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Warren Local board approves $4.3 million in bills, vendor agreements and personnel actions
Summary
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Warren Local Board of Education approved payment of $4,319,069.41 in bills and a package of vendor contracts and labor agreements, ratified personnel resignations and transfers, and appointed a president pro tempore for the January organizational meeting.
The Warren Local Board of Education voted unanimously Dec. 15 to approve routine financial reports and payments totaling $4,319,069.41 and to ratify several vendor and labor agreements.
The board adopted RES. NO. 89-25, accepting minutes from the Nov. 20 meeting, authorizing payment of November bills and other reported expenses ($4,319,069.41), and accepting financial reports including investment balances and the cash position. The resolution also recorded investment earnings of $1,103.60 deposited into the Permanent Improvement Fund and approved two "Then and Now" invoice payments: META Solutions for $3,938.76 and SCView for $6,995. The Treasurer presented the recommendations and the motion passed on roll call with Mr. Allen, Mr. Crum, Mrs. Greenup, Mrs. Proctor and Mr. Roush recorded as voting yes.
The board also approved administration recommendations under RES. NO. 90-25 to enter a non-exclusive licensing and brand-use agreement with Tick Ridge Design Company LLC (effective Dec. 15, 2025–June 30, 2026), to purchase Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) membership for 2026 at a cost of $7,007, and to participate in the OSBA Legal Assistance Fund for $250.
In labor and personnel business, the board authorized the Superintendent to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE), Local 408, addressing Article 9 (Trip Procedures) under RES. NO. 91-25, and approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Warren Local Education Association (WLEA) to modify Article 22 (Insurance Program), subsection A.4 (Medical Insurance) under RES. NO. 92-25. Both motions passed unanimously.
RES. NO. 93-25 appointed board member Jesse Roush to serve as President Pro Tempore for the Jan. 13, 2026 organizational meeting.
On personnel, RES. NO. 94-25 recorded two resignations and a transfer: Dennis Bennett, school bus driver (route #38), resignation effective Jan. 2, 2026; Megan Mahoney, elementary school aide, resignation effective Dec. 19, 2025; and Jan Hall transferred from bus route #49 to route #21 effective Dec. 4, 2025. The board directed the Treasurer to execute Pupil Activity Program Contracts where positions remain unfilled and noted a volunteer appointment for girls varsity wrestling (Nevaeh Tait), consistent with requirements in Ohio Revised Code 3313.53.
The board entered executive session at 6:28 p.m. "for the purpose of considering the employment of an employee" (RES. NO. 95-25) and returned to open session at 7:03 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m. under RES. NO. 96-25.
Board members recorded unanimous votes on the motions noted above. The board reaffirmed its next meeting schedule: the January Organizational Meeting will be Jan. 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Warren High School, to be followed immediately by the regular meeting.
