Board actions: settlement, budget, treasurer, personnel and contract votes
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Summary
At its May meeting the board approved an $88,750 employee settlement, passed the preliminary budget, re‑elected Missus Smart as treasurer and approved routine personnel, contracts (with one subcontract tabled) and asset disposal items; roll‑call votes were recorded as unanimous where listed.
The Athens Area School District board recorded several formal actions at its May meeting.
• Employee settlement: The board authorized a settlement related to employee number 1460 in the amount of $88,750. The motion carried on a roll‑call vote with the members present recorded as voting yes.
• Preliminary budget: The board approved the preliminary 2025–26 budget (see separate coverage). The motion was moved and seconded and a roll‑call recorded unanimous yes votes among the members listed.
• Treasurer election: The board re‑elected Missus Smart as treasurer for a one‑year term; the motion passed by roll call with all present voting yes.
• Personnel: The board approved a slate of personnel actions including support resignations, professional contracts, student employee resignations, athletic contracts and summer hires (four custodial summer hires and additional student grounds jobs). The administration estimated summer student hires would work roughly 32 hours per week for part of the summer; exact total costs were not specified and administration offered to provide detailed figures.
• Contracts and agreements: The board approved several contract renewals (Bradford Tiger Head Start, Northern Tier Counseling, Bayada nursing, occupational therapy services, Bradford‑Sullivan drug and alcohol agreement, and related IU items). The ESS subcontract (item H) was tabled to June per the superintendent’s request.
• Financial authorizations: Routine financial business items were approved, including designation of bank signatories, bond renewals for district officers and authorization to pay routine bills over summer months.
• Transportation and facilities: The board approved adding one driver to the district’s driver list and authorized disposal (auction) of a 2005 GMC box truck; administration noted a new truck had already been purchased.
Where recorded, roll calls showed unanimous approval from board members present; the meeting transcript lists members who answered yes during votes.