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Resident urges Lorain board to use superintendent retirement as a cost‑saving opportunity; board says deferred severance already produced savings
Summary
A resident asked the board to consider negotiating with Superintendent Graham if he draws a pension, suggesting offsets to hiring costs. Board members replied that prior concessions and the superintendent's willingness to defer severance and vacation have already produced substantial savings.
At the Oct. 27 meeting, resident Brandon Visotsky told the board he respects the superintendent but suggested the district consider whether it's time for new leadership and asked whether a pensioned superintendent might negotiate a different compensation arrangement to save the district money.
"Maybe if you were willing to enter into some sort of negotiations with the board where maybe it could be an opportunity to save money on that position," Visotsky said, adding the district could hire a successor at a reduced rate while offsetting costs against pension payments.
Board members responded that some steps already taken have produced savings. An unnamed board member said the superintendent voluntarily accepted a $30,000 pay cut in a prior year and that by not employing a search firm and by the superintendent's willingness to defer severance and vacation pay, the district is seeing "six figures in savings." The speaker said the board planned to discuss the matter further at a future meeting and would provide additional public information then.
What was decided: There was no formal action to change employment status at this meeting. The subject arose in public comment and board members indicated additional discussion would occur at a subsequent meeting.
