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Votes at a glance: Troy board approves routine financial items, levy resolution and personnel actions
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting the Troy School District board approved meeting-minute amendments, financial reports, certifications, a resolution to pursue an alternative tax document and to request a renewal operating levy, accepted gifts, set the January organizational meeting date and approved personnel items. All recorded votes were unanimous.
The Troy School District Board of Education took a series of routine motions and approvals at the Dec. 9 meeting. The board recorded unanimous votes on the items listed below; each motion passed by roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Key outcomes
- Approval of amendments to the Nov. 14 regular meeting minutes. Motion recorded and approved by roll call (Packard, Fox, Davis, Reddick, Borchers — all yes).
- Approval of the November 2024 financial report (SM-2 revenues and expenditures). Motion passed by roll call (Packard, Reddick, Fox, Davis, Borchers — all yes). The presenter noted medical claims rose late in the month but that a reinsurance payment arrived to offset costs.
- “Then and Now” certifications (late certifications of fiscal obligations where prior certification of funds was not obtained) — motion approved by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Resolution declaring the intention to proceed with the alternative tax document format (Ohio Revised Code) and authorizing the CFO to prepare and submit required information to the county budget commission. Motion passed by roll call (Packard, Reddick, Davis, Fox, Borchers — all yes).
- Resolution declaring it necessary to levy a renewal operating tax of 5.9 mills and requesting county auditor certification as a first-step resolution for a May ballot request. Motion to request the certification passed by roll call (Fox, Reddick, Davis, Packard, Borchers — all yes). The administration said this is the preliminary step; the district will bring the formal filing to the January organizational meeting if the board proceeds.
- Resolution accepting gifts to the district totaling $3,577 for the month and $117,142.94 fiscal-year-to-date; motion approved by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Establishing the date, time and place for the January 2025 regular annual organizational meeting (suggested for Jan. 13, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.); motion approved by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Appointment of a president pro tempore (continuing board member) for the organizational meeting: Missus Packard was nominated and approved by roll call (unanimous yes).
- Approval of personnel items listed in the meeting exhibit (hires, leaves and substitutes). Motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes).
- The meeting adjourned after a final unanimous vote.
All recorded roll calls that appear in the meeting transcript show five board members voting “yes” on the items above; no “no,” abstain or recused votes were recorded on those agenda items during the Dec. 9 meeting.
