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Perrysburg trustees hear staffing, transportation and Route 99 property updates
Summary
Board members discussed staff shortages in custodial, maintenance and transportation, ongoing propane-bus recall issues and a land-use agreement with the Perrysburg Soccer Club for Route 99 property; administrators recommended no immediate change to the club agreement.
Board members received operations updates that highlighted short-staffing in custodial, maintenance, grounds and transportation and raised concerns about three issues that affect day-to-day operations: propane-bus repairs, field usage at Route 99 and delayed hires.
Operations committee notes presented to the board said multiple custodial and maintenance positions were open and that transportation had drivers out on medical or family leave with several employees still in training. Board members and staff said driver training timelines of four to six weeks are a constraint when new hires are needed quickly.
Separately, staff reported problems with a recall on propane buses that left some vehicles out of service for extended periods; one board member said a bus had been down “almost a year.” Trustees asked administration to follow up with vendors about loaner units and to report back on warranty/recall timelines. Board members noted that other districts operate propane fleets successfully but said the local experience with the specific bus models and the vendor response had been unsatisfactory.
The board also reviewed the district’s 75-acre parcel east of Route 75 (Route 99 area). About half the parcel is used at no cost under a written use agreement by the Perrysburg Soccer Club; the other portion is rented as farmland. Administrators said there is no water or sewer to the property, a neighboring parcel had been on the market for years without sale, and the district has a written use agreement that the soccer club requested to renew. The administration recommended no immediate change: the district can terminate the agreement with six months’ notice and the soccer club maintains the turf and fields at no cost to the district.
Board members flagged several planned facility upgrades and repairs discussed by operations staff — transformer replacement for portables, replacement of a junior-high safety device and bids for gas and electric contracts — and reminded the public that operations work often requires rapid contracting when market prices are available.
Trustees asked staff to provide follow-up reports on propane-bus repair timelines and on staffing-recruitment strategies within the next committee cycle.
