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Talawanda City board holds organizational meeting; adopts officers, meeting dates and routine authorizations
Summary
At its Jan. 9 organizational meeting the Talawanda City School District board elected officers, approved 2025 meeting dates and adopted a series of routine resolutions and contracts including renewal of legal counsel and an annual redaction software subscription.
The Talawanda City School District Board of Education held an organizational meeting Jan. 9 and completed officer appointments and routine resolutions before moving into its regular meeting.
The board elected Dr. Rebecca Howard as board president (unopposed) and Chris Otto as vice president. Trustees then adopted the proposed 2025 board meeting dates as presented.
The board approved a block of organizational resolutions that included establishing a service fund for board members, waiving the reading of minutes where appropriate, and adopting standing treasurer authorizations for 2025 (advances on tax settlements, interim investments, appropriation modifications, payment of bills, blanket purchase order limits and mileage reimbursements). Those organizational items passed on a roll call vote.
Trustees voted to renew legal services contracts for 2025 with Ennis Britton, LPA; Bricker & Eckler LLP; and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. The legal‑services renewal passed by roll call with Mrs. King voting no and four trustees voting yes.
The board approved a number of consent and informational items in blocks, including minutes, gift approvals, appropriation modifications, the fiscal year 2026 tax budget submission to the Butler County auditor, and an Applied Behavioral Sciences contract (a pass‑through arrangement tied to a student placed by another district) at the monthly rate recorded in the agenda. Those items were approved on a single roll call.
The board also approved an annual contract for a redaction and public‑records discovery solution (LogicCall; annual cost $12,000) to help staff manage increasing volumes of email and records requests. The board approved the contract by roll call vote.
Finally, the board approved superintendent standing authorizations for 2025 (approval of professional meetings, leaves of absence, designation of purchasing agent, employment of temporary personnel, appeals designee for student suspensions, approval of tuition waivers as specified in the Ohio Revised Code, overnight student trips, bus routes/stops, job description changes, and acceptance of resignations).
Roll calls were called by district staff during the meeting; where recorded the votes were: adoption of meeting dates—unanimous; block organizational resolutions—unanimous; renewal of legal services—yes 4, no 1; superintendent standing authorizations—unanimous; approval of financial/contract blocks including the Applied Behavioral Sciences contract—unanimous; LogicCall redaction solution—unanimous.
The board adjourned the organizational meeting to begin the regular session at 7 p.m.
