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Tallmadge Board approves one-year employee severance (buyout) plan tied to teacher contract
Summary
The Tallmadge City Board of Education voted to adopt a one-year employee severance (buyout) plan as part of recent contract talks with the Tallmadge Teachers Association; a 45-day window for employees to consider the offer will open the day after the meeting.
The Tallmadge City Board of Education on March 2 adopted a one-year employee severance (buyout) plan intended to create cost savings for the district while offering an incentive for eligible employees to leave voluntarily.
Board members voted to approve a resolution implementing the plan after administrators described it as a targeted cost-cutting option linked to the district’s recently ratified one-year teacher contract. The district said the program will be administered by EPC, which will run a 45-day enrollment window beginning the day after the meeting and provide group and individual counseling for staff considering the offer. The board noted that classified staff will be offered a similar but slightly different version of the program.
District officials described the plan as intended primarily to encourage employees nearer the top of the pay scale — who represent larger personnel costs — to consider voluntary separation as an alternative to deeper cuts. The board emphasized the buyout is voluntary and that if few or no staff accept the offer, the board retains the option not to proceed with further steps that would rely on those savings.
The board approved the resolution unanimously in voice vote. The motion and second were made on the record, and the roll call recorded aye votes from Mr. Lowry, Mr. Pasarelli, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Ross and Mr. Ferris.
Administrators said EPC will hold a group meeting to explain the plan and provide one-on-one counseling so employees understand the financial and retirement implications before deciding. No dollar amounts for the buyout were specified at the meeting.
The board and administration said the measure is one of several related items adopted that evening in connection with the district’s negotiated one-year teacher contract.
Board members, union leadership and administrators said they will publicize the plan and provide counseling so staff can make informed decisions within the 45-day period.
The board’s approval authorizes district staff to implement the program as described in the attached resolution and supporting documents provided to trustees prior to the vote. Additional follow-up and enrollment materials will be shared with staff and the community as the enrollment window opens.
