Wyoming Area board approves finance package, authorizes LSA grant application and ESS addendum

The Wyoming Area School Board on Oct. 28 approved a finance package that included a resolution authorizing the Greater Fits and Economic Development Corporation to apply for a statewide Local Share Account (LSA) grant for gymnasium improvements, a resolution urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to end the state budget impasse, and an addendum to the district's agreement with ESS Northeast LLC that sets an hourly physical therapist pay rate at $75 pending solicitor approval.

Board member Mr. Butera read the finance additions on the record, listing items 1 through 16 as presented at the work session. The motion to adopt the finance report, which also recorded a general ledger total of $1,745,840.55, was moved and seconded and approved by roll call.

The addendum to ESS Northeast LLC was explicitly noted as contingent on the school solicitor's review and approval. Attorney Ferrettino earlier told the board that executive sessions had addressed personnel and ongoing collective bargaining; he reported that negotiations with the district's professional union are ongoing.

There was no extended debate on the finance package during the public meeting. The roll call recorded nine votes in favor and no recorded votes against or abstentions. The board did not provide a timetable for applying for the LSA grant, nor did it provide details in the meeting about the total project cost or matching-fund requirements for the gymnasium improvements.

The action resolves the agenda items as presented; staff were not given additional direction during the public session beyond placing the items on the consent agenda and executing the approvals.