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Garfield Heights board swears in new members, elects officers and approves 2027 tax budget
Summary
At its Jan. 5 organizational meeting, the Garfield Heights City School District Board of Education swore in newly elected members, chose Miss Thomas as board president and Tandita Cox as vice president, approved a $20,000 board service fund and $125 meeting pay, authorized routine administrative powers, and adopted the 2027 tax budget.
The Garfield Heights City School District Board of Education convened an organizational meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, where newly elected members were sworn in and officers and routine governance actions were approved.
Mitchell Dudley, Chloe Irvin Dozier and Heather Morrison took the oath of office. The board then adopted the organizational meeting agenda and elected Miss Thomas as board president and Tandita Cox as vice president for 2026; both officers completed the oath of office during the session.
The board adopted its 2026 regular meeting schedule, set for 6 p.m. on the third Monday of each month (with Jan. 20 moved to Tuesday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day), and approved a service fund resolution, Resolution 2026-02, establishing a $20,000 board member service fund and setting meeting compensation at $125 per meeting. "That…
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