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Votes at a glance: Carlisle Local board elects officers, adopts tax budget and approves routine organizational actions
Summary
At its Jan. 5 organizational meeting the Carlisle Local Board elected Molly McIntosh president and Kelly Milligan vice president, set 2026 meeting dates and board member pay, approved standing authorizations and adopted the 2026–27 tax budget. Several routine motions passed; one high-profile membership motion failed.
The Carlisle Local School District Board of Education completed its organizational business on Jan. 5, electing officers, approving routine authorizations and adopting the district’s tax budget for 2026–27.
Officer elections - Board president: Molly McIntosh was nominated and approved. The nomination was moved and seconded and passed on roll call with one abstention. McIntosh subsequently took the president’s oath. - Vice president: Kelly Milligan was nominated and unanimously approved and took the vice president’s oath.
Routine organizational votes - Meeting schedule: The board set the 2026 regular monthly meeting schedule (fourth Monday; holiday adjustments as needed). Motion passed on roll call. - Board compensation: The board approved member pay under the Ohio Revised Code at $125 per meeting. Motion passed on roll call. - Board fund for recognition: Trustees approved establishing a small fund (described in discussion as typically a couple thousand dollars) for service awards and recognition. Motion passed on roll call. - Standing authorizations: Standard authorizations (items A–S) for 2026 were approved without substantive debate.
Tax budget - The board approved the tax budget for school year 2026–27 and will forward the document to the Warren County Auditor’s Office and the county Tax Budget Commission; final tax rates are expected to return to the board for formal adoption in March.
Votes summary (selected) - Election of board president (nominee: Molly McIntosh): approved (roll call: McIntosh yes; Milligan yes; Miller yes; Morris yes; Harris yes/one abstention noted in roll call sequence). - Election of vice president (nominee: Kelly Milligan): approved (unanimous on roll call). - Approve OSBA membership for 2026: motion failed (Yes: Kelly Milligan, Molly McIntosh. No: Miller, Amanda Morris, Craig Harris). - Approve tax budget for 2026–27: approved (unanimous among recorded trustees).
The meeting concluded after approving committee assignments and adjourning at 6:26 p.m.
