East Allegheny board approves minutes, names treasurer and discusses copier contract overage clause

At its meeting the East Allegheny School District board completed routine governance tasks, appointed a district treasurer and discussed several personnel and procurement items.

Motions and votes: The board moved and approved the May 11, 2026 meeting minutes and a special meeting minutes of May 18th by voice vote. After opening nominations for district treasurer (term described as the "2627" school year, July 1 to June 30), the board nominated Eric Meredith, closed nominations, and unanimously approved Meredith as district treasurer.

Personnel and compensation: The record shows a personnel item to appoint Alex Bler as director of technology with a listed salary of $110,000 and the hiring of Molly Hudson (step one, bachelor's). One personnel item, labeled "personnel E," drew multiple "no" votes from board members, though the overall motion to approve the agenda (including most personnel items) passed.

Procurement concerns: Board members raised questions about a proposed copier/printer contract that includes an overage clause for per-page charges (color and black-and-white). One member asked whether historical usage from the district's prior vendor (identified in discussion as Toshiba) had been compared with the new quote; the technology director was identified as responsible for monitoring usage and managing any overage risk.

Adjournment and next steps: The board announced plans to reconvene for an executive session on legal matters, then moved to adjourn and closed the meeting. An attendee later asked whether they could obtain a copy of the district budget; a board member or staff offered to provide a copy if the person stopped by the office.

The meeting record does not contain roll-call vote tallies by member names for the items that passed; actions are recorded as voice votes (members saying "I").