Board approves routine consent agenda items, moves forward on scanning, benefits and tax-advance requests

The Tiffin City Schools board approved its consent agenda and several administrative items, including a proposal to complete district document scanning, a recommended change to an annuity service provider, an advance-of-taxes request and interim Title IX coordinator assignments.

The board moved and seconded to adopt the consent agenda, which included minutes, treasurer’s reports, finance-committee items and personnel actions. Later in the meeting, Treasurer Adam summarized a proposal from SCU to finish scanning the district’s backlog and centralize retention at the central office; the administration said the SCU proposal presented a high-end cost estimate and that staff will work to reduce the volume of boxes to be scanned after adopting a new retention schedule.

Adam also recommended using American Fidelity to provide annuity and elective-insurance services for employees, noting the company already sends a representative to the district. He said OMNI could be used if contracting with American Fidelity proved infeasible. Board members voted in favor of the recommendation.

On fiscal operations, Adam reported the county auditor had already collected “about 430 some thousand dollars” on the district’s behalf and presented a resolution asking the board to request an advance of those funds; he recommended making such advance requests twice a year (January and July) to allow the district to invest the money earlier. Board members expressed support.

Administration reported that the ESC cannot serve as the Title IX coordinator as initially planned, so Mrs. Stewart will continue as one Title IX coordinator for the remainder of the year and David El Rado will serve as a second coordinator until a permanent designee is trained.

Where board votes were recorded during the meeting, members indicated approval; no detailed roll-call tallies beyond the meeting’s recorded “yes” responses were provided in the packet.