Worthington board approves $5.5 million building appropriation, fund transfers and routine personnel items
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Summary
The board approved multiple administrative and fiscal items Dec. 8, including appropriation of $5.5 million for the building fund, a transfer to the debt service fund, authorization for the treasurer to seek advance tax payments, acceptance of donations, and approval of a personnel consent agenda.
At its Dec. 8 meeting, the Worthington Board of Education approved a package of routine fiscal and administrative measures recommended by the treasurer and superintendent.
Treasurer TJ recommended approval of the minutes, appropriation modifications and cross‑object transfers. The board approved the minutes (two members abstained), approved appropriations that included an additional $5,500,000 in the building fund and acknowledged the $25,041 contributed by the Worthington Education Foundation as noted in the agenda. The board also approved a transfer from the general fund to the debt service fund to cover debt payments tied to savings from an energy‑conservation project completed about 10 years ago.
Board members voted to authorize the treasurer to request advance property‑tax payments from Franklin County during calendar year 2026 as taxes become available. The personnel consent agenda (items F2–F11) recommended by the superintendent passed on a roll call. The board accepted donations listed as item G1 and approved item G2, permitting the continued enrollment of a senior whose family moved out of the district. The body also approved a motion appointing Kelly Davis as president pro tem to preside over the Jan. 2026 organizational meeting until a new president is elected.
The minutes‑approval vote included two recorded abstentions (Missus Epping Skinner and Missus Hudson); other roll calls were recorded as passing by majority. No contested or divided votes were recorded beyond the abstentions on the minutes approval. Several board members discussed scheduling work sessions and a proposed legal presentation on bylaws and ethics ahead of the June goal‑setting work session.
These items were presented as routine operational measures; the board did not adopt new policy changes at this meeting.