The Ashland City Schools Board of Education on Oct. 27 approved several routine items and took these formal actions during the meeting.

Agenda approval: The board approved the evening’s agenda (as amended) in a roll-call vote recorded as 4–0 in favor.

Treasurer’s consent calendar: The board approved the treasurer’s consent calendar by roll call (Mowery yes; Deppert yes; Hart yes; Teavann yes). The board chair read standard language noting items considered routine would be enacted under one motion unless removed for separate action.

Cell phone reimbursement resolution: The board adopted a resolution to provide a cell phone allowance of $50 per month, effective July 1, 2025, for specified administrative and supervisory positions. The resolution requires employees receiving the allowance to register their phone account with the treasurer within 30 days and makes employees personally responsible for any costs above the allowance; the allowance is paid semiannually (six months or prorated in December and June). Roll-call votes recorded Mowery yes; Deppert yes; Hart yes; Teavann yes. Motion language read at the meeting described the allowance and administrative requirements.

Superintendent’s consent calendar: The board approved the superintendent’s consent calendar by roll call after noting a typographical correction in committee references; votes recorded Hart yes; Mowery yes; Deppert yes; Teavann yes.

Heartland Technical Education Center appointment: The board voted to appoint Pam Mowery to the Heartland Technical Education Center (Career Center) Board of Education for two upcoming meetings, listed as Nov. 20, 2025 and Dec. 18, 2025, filling the vacancy from Jason Cayo. During the roll call Mowery abstained and the remaining members voted yes (Deppert yes; Hart yes; Teavann yes); the motion passed with one abstention.

Executive session: The board entered executive session by roll call to consider matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or state statute. The presiding officer stated there would be no further action following the executive session; roll call votes were recorded as in favor by the quorum.

Where roll-call names were recorded in the transcript, they are reflected above. Several motions and seconds were made during the meeting without a speaker name explicitly attached in the publicly released transcript; where a mover or seconder was not identified, the meeting record used the roll-call outcome to reflect the final vote.