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Sidney City Schools board approves participation in state facilities partnership, buys van and clears consent items
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Summary
The Sidney City Schools Board approved a resolution to participate in Ohio’s expedited facilities partnership, purchased a lift-equipped 2025 Ford transit van for $89,948, and approved several consent agendas and personnel items during its regular meeting.
The Sidney City Schools Board of Education approved a resolution of intent to participate in Ohio’s Facilities Construction Commission expedited local partnership program and cleared a series of consent items during its regular meeting.
Mike Watkins requested the resolution to participate in the state expedited local partnership program; the motion was seconded and the board recorded that the motion carried. The board also approved purchase of a 2025 Ford T-350 transit van with a lift from Myers Equipment Corporation at EPC pricing for $89,948 to support transportation of students with disabilities. The motion to buy the van was moved, seconded and approved.
Board members approved the fiscal consent agenda, the purchase-services contract consent agenda and personnel items pending proper certification. The personnel motion was moved and seconded and then approved by roll call. The board also approved an out-of-state eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C., scheduled for May 2026; the district said all expenses will be paid by students.
The meeting concluded with confirmation of the next meeting on May 18 and an adjournment vote.
Notes: motions and outcomes are recorded as they appear in the meeting transcript; specific roll-call tallies are included where the transcript records them explicitly.
