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Warren Local approves $2.7 million in payments, agrees to pick up STRS contributions and authorize cooperative bus bidding
Summary
The board unanimously approved July financial reports and payments totaling $2,712,431.68, agreed to pick up employee STRS contributions effective Aug. 28, 2025, and authorized META Solutions to advertise and receive bids for new school buses; participation in the cooperative does not obligate purchases.
The Warren Local Board of Education on Aug. 28 approved a package of financial actions, including payment of bills for July 2025 totaling $2,712,431.68 and several administrative resolutions affecting retirement contributions and vehicle procurement.
Under RES. NO. 64-25 the board approved the July financial reports and the payment of bills. The packet records an investment earnings deposit of $738.18 to the Permanent Improvement Fund and a Then‑and‑Now invoice to Heritage Cooperative for $5,989.90 for FFA Land Lab fertilizer, chemicals and agronomy services; those items were recorded and approved by the board.
In RES. NO. 65-25 the board agreed, effective Aug. 28, 2025, to pick up employee contributions required by Section 3307.26 of the Revised Code and to treat those picked‑up contributions as mandatory salary reduction in lieu of employee contributions, as permitted by R.C. 3307.27 and Internal Revenue Code Section 414(h)(2). The resolution states employees in the Warren Local Education Association may not opt out of the picked‑up contributions.
The board also authorized (RES. NO. 66-25) participation in a cooperative purchasing process through META Solutions to advertise and receive bids for two 71-passenger conventional school buses and/or a 9‑passenger van. The resolution specifically states that authorizing advertisement and bid receipt does not obligate the district to purchase vehicles.
All motions recorded in the meeting passed by unanimous vote. The financial approvals and procurement authorizations were presented by the treasurer as routine business; the record does not show extended debate on these items. The board’s next regular meeting is set for Sept. 25, 2025.
