Several administrative and personnel actions were approved; property negotiations will continue and return to the board for any final sale resolution. Where specific vote tallies were recorded on the transcript, the counts above match the roll-call statements made on the record.