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Warren City Board approves budget, grants, personnel and gifts; organizational meeting set for Jan. 7
Summary
The Warren City Board of Education unanimously approved routine motions on Dec. 10 including minutes, the November financial statement, revised appropriation budgets, grants and transfers, acceptance of multiple donations totaling several thousand dollars, personnel recommendations, and scheduled the Jan. 7, 2025 organizational meeting.
At its Dec. 10, 2024 meeting, the Warren City Board of Education conducted routine fiscal and organizational business and approved a slate of motions by roll‑call vote. The board voted to adopt the agenda and then approved minutes, financial statements and multiple fiscal resolutions, after hearing the treasurer's presentation on the district's alternative tax budget.
Key actions approved by unanimous roll call (board members present voted yes unless noted):
- Adoption of the Dec. 10 agenda; motion carried. - Approval of the Nov. 19, 2024 board minutes as submitted. - Approval of the November 2024 financial statement and short‑term investments (Exhibit A, pages 31–32). - Approval of revised appropriation budgets A through F. - Approval of grant applications and appropriations A through C. - Approval of a transfer of carryover auxiliary services funds from last fiscal year into this year's auxiliary services accounts. - Approval of alternative tax budget information (presented earlier in the meeting); treasurer explained schedules for tax‑receiving funds, non‑tax funds and bond/levy schedules through the July 1, 2025 fiscal year start. - Scheduling the 2025 organizational meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Administration Building (Harriet T. Upton Room) with livestream available at warrencityschools.org. - Approval of agreements, contracts and leases A through D as submitted. - Authorization for disposal of board‑owned fixed assets for July–Dec 2024. - Approval of tuition reimbursement requests. - Acceptance of multiple gifts and donations to district pantries and programs, with donor values reported to the board: $714 (dew cut sales and services Warren Ohio), $2,400 (Nick Franco memorial scholarship fund), $6,000 (Friendship Baptist Church turkeys), plus several contributions of clothing, hygiene items and other donations with estimated values between $100 and $800. - Approval of personnel recommendations, including one certificated retirement (Mr. James Chimbati) and other personnel items listed in the agenda. - Designation of Mrs. Regina Patterson as president pro tem for the Jan. 7, 2025 organizational meeting; motion carried.
After completing the public portion of the agenda, the board recessed into executive session at 7:02 PM under Ohio Revised Code 121.22 to discuss personnel matters, purchase/sale of property, and matters required to be kept confidential by law; the chair said no further action will occur after the executive session.
Roll‑call patterns in the transcript show the four members present—Mister Flanagan, Missus Patterson, Mister Walker and Missus Lomparos—voted yes on the routine items summarized above; Dr. Rose was excused earlier in the meeting.
