Board president: evaluation of superintendent and treasurer to finish within 30 days; board enters executive session

The board, led by President Barbara Sykes, voted unanimously to enter an executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22 to conduct end-of-year evaluations of the superintendent and the treasurer. Treasurer Mr. Bauer called the roll and announced, “Motion carries 6 0.”

Sykes told attendees the board had gone into executive session specifically “for the end of year evaluation of the superintendent and the treasurer” and said the board is working with a facilitator who will prepare a written summary of the discussion. “We expect that this whole process will take no more than 30 days,” she said, and added that the superintendent and treasurer will have an opportunity to respond before the final evaluations are filed and made public.

The motion to enter executive session was made by member Montgomery and seconded by Reverend Harrison, as recorded in the meeting. The treasurer conducted a roll call vote that resulted in six affirmative votes and no dissent, and the chair announced the board would go into executive session at 4:32 p.m. The transcript records the board returning from executive session later in the evening and immediately moving to adjourn; a motion to adjourn was made (mover not specified in the transcript), seconded (member Montgomery is recorded as the second), and the roll call again produced a unanimous result.

Sykes said no formal action would be taken that evening and that the facilitator’s summary would be reviewed by the board and shared with the public as part of the evaluation files. The special meeting ended, as recorded, at 8:51 p.m.