Westlake board approves personnel, a bus purchase and policy updates

At its regular meeting, the Westlake City Schools Board of Education approved a series of routine actions: minutes from previous meetings, two treasurer resolutions including a bus purchase, multiple personnel recommendations, donations and a set of policy updates.

The board approved the agenda at the start of the meeting and later voted to accept minutes from a March 9 special meeting and a March 23 regular meeting. The treasurer reported on two resolutions; one authorizes purchase of a bus available at last year’s bid price because the vehicle met district specifications. Board members discussed vehicle availability and pricing and voted to approve the treasurer’s recommendations during roll call (members recorded as yes in roll calls: Craft, Brown, Penukin, Lamb). The motion carried.

The superintendent presented a package of recommendations that included donor acknowledgements (Cleveland Foundation gift of $3,000 and several smaller donations), approval of new licensed and classified staff, summer‑school staff and substitutes, project‑link and camp personnel and several field trips and chaperone/stipend items. The board bundled items B through N on the agenda and approved them by voice vote.

Board members also conducted a second reading of listed policies and approved the updated policies by motion and roll call.

The board adjourned at 7:17 p.m. after the votes and routine board comments; no members of the public spoke during the designated public comment periods.

Votes recorded on the transcript were procedural and carried by the board; the meeting transcript does not list full tallies beyond the roll‑call yes votes read aloud during roll calls. The board did not take any contentious or final policy actions beyond the approvals listed above.