Twinsburg Board reorganizes, elects officers and approves routine appointments; emergency HVAC contract cleared
Summary
At its Jan. 7 organizational meeting, the Twinsburg Board of Education elected Rhonda Crawford president and Beth Egan vice president, approved routine administrative delegations and appointed committees and legal counsel. The board also approved a $141,713 emergency building-automation agreement to address widespread HVAC failures.
The Twinsburg Board of Education held its organizational meeting Jan. 7, electing Rhonda Crawford as board president and Beth Egan as vice president for 2026 and approving a slate of routine resolutions and appointments.
The board approved procedural rules for the year, delegated routine authorities to the superintendent and treasurer (including investment and purchasing authority), and set board member compensation at $100 per meeting for up to 45 meetings in 2026. Members also set the schedule for regular meetings (first and third Wednesdays with specified exceptions) and designated the Akron Beacon Journal, The Plain Dealer and the Twinsburg Bulletin as official publications for legal notices.
The meeting included committee and representative appointments: finance (Rhonda Crawford, Maria Hamilton); buildings and grounds (Rhonda Crawford, Beth Egan); curriculum and technology (Leah Travis, Beth Egan); policy (Leah Travis, Marquisha Rush); athletic and student liaison (Maria Hamilton); and the Ohio School Boards Association legislative liaison (Leah Travis). The board also approved a list of law firms to serve as legal counsel for 2026.
A series of routine personnel and administrative resolutions — including designating the administrative assistant to the superintendent as the district records officer and delegating authority to the superintendent to act on certain personnel matters — were moved, seconded and approved by roll call votes recorded as 5-0.
On a facilities matter, the board approved an emergency building-automation agreement with Campbell Incorporated through the Ohio Buys Purchasing Consortium for $141,713 to repair, service and support districtwide HVAC systems. A committee member explained the vote as a short-term solution: the district has experienced recurring HVAC problems that nearly forced a school closure before winter break, and the contract buys time while staff and consultants prepare a longer-term, multi-year plan.
The organizational meeting adjourned at 5:49 p.m.; subsequent routine business for the regular meeting later that evening included approvals of prior meeting minutes and financial reports, which were also approved by roll call as presented.
Actions approved at the meeting take immediate administrative effect and will be reviewed again as part of the board’s ongoing oversight and reporting.
