Votes at a glance: Madison Local approves financial statements, donations, personnel and a deficit-reduction plan
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At its Nov. 18 meeting Madison Local's board unanimously approved October financial statements, accepted donations, approved personnel items and consent calendar items, and adopted a deficit-reduction plan to address state-flagged forecast deficits.
The Madison Local Board of Education on Nov. 18 approved a package of routine business items and a formal deficit-reduction plan after a presentation from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
On roll call the board voted 4-0 to adopt the district's October financial statements (general fund revenues $11,595,582; expenditures $11,450,125; ending fund balance $2,013,415). The board accepted multiple donations to schools and programs — examples read into the record included a $500 donation to the Angel Fund from Chapel United Methodist Church, a $300 anonymous donation to a middle-school principal fund, and in-kind donations such as 480 donut rolls from Dunkin' Donuts for a family night.
The board approved personnel recommendations including resignations, limited supplemental and supplemental contracts, substitute staffing lists and several transfers; the meeting included discussion from board members who said approving new contracts immediately after voting on reductions raised fairness concerns but the board voted all items as presented.
Item 11 on the agenda — the administration's deficit-reduction plan for the current fiscal year — was approved 4-0. The board readies the adopted plan for submission to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce by the Dec. 21 deadline and will update the February forecast to reflect the plan items.
The meeting concluded after the board approved the consent calendar (agreements with Crossroads Health and other administrative items) and announced the intent to meet again with community members to gather input on planned reductions.