Votes at a glance: Mount Healthy board approves FRP workbook, appropriations, contracts, personnel actions and levy resolution

At its June 12 meeting the Mount Healthy City School District Board of Education approved a series of financial and personnel motions intended to implement its Financial Recovery Plan and prepare the district for a levy vote this fall.

Key actions approved

- FRP workbook: Board approved updated workbook reconciling previously unapproved savings so the county commission can consider the listed reductions as part of the recovery plan.

- Appropriations: The board approved FY25 final appropriations and FY26 annual appropriations by roll call.

- Transfers and purchase orders: Trustees approved transfers to correct prior‑year accounting charges and approved purchase orders over $5,000; they also approved then‑and‑now certificates explaining overages and additional funds needed for some vendors.

- Contracts: The board approved listed contracts, including IT support through VARTECH, and asked staff to prepare a short written rationale for the county commission describing vendor selection and necessity for particular services.

- Personnel: The board accepted resignations and retirements, approved a reduction in force of four positions as part of the FRP, approved certified and classified hires and rehired LaVonda Korner as a retiree‑rehire (public hearing occurred in May).

- Transportation resolution: The board adopted a resolution declaring transportation to be impractical for certain students (attachment/list not provided at the meeting) and offering payment in lieu of transportation consistent with cited Ohio statutory factors.

- Levy resolution: The board adopted a resolution of necessity to request Hamilton County Auditor certify figures for a 3‑mill ongoing levy to appear on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot; board members said the levy would generate about $1.5 million annually and estimated the cost at about $105 per year for a $100,000 home. A second formal certification vote is required in July to finalize the ballot question.

Votes and procedure

All recorded motions in the business portion passed by roll call votes recorded in the meeting transcript (Miss Anderson, Miss Bryant, Mr. Carter, Mr. Kilgore and Dr. Turner recorded yes votes for the listed items). The board noted some items (notably contract justifications and ORC citations) will be accompanied by brief explanatory notes to present to the county commission and to clarify statutory basis where needed.

Documentation and follow‑up

The board directed the treasurer and procurement staff to send the FRP workbook and vendor selection rationale to the county commission and scheduled a second, formal certification vote in July for the levy resolution. No final actions were taken in open session after the meeting went into executive session at 7:40 p.m.

Below is a compact list of the principal business motions adopted during the meeting; vote tallies reflect the roll call recorded in the transcript.