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Ohio County Schools board approves personnel, accepts consent agenda and schedules Siemens contract work session
Summary
The board unanimously approved personnel recommendations, accepted the consent agenda after pulling several items for discussion, and scheduled a work session to review Siemens contracts and maintenance details; chairs also proposed a local-vendor preference policy for a future meeting.
At its regular meeting the Ohio County Schools Board of Education approved personnel recommendations, handled a pulled consent agenda and set a work session to review Siemens contracts and maintenance agreements.
Personnel and consent votes: The board voted to accept personnel recommendations (presented by Dr. Miller) and then accepted the consent agenda after pulling items including the homecoming parade and an auditor preference resolution for brief discussion. The motions were moved and seconded on the floor and passed by voice vote; the minutes record the motions passed unanimously but do not record an individual roll-call tally.
Procurement and local preference: Chair Bernie Croft described a recent meeting about a roofing contract awarded under West Virginia Code §5-22-1 to an out-of-state company and said he had drafted a policy that would allow a local-vendor preference of up to 5% under W.Va. Code §5-8-3-37; he said he will place that policy on a future agenda for board consideration.
Maintenance and work session: Board members questioned paid bills related to a new special-needs bus (check 222858) that had a two-year lead time, a staff-development speaker funded from service personnel funds (check 222867), and a Siemens boiler repair (check 222924) that used parts salvaged from a decommissioned boiler to minimize cost. The board asked staff to coordinate a work session with Siemens representatives to walk through contracts and scopes of service before renewal.
Security and staffing updates: School safety staff reported one retiree had accepted a position and an additional officer should start in March, leaving two more vacancies to reach full coverage; the metal-detector pilot was in beta and functioned without major delay on its first day.
Next steps: The board set dates for upcoming meetings (including 03/10/2025 and 03/24/2025) and adjourned. The local-vendor preference policy and the Siemens-contract work session were listed as follow-ups.
