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Mount Healthy board unanimously approves contracts, renovations and service agreements including in-district special education services
Summary
The Mount Healthy City Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a series of routine fiscal items, contracts and renovation bid acceptances, including a $45,112 electrical contract, a $60,000 consulting agreement (Title funds), acceptance of bids for facility renovations, and a service agreement with Specialized Education of Ohio with projected costs for outplaced students.
At its meeting the Mount Healthy City Board of Education approved a slate of financial and operational items, including payments, account creations, fund transfers and multiple vendor contracts and bid acceptances. Key approved items included: authorization to transfer $200,000 from the general fund to cover EMIS-related expenses; approval of a $45,112 contract with Ginter Electrical to provide electrical service and additional receptacles and data drops; a $60,000 service agreement with Principal Caffela Consulting to support school climate and leadership (paid with Title funds); and acceptance of bids for renovations to the board office at 7615 Harrison Avenue and culinary department renovations at Mount Healthy High School (8101 Hamilton Avenue) to be paid with grant funds.
The board also approved a service agreement with Specialized Education of Ohio to provide intensive academic instruction and behavior management for students with emotional disabilities and other health impairments for 2021–22. The district presented projected costs of $432,000 for outplaced students and $583,000 for an 'alternative to expulsion' program and said moving some services in-district once HVAC certification is complete would reduce prior outplacement spending reported as more than $2,000,000.
Other routine items passed unanimously: approval of the August schedule of bills and financial statement, creation of grant accounts (small grant amounts described as roughly $1,000–$1,500 each), approval of then-and-now payments, adoption of the FY22 appropriation, an annual addendum to the NG Resources electricity agreement, and acceptance of a $100 donation in memory of Rick Rosenberg. The board moved, seconded, and recorded 'Yes' votes for these motions; where listed, motions were moved by Mrs. Ellis or Mr. Kilgore and seconded by other board members.
Board members discussed the rationale for several items — for example, in-lieu transportation one-time payments were described as cost-saving in certain situations since the district added high-school busing — but took no votes beyond approving the recommendations on the table. The meeting concluded with a motion to enter executive session to consider personnel matters.
