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Utica board affirms personnel memorandum, delegates limited authority and orders consultant interview
Summary
Trustees adopted resolutions reaffirming a July 18 personnel memorandum and directing the named employee to sign it by Aug. 15; they also delegated limited authority to the board president and vice president to gather information and adopted a directive asking a complainant to meet with a consultant without their personal attorney.
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Utica City School District Board adopted several resolutions concerning governance and personnel procedures.
The board passed a resolution delegating authority to the board president and, in the president's absence, the vice president "to gather information for the board to fulfill board oversight obligations and to communicate on behalf of the full board in connection with the same," dated Aug. 12, 2025.
Trustees also approved a resolution that "affirms its agreement with the substance of its 07/18/2025 memorandum, declines the request to rescind the same, and directs the employee who was the subject of the 07/18/2025 memorandum to sign the 07/18/2025 memorandum, and return a signed copy of the same to the board by no later than 08/15/2025." The resolution takes effect immediately.
Separately the board adopted a resolution tied to a previously approved consulting agreement: it directed a complainant who had declined interview requests to meet with the consultant "without being accompanied by their personal attorney" so the investigation provided for under the consulting agreement can proceed "in as expedient a manner as possible." The board set the consultant to determine a reasonable deadline for that interview.
All three resolutions were moved, seconded and carried during the meeting; language in the motions emphasizes expedition of investigative work and maintenance of board oversight. Trustees discussed the documents in open session and took recorded votes to adopt the measures.
What happens next: The board expects the named employee to return a signed copy of the July 18 memorandum by Aug. 15, and staff or the consultant will report back to the board on the status of the consultant's interviews and any resulting recommendations.
