Orange City School District elects officers, approves routine 2023 memberships and administrative items
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At its Jan. 9 meeting the Orange City School District board elected Scott Bilsky president and Angela Arnold vice president and approved a slate of routine memberships, appointments, contracts and financial items for 2023.
The Orange City School District Board of Education elected Scott Bilsky president and Angela Arnold vice president at its Jan. 9 organizational meeting and approved a set of routine memberships, appointments, contracts and financial items to carry district operations into 2023.
The actions set board leadership and authorized memberships and contracts the district uses for legal help, purchasing and program support. Board members present voted to approve the items by roll call.
The board voted to: elect Scott Bilsky president and administer the oath of office; elect Angela Arnold vice president and administer the oath of office; approve the consent agenda (items a–t); approve annual membership in the Ohio School Boards Association for $13,670 and a $250 membership in the OSBA Legal Assistance Fund; appoint delegates and liaisons to OSBA roles; appoint a slate of outside law firms for 2023; approve membership in the Alliance for High Quality Education; designate Ernest L. Wilkerson Jr., Esquire, as the board’s designee for student expulsion appeal hearings under Ohio Revised Code 3313.66; approve board committee assignments and liaisons; and approve minutes, routine contracts, financial resolutions, disposals and personnel items listed on the agenda.
The meeting record shows the board approved three vendor contracts presented for action: a ComDoc software license for the Orange Print Room storefront ($11,660), Frontline time-and-attendance services for hourly staff ($20,791.62) and a Driftwood Catering contract for the Class of 2023 senior dinner ($13,036.88); the treasurer confirmed the catering expense is funded through senior dues. The board also reviewed a purchase agreement for buses (see separate article).
Board members praised volunteer and school groups during communications and confirmed the next regular meetings, including Jan. 23 and Feb. 13. The board made multiple personnel approvals, accepted donations listed on the agenda, and approved the district’s annual tax budget filing for review by the county fiscal office.
Votes at a glance (items approved by roll call): elect president (Scott Bilsky), elect vice president (Angela Arnold), consent agenda (items a–t), OSBA membership ($13,670), OSBA legal assistance fund ($250), list of law firms for 2023 (as presented), Alliance for High Quality Education membership, designation of Ernest L. Wilkerson Jr. as hearing designee under ORC 3313.66, committee and liaison appointments (as presented), appointment to Orange Village Tax Incentive Review Council (Scott Bilsky), approval of minutes (Dec. 12), contracts (ComDoc, Frontline, Driftwood Catering), financial consent resolution, equipment disposals, general and OCE/R personnel items, and donations.
Several motions were moved and seconded by board members in standard procedure; roll calls recorded affirmative votes from the members present. Where the agenda described funding or program sources (for example, senior dinner paid from senior dues), staff clarified funding sources during discussion.
The board made a motion at the end of the open session to adjourn into executive session to discuss personnel matters, including appointments and investigations of charges or complaints.