Dearborn board approves routine annual contracts and vendors in single motion

The Dearborn City School District Board of Education approved six routine administrative items at its Jan. 12, 2026 organizational meeting by a single-motion roll-call vote.

The moderator asked whether any action items should be singled out for separate consideration and then requested a single motion to approve action items numbered 1 through 6 on the agenda as recommended. Trustee D'Ambrosio moved the motion and Trustee Petlichkoff (as recorded in the transcript) provided support; the moderator described the items as "regular items that are approved at every annual meeting." The board then conducted a roll-call vote. The transcript records affirmative roll-call responses from a series of trustees and the motion carried.

The presenter summarized the approved items as: 1) approval of banking services per board report 2578; 2) approval of general counsel; 3) approval of specific legal counsel; 4) approval of school district auditor; 5) approval of district architectural firms; and 6) approval of routine advertisement.

Why it matters: These routine approvals authorize vendors and professional services the district uses for financial operations, legal representation, audits and architecture selections for the coming year.

What’s next: The board recessed for 10 minutes and planned to reconvene for the general meeting.

Quoted from the meeting record: Moderator (Speaker 1) characterized the set as "regular items that are approved at every annual meeting."