Monroe board approves consent agendas, personnel items and facility/service contracts
Summary
The Monroe Local School District board unanimously approved agenda, treasurer and personnel consent agendas and several contracts and purchases on Oct. 27, including a Warren County ESC placement, a press-box AC unit and a district capital-planning agreement with MCS & Associates; NEOLA policy updates were also approved.
The Monroe Local School District Board of Education on Oct. 27 approved routine business and several district contracts and purchases by roll-call votes.
The board approved the meeting agenda, the treasurer’s consent agenda (including a bond fund report and a donation), and the superintendent’s personnel consent agenda (retirements, a new hire, step correction, salary adjustments for advanced degrees, substitute and extracurricular contracts). Missus Moore conducted roll-call voting; each recorded vote for these consent items showed the five board members present voting "aye." For the agenda approval, Mister Grant moved and Missus Hagedorn seconded; the roll-call recorded all ayes.
Other approved items included: - An agreement with the Warren County Educational Service Center to place a student at the learning center for the remainder of the year; the presenter clarified the ESC will bill a daily rate and the district will pay only for days the student attends. (Motion moved by Mister Grant; second by Mister Fulham; roll call: all ayes.) - Purchase and installation of a new air-conditioning split unit for the press box and related repairs (including flooring and painting). (Motion moved by Mister Fulham; second by Mister Leeds; roll call: all ayes.) - An agreement with MCS & Associates for district-wide capital planning services (a facility audit of HVAC, electrical and other systems to inform long-term capital planning). Board members described the work as important to anticipate large replacement costs such as chillers and to avoid last-minute levy surprises. (Motion moved by Mister Leeds; second by Missus Hagedorn; roll call: all ayes.) - Approval of NEOLA-recommended policy revisions as presented. (Motion moved by Mister Leeds; second by Mister Fulham; roll call: all ayes.)
The board also took a motion to adjourn that passed by roll call. No motions failed or were tabled during the meeting.
Votes at a glance (motions approved and recorded roll-call results): 1) Approve agenda as presented — Mover: Mister Grant; Second: Missus Hagedorn; Vote: Grant (aye), Hagedorn (aye), Leeds (aye), Fulham (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved. 2) Treasurer consent agenda (as presented) — Mover: Mister Leeds; Second: Mister Grant; Vote: Leeds (aye), Grant (aye), Hagedorn (aye), Fulham (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved. 3) Superintendent personnel consent agenda — Mover: Missus Hagedorn; Second: Mister Fulham; Vote: Hagedorn (aye), Fulham (aye), Grant (aye), Leeds (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved. 4) Approve Warren County ESC student placement agreement — Mover: Mister Grant; Second: Mister Fulham; Vote: Grant (aye), Fulham (aye), Hagedorn (aye), Leeds (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved. 5) Approve purchase of press-box AC unit and related repairs — Mover: Mister Fulham; Second: Mister Leeds; Vote: Fulham (aye), Leeds (aye), Grant (aye), Hagedorn (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved. 6) Approve agreement with MCS & Associates for capital planning — Mover: Mister Leeds; Second: Missus Hagedorn; Vote: Leeds (aye), Hagedorn (aye), Grant (aye), Fulham (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved. 7) Approve NEOLA recommended policy revisions — Mover: Mister Leeds; Second: Mister Fulham; Vote: Leeds (aye), Fulham (aye), Grant (aye), Hagedorn (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved. 8) Adjourn — Mover: Mister Leeds; Second: Mister Grant; Vote: Leeds (aye), Grant (aye), Hagedorn (aye), Fulham (aye), Carpenter (aye); Outcome: approved.
Why it matters: The capital-planning audit and the contracts approved at the meeting position the district to identify and budget for major facility replacements and to manage short-term facility needs; personnel approvals finalize staffing and pay adjustments included in the superintendent’s HR consent agenda.
Provenance: Motions recorded across the meeting; topic introduced at agenda approval (02:58) and last recorded at adjournment (53:17). Excerpts: "At this time, I'll take a motion to approve the agenda as presented. So moved. Thank you, mister Grant." (s=118.47) and "So I'll take a motion for adjournment at 06:51PM. So moved. Thank you, mister Leeds." (s=3145.585)
