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BEAVER LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. BOARD MINUTES 2010 January 11, 2010 – Organizational/Regular Meeting The Beaver Local Board of Education met in organization/regular session on Monday, January 11, 2010, at 7:00 P.M., in the Beaver Local High School Media Center. Action on agenda items for the regular section of the meeting was preceded by a work session open to the public. ATTENDANCE BOARD MEMBERS: OTHERS: Mr. Buchheit Dr. DiBacco, Superintendent Mr. Garn Mr. Barrett, Treasurer Mr. McKenzie Administrators and Supervisors Mr. Wolfe Other interested and concerned Dr. Meredith citizens and employees CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by the 2009 Board President, Dr. Meredith. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison. The roll was called noting all members were present. ORGANIZATIONAL SECTION OF MEETING M-10.01 OATH OF OFFICE The Treasurer administered the Oath of Office to newly elected Board members Mr. Brad Buchheit and Mr. Thomas Wolfe (Exh. 10-1). M-10.02 ELECTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT Mr. McKenzie nominated Dr. Meredith to serve as President for 2010. Mr. Garn moved, seconded by Mr. Wolfe, to close nominations. Roll Call: Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. Dr. Meredith elected as President of the Board for 2010. M-10.03 ELECTION OF BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT Mr. Buchheit nominated Mr. Wolfe to serve as Vice-President for 2010. Mr. McKenzie moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, to close nominations. Roll Call: Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. Mr. Wolfe elected as Vice-President of the Board for 2010. 1 BEAVER LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. BOARD MINUTES 2010 January 11, 2010 – Organizational/Regular Meeting M-10.04 DATE, PLACE, AND TIME OF REGULAR MEETINGS: Mr. McKenzie moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, to establish the regular board meetings to be held on the second Monday of each month, in the High School Media Center except otherwise announced, at 6:30 P.M. with the alternate date to be announced as needed. Roll Call: Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.05 O.S.B.A. LIAISON APPOINTMENTS Mr. McKenzie nominated Mr. Buchheit as the O.S.B.A. liaison person for 2010 to act as a link between the state association and the local board of education. Dr. Meredith nomimated Mr. Garn as the O.S.B.A. student achievement liason for 2010. Mr. McKenzie moved, seconded by Mr. Wolfe to accept the nominations. Roll Call: Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.06 APPOINTMENT OF CAREER CENTER REPRESENTATIVE: Mr. Buchheit moved, seconded by Mr. McKenzie, to appoint Mr. Garn as the Board's representative to the Career Center Board for a two-year term (2010 and 2011). Roll Call: Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.07 DESIGNATE NEWSPAPERS: Mr. Garn moved, seconded by Mr. McKenzie, to designate the following newspapers in the District as the official newspapers: The Morning Journal, The Review, The Vindicator, and The Salem News. Roll Call: Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.08 ADOPTING EXISTING BYLAWS AND POLICIES: Mr. Buchheit moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, to adopt existing bylaws and policies for the Board‟s own operation and the operation of the school system. Roll Call: Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. 2 BEAVER LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. BOARD MINUTES 2010 January 11, 2010 – Organizational/Regular Meeting M-10.09 O.S.B.A. DUES AND PUBLICATIONS: Mr. Wolfe moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, to approve the following dues and publications for 2010: OSBA Dues $ 4,963 Briefcase Subscription (electronic copy) 0 School Management Subscription ___185 Total $ 5,148 Roll Call: Mr. Wolfe, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.10 SERVICE FUND: Mr. Garn moved, seconded by Mr. Buchheit, to approve the Board Service Fund at $7,500 for the 2010 calendar year. Roll Call: Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. REGULAR SECTION OF MEETING M-10.11 MINUTES OF LAST MEETING Mr. Garn moved, seconded by Mr. Wolfe, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 14, 2009. Roll Call: Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.12 FINANCIAL REPORTS Mr. McKenzie moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, to approve the financial reports for the month of December 2009 as presented by the Treasurer. Roll Call: Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.13 AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA Mr. Garn moved, seconded by Mr. McKenzie, and upon the recommendation of the superintendent to amend the agenda to add Executive Session for legal matters at the end of the agenda. Roll Call: Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. 3 BEAVER LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. BOARD MINUTES 2010 January 11, 2010 – Organizational/Regular Meeting M-10.14 FORMAL ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Mr. Garn moved, seconded by Mr. Wolfe, to formally adopt the agenda as presented. Roll Call: Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. EQUITY AND ADEQUACY The recommendation for consideration by the Board, the matter of participation in the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding died for a lack of a motion. M-10.15 FISCAL MATTERS – 2010/11 ASKING BUDGET, DONATIONS, WORKERS COMPENSATION GROUP Mr. Wolfe moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, and upon the recommendation of the superintendent and treasurer to approve the following: 2010/11 Asking Budget Approve the 2010/2011 Asking Tax Budget as submitted in EXHIBIT A, to present to the County Budget Commission by January 15, 2010. Donations Accept the following donations: $48.88 from The East Liverpool American Legion Post 374 for athletic programs $250.00 from the Frank Mangano Foundation to be used for the athletic programs Workers Compensation Group Approve the enrollment into CompManagement for workers compensation program. This program is co-sponsored by OSBA and OASBO. Roll Call: Mr. Wolfe, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.16 FISCAL MATTERS – ACCESS CONTRACT Mr. McKenzie moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, and upon the recommendation of the superintendent and treasurer to approve a contract with ACCESS for technology services for the 2010/11 fiscal year. Roll Call: Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. 4 BEAVER LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. BOARD MINUTES 2010 January 11, 2010 – Organizational/Regular Meeting M-10.17 FISCAL MATTERS – SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Mr. McKenzie moved, seconded by Mr. Garn, and upon the recommendation of the superintendent and treasurer to accept the following settlement agreement: WHEREAS, the Board is involved in pending litigation in regard to its September 3, 2008 press release, including a September 4, 2008 grievance, Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 08-CV-901, and State Employment Relations Board Case No. 2008-ULP-12-0517; and WHEREAS, an Agreement resolving all pending claims was negotiated and is presented to this Board for its consideration and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board authorizes the Superintendent, the Treasurer, and the Board's legal counsel to execute Exhibits A-1 and A-2 to resolve the September 4, 2008 grievance, Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 08-CV-901, and State Employment Relations Board Case No. 2008-ULP-12-0517. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of the Board concerning and relating to the adoption of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of the Board, and that all deliberations of the Board and of any of its committees that resulted in formal action were in meetings open to the public, when required by law, in full compliance with the law Roll Call: Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.18 EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Buchheit moved, seconded by Mr. McKenzie, and upon the recommendation of the superintendent to enter into executive session for the consideration of the letting of personnel contracts. Roll Call: Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. M-10.19 RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION Mr. Buchheit moved, seconded by Mr. Garn and upon the recommendation of the superintendent to return to regular session. Roll Call: Mr. Buchheit, yes; Mr. Garn, yes; Mr. McKenzie, yes; Mr. Wolfe, yes; Dr. Meredith, yes. Motion approved. 5 BEAVER LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. BOARD MINUTES 2010 January 11, 2010 – Organizational/Regular Meeting M-10-20 PERSONNEL MATTERS – LEAVE OF ABSENCE, SALARY ADJUSTMENTS, SUBSTITUES Mr. Garn moved, seconded by Mr. Buchheit, and upon the recommendation of the superintendent to approve the following: Leave of Absence Approve the request of Kay Greenwood for a 2-year unpaid Leave of Absence due to disability, according to Article 25.01 A. of the agreement in effect with OAPSE Chapter #564 and the Beaver Local Board of Education.