West Geauga board elects officers, approves organizational resolutions and agency affiliations
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Summary
Board elected a president and vice president for 2026, appointed liaisons and delegates to OSBA events, approved routine organizational resolutions (meeting dates, service fund, memberships, insurance broker) and accepted a joint-recreation resignation; the board tabled a borrowing authorization for further clarification.
At the organizational portion of its meeting, the West Geauga Local School District Board nominated and elected board officers for calendar year 2026. A nomination for board president (Mrs. Claypool) was seconded and approved by roll call; Dr. Bill Beers was elected vice president. The board also appointed Cathy Leavenworth as treasurer Pro Tem for the regular meeting after a separate motion and roll-call vote.
The board approved a set of routine organizational resolutions including 2026 meeting dates and times, establishment of a small board service fund for training and board business, board member compensation for 2026, designation of newspapers for legal notices, representation and legal-counsel designation, membership in the Ohio School Boards Association and the Ohio High School Athletic Association, and Taylor Insurance Group as the district’s health insurance broker-consultant for the calendar year.
Board members discussed the draft Resolution 017 (authorization for the board president and treasurer to borrow funds) and asked staff for clarity on policy limits and a reasonable cap; the board voted to table that resolution until further information can be provided or until the next meeting. The board accepted the resignation of a trustee from the West Geauga Community Joint Recreation District and said it will advertise the vacancy on the district website.
Several board members volunteered for OSBA roles: the legislative liaison and student achievement liaison were assigned and delegates for the Capitol conference were named.
No contested votes were recorded for these organizational items; most were approved by roll call with affirmative tallies recorded in the meeting minutes.