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Talawanda City board authorizes THS turf replacement, approves financial and personnel blocks
Summary
At its Dec. 19 meeting the Talawanda City School District Board of Education approved a contract to remove and replace the Tallawanda High School turf field and voted to approve multiple bundled financial, personnel and policy items, including 2025 OSBA membership.
The Talawanda City School District Board of Education on Dec. 19 authorized a contract with the Moats Group to remove and install the Tallawanda High School turf field and approved a bundle of financial, personnel and policy items, the board said.
Board members voted unanimously to authorize the superintendent or treasurer to enter into the contract with the Moats Group for removal and installation of the THS turf field. Board discussion noted the turf had exceeded its expected service life and that the purchase would be paid from permanent improvement funds rather than the district general fund.
Board members also approved a block motion that covered several routine financial items: minutes, appropriations, approval of gifts, appropriation modifications, then-and-now certificates over $3,000, the November 2024 financial report and an MOU with BCESC Union Day Therapeutic School. Separately, the board approved Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) membership for calendar year 2025 at a cost of $9,278 and approved a second-reading package of new and revised policies that had been presented at the Nov. 21, 2024 meeting.
Why it matters: The turf contract authorizes replacement of an athletic surface used for school sports and practices; the board said the work is funded through permanent improvement levy proceeds. The personnel and policy approvals update district rules and staffing authorizations; the OSBA membership maintains the district's professional association participation.
Details of the turf contract decision: Board discussion before the vote emphasized student safety and the field's deteriorated condition. The board recorded a unanimous vote to approve the Moats Group contract; members stated the expense was necessary to provide a safe playing surface and noted the vendor is the district's current supplier.
Votes at a glance - Approve agenda as presented: approved (unanimous roll call). - Approve minutes, appropriation, gifts, appropriation modifications, then-and-now >$3,000, Nov. 2024 financial report, and MOU with BCESC Union Day Therapeutic School (block): approved (unanimous roll call). - Approve OSBA membership for calendar year 2025 ($9,278): approved (unanimous roll call). - Resolution authorizing superintendent/treasurer to contract with Moats Group for removal and installation of THS turf field: approved (unanimous roll call). - Approve personnel actions (acceptance of resignations, limited employment nonteaching contracts, changes to classified staff contracts, substitute approvals, supplemental contracts): approved (unanimous roll call). - Approve second reading and adoption of policies presented Nov. 21, 2024: approved (unanimous roll call).
What the board said: Board members emphasized budgetary discipline while also noting the turf project is covered by permanent improvement funds and not the district's general operating fund. No vote opposed or abstained on the recorded items.
What happens next: The superintendent and treasurer were authorized to execute the turf contract; the board did not set a public timeline in the meeting minutes for field removal and installation. Personnel and policy items take effect according to board policy and administrative procedures.
Provenance: The turf-field resolution and related discussion appear in the meeting transcript beginning with the recommendation to approve the resolution authorizing a contract with the Moats Group for the THS turf field and conclude with the roll call that recorded the motion as passed.
