Votes at a glance: Parma City School District Board actions, Jan. 29, 2026
Summary
The board approved a slate of routine resolutions (minutes, financial reports, contracts, field trips, personnel) and passed a resolution to submit a 1.75% earned-income tax to voters. Details and roll-call results are listed below.
At its Jan. 29 meeting, the Parma City School District Board of Education approved multiple resolutions, including contracts, financial reports, personnel actions and a ballot question on a 1.75% earned-income tax.
Key results
- Resolution 2026-01-35 — Adopt meeting agenda: approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-37 — Approve written record of proceedings from the Jan. 20 special meeting: approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-38 — Authorize retroactive HVAC repairs at Shiloh Middle School (urgent necessity; dispense competitive bidding): approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-39 — Authorize offering advertising sponsorships for district athletic programs: approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-40 — Approve overnight field trip to Columbus, Feb. 12–14, 2026: approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-41 — Approve out-of-state field trip to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg, Oct. 2026: approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-42 — Approve December 2025 financial report (cash balance reported at $52,000,000): approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-43 — Supplemental appropriations: approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-44 — Approval of agreement with Taylor Oswald LLC (workers' compensation services): approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-45 — Submit a 1.75% school-district earned-income tax question to electors: approved by roll call (4–1). Board requested detailed cost‑reduction scenarios and additional public communication prior to implementation. - Resolution 2026-01-46 and 2026-01-47 — Certificated and classified personnel confirmations and related human-resources actions: approved (roll call yes). - Resolution 2026-01-49 — Adjournment: approved.
Several roll-call votes were unanimous; the income-tax ballot question passed by a 4–1 margin with Missus McTaggart recorded as the dissenting vote. The board recorded multiple requests for follow-up information, including a detailed five‑year forecast, a breakdown of proposed cuts, and further outreach to families affected by the PAGE program.
