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Votes at a glance: Tallmadge board actions, July 15, 2026
Summary
The Tallmadge Board of Education approved prior minutes, authorized a transitional consultant, adopted June financials, approved a 1% earned-income tax resolution for the ballot, accepted a special-education services contract and approved consolidated personnel items.
On July 15 the Tallmadge Board of Education took the following formal actions (vote tallies as recorded on the meeting transcript):
- Approval of prior meeting minutes: Motion seconded; roll-call vote recorded unanimously in favor (ayes recorded).
- Item 2.1 — Consultant authorization: The board authorized retired treasurer Jeffrey Hostetler to serve as a consultant/mentor beyond Aug. 1 for a maximum of 10 days at the current per-diem rate; motion passed on roll-call.
- Item 2.2 — Recognition resolution: The board adopted a resolution honoring longtime treasurer Jeffrey Hostetler (2004–2026) and presented a plaque.
- Item 3.1 — Monthly finances: The board adopted the June financials as reported; staff said the district ended FY26 with about $1.2 million in the general fund.
- Item 3.2 — Earned-income tax resolution: The board adopted a resolution submitting a 1% earned-income tax question to district electors; roll-call votes recorded five ayes and no recorded opposition on the transcript.
- Procedural motion: Following approval of 3.2, the board made and passed a motion to "strike" a line/item (language not specified on the record).
- Item 4.1 — Services for visually impaired: Board accepted the 2026–27 agreement with the ESC of Northeastern Ohio for visually impaired services (small increase in hourly rates noted); motion passed.
- Items 5.1–5.13 — Personnel: The board adopted a consolidated personnel slate including long-term substitute hires and accepted several resignations (names including Ben Zink, Lauren Jacobs, Jen Tumlin and Bill Johnson were mentioned); vote passed by roll call.
All passed items were recorded on the meeting transcript as approved by roll-call votes; exact mover/second names were not clearly attributed on the record for each motion. Where the transcript did not provide explicit mover/second names, this summary records only the motion text and outcome.
