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Board approves $11,000 stipend for grants/auxiliary services after debate over timing and optics
Summary
The Perrysburg board approved a $11,000 stipend for Angela Adams to manage grants and auxiliary services, funded from grant and auxiliary accounts; one board member voted no citing optics amid a salary freeze and staffing reductions.
PERRYSBURG, Ohio — The Perrysburg Exempted Village School Board on Dec. 15 approved a $11,000 stipend for Angela Adams to carry out grants and auxiliary-services responsibilities, after extended discussion about timing and fairness amid recent staffing reductions.
The motion (consent agenda item 15.2) described the payment as "the following stipend for our grants and auxiliary services for Angela Adams for $11,000." The treasurer explained that the funds would come from grant and auxiliary accounts rather than the district—s general operating fund and that a portion of grant management fees historically funds administrative coverage. "This would be a good way because the work has to get done by someone, and Nancy gets part of it," the treasurer said in explaining the funding source and structure.
Board member Sue Larimer objected to approving an additional stipend while the board had previously agreed to freeze exempt and administrative salaries for the 2025–26 year, saying the timing could be perceived as inconsistent with promises made during the levy campaign. "We told our district and our community that if they would please vote for this levy, nothing would change," Larimer said, arguing the decision looked optics-poor to staff taking on extra duties without pay.
Other board members and the treasurer countered that the stipend covers additional responsibilities unique to the finance office, including compliance duties and segregation-of-duties needs, and that the stipend would cease if the supporting grants or auxiliary funds were removed. After discussion, the board approved the stipend on a roll-call vote: four yes, one no (Larimer).
The board chair noted that the treasurer had discussed the stipend at the finance committee and that job descriptions could be updated and reevaluated to reflect long-term adjustments rather than recurring stipends.
The motion passed at the meeting; the stipend is to be paid from grants/auxiliary accounts and will be reviewed if those funding sources change.
