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Solon board approves routine personnel, contracts, medical examiner and testing administrator; no action after executive session
Summary
Trustees on June 8 approved minutes, bills and routine personnel actions; they appointed University Hospitals Occupational Health as medical examiner for bus drivers and USA Mobile Testing as the district’s drug-and-alcohol testing administrator. The board entered executive session and stated no action would follow.
The Solon Board of Education approved a slate of routine business items at its June 8 meeting, including personnel actions, contracts, transportation and safety appointments, and out-of-state student travel.
Key actions taken (by approved motion and roll-call vote): • Approval of minutes for May 11 and May 21, 2026 (motion moved and approved by roll call). • Approval of payment of bills, recorded in the agenda as totaling a figure printed as “172,67048” (attachment clarifies this as $172,670.48); purchases noted in discussion included new middle-school soccer goals, auditorium flooring replacement and security equipment. • Approval of listed resignations and retirements; the board thanked departing staff. • Approval of administrative director and supervisory contracts after an executive-session discussion and return to open session (motion moved by Mr. Hecman; second by Mrs. Barksdale; roll-call approval reported). • Approval of classified aides/monitors, limited teaching-contract renewals and new hires for the 2026–27 school year. • Approval of a home-instruction tutor (Mrs. Pace) to cover missed time for a student. • Approval of an out-of-state overnight trip for the Solon High School Music and Motion Show Choir to Fort Wayne, Indiana (Feb. 20–21, 2027). • Appointment of University Hospitals Occupational Health as the district medical examiner for bus-driver medical examinations for 2026–27 (referred to Ohio administrative code provisions and related state statute language in the record). • Appointment of USA Mobile Testing as the third-party administrator for drug and alcohol testing under federal motor-carrier rules (49 CFR 382) and Ohio administrative code.
The board opened a second public-comment period (no speakers) and then moved into executive session to discuss the purchase of public property (where disclosure could disadvantage the district) and matters required to be kept confidential by law; trustees said no action would be taken following the executive session.
Why it matters: These approvals set staffing, safety and compliance arrangements for the coming school year and clear procedural steps before the June 30 fiscal-year closing and policy adoption meeting.
What’s next: Administration will present final appropriations and any necessary updates at the June 30 meeting and will post documentation and attachments related to approved contracts and vendor appointments.
