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Board adopts resolution banning unauthorized ransomware payments in line with Ohio law
Summary
The board adopted a resolution prohibiting employees or agents from authorizing ransomware payments unless the Board expressly approves such payment, citing Ohio Revised Code 9.64; the motion passed on a roll-call vote.
The Claymont City School District board voted May 11 to adopt a formal resolution that prohibits unauthorized ransomware payments by employees, officers, or agents of the district unless expressly approved by a formal board resolution. The resolution cites Ohio Revised Code 9.64 as the governing authority for the prohibition.
Treasurer Kim Beckley presented the recommendation alongside other routine financial approvals; on roll-call vote the motion carried (Host, Grandison, Campbell, Peters, Wolf voted yes). The resolution is recorded as district policy going forward and was approved as part of the Treasurer's recommended items for April 2026.
