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Scranton board: votes at a glance — consent agenda, taxes, contracts and personnel
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda and multiple budget, contract and personnel items; they tabled change orders for the West Scranton Intermediate renovations and delayed a decision on naming Joyce Carmody Moran special‑education counsel pending contract review.
The Scranton School Board on Monday acted on a slate of routine and project items, approving the consent agenda, several contracts, budget items and personnel actions while tabling two items for additional review.
Approved items (selected)
- Consent agenda: approved. Roll call produced seven affirmative votes and one negative; motion carried.
- Sale of 2024 delinquent taxes to Municipal Revenue Services: approved; financial impact described in the resolution (fees not to exceed $250,000).
- Real‑estate tax settlements for listed PINs: approved (vote recorded as 6 affirmative, 2 negative); board staff gave assessment and budget‑impact figures for tax years cited in the motion.
- Career and Technology Center of Lackawanna County budget for fiscal year 7/1/2025–6/30/2026: approved; Scranton’s share reported as $1,783,448 (a $49,414 increase).
- Special‑education settlement agreements: approved following legal review; settlement summaries had been provided to directors.
- Operations and capital contracts: a contract for interior vestibule door hardware at Scranton High (Kelly Brothers) for $10,470 was approved; a painting contract award for West Intermediate School was approved.
- Personnel report: approved; hires contingent on background checks and clearances.
- Election of board secretary: Virginia Orr was elected board secretary under the PA school code for a four‑year term through July 2029; vote was affirmative.
- Memorandum of understanding with SCIU Local 32B‑J: approved as presented.
Tabled or postponed items
- West Scranton Intermediate renovation change orders (four line items totaling $80,133.81): a motion to approve change orders was made and then tabled; directors voted 7–1 to table while awaiting design‑fee details and additional information about funding sources. Staff said the project is funded via capital improvements and a state RACP grant, not COVID funds.
- Appointment of Joyce Carmody Moran as special‑education counsel: the board placed the resolution on the floor but then tabled the matter because the final contract was not distributed to every director; a special meeting will be scheduled after the contract is circulated.
Other notes: Several votes included roll‑call tallies read into the record. Directors were regularly reminded that hires were contingent on background checks and that budget impacts had been summarized in board materials.
