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Board approves financial reports, donations, trips and tax rate resolutions; members flag new state law
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Summary
The board approved January and February financial reports, then‑and‑now purchase orders, routine personnel and donation items, four overnight trips and resolutions accepting tax amounts and estimated rates. Treasurer Marshall warned that House Bill 309 (effective 03/30/2026) gives county budget commissions authority to adjust rate calculations, a change the board said will require future participation in the process.
The Westerville City Schools Board voted to approve routine financial and consent items March 16, including month‑end financial statements for January and February, a pair of then‑and‑now purchase orders, personnel actions, donations and four out‑of‑state overnight trips.
Treasurer Marshall presented January general fund figures: year‑to‑date receipts of $113,200,000, expenditures of $130,900,000 and an unencumbered general fund balance of $91,400,000. For all funds in January she reported receipts of $155,300,000, expenditures of $184,200,000 and an ending unencumbered balance for all funds of $177,600,000. February general fund figures included year‑to‑date receipts of approximately $140,000,000 and an unencumbered general fund balance of $100,000,000. Marshall said details are posted on BoardDocs when technical issues are resolved.
The board approved two then‑and‑now purchase orders: a school resource officer invoice for Genoa Township for $7,523.10 and a prom‑decoration invoice for Westerville Central class of 2027 for $4,500; staff said both were budgeted. The board also approved donations totaling $19,995.42 for the current request, bringing the fiscal‑year‑to‑date donations total to $214,362.62.
The board approved four overnight trip requests: a proposed world‑language EF tour to the Dominican Republic (June 2028; no district cost), Westerville North marching band to Orlando (Feb. 2027; district cost $300 for substitutes), Westerville South and Central DECA students to Atlanta for national competition (district cost $1,400, funded from student activity funds) and an amended thespian conference trip (approx. 70 students; booster funded).
On tax resolutions, Treasurer Marshall presented a resolution accepting amounts and rates as determined by the County Budget Commission for tax year 2025 (to be collected in 2026) and estimating rates for tax year 2026 (to be collected in 2027). She warned that a provision in House Bill 309 signed in December gives budget commissions new authority to adjust tax rates and that the change takes effect March 30, 2026. "That doesn't take effect until 03/30/2026," Marshall said; board members discussed the implications and unanimously approved the resolutions.
All recorded votes on routine items at the meeting were taken by roll call and recorded as affirmative by the named board members present.
