001All right. I'd like to call our July 16th, 2025 Larry City School Board meeting to order. Madam Treasure, will you please call the role? >> Yes. Mrs. Siguin >> here. >> Miss Chrisarfin >> here. >> Mr. Gabart >> here. >> Mr. Hower >> here. >> Mr. Parker >> here. >> Okay. I rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. I mean, most of our faces look familiar, but I will introduce our board members. Um, we have Mr. Brent Parker and Mr. Mike Gart to my right. Um, I'm Elaine Seuin. We have Annie Karstarin, vice president, Mr. Lenhauser, board member. Miss Ann Slash, our superintendent,
002and Colleen Ault, our treasurer, I believe. >> All right, moving along. Looks like we have no board recognition or presentations. Uh, no visitors signed up, nothing. All right, we're cruising along here. Our, uh, meeting minutes from the June 25th meeting have been posted. Hopefully we've all had a chance to look at those. Do we have a motion? >> Second >> and special meeting. >> Yeah, we the special meeting. >> Okay. Yeah, we also had a special board meeting last week and those meetings or those minutes were posted also. So, do we have a motion to approve the both um board meeting minutes? >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All right. Madam treasure, please call the role. >> Mr. Gabart, >> I. >> Mr. Garfin, >> I. >> Mr. Hower, >> I. Mr.
003Parker. >> I. >> Mrs. Seuin. >> I. Motion carries. Okay. Board of Education items. Is there anything? All right. Moving along. Treasurer action items. Okay. to accept the financial report for the month of June 2025 which includes all the banks reconciliations, investment reports, and cash reports that are attached below to approve the budgets for the federal programs for the fiscal year 2026 as provided by the Ohio Department of Education when they ever actually really dropped the funds into our bucket. and to approve and acknowledge and express appreciation. Thank you for the Lorraine County Veterans Service Commission has presented a donation for the American flag pole for the stadium valued at $12,500 and to approve the student activity purpose statements that are detailed below. And that's it. >> Okay. Do we have a motion to approve
004the treasur's action items? >> So move. >> We have a second. >> Second. >> Um I just have one question then. So the it's a go. >> It's a go. Mr. Kokai is here. Um, we're having some difficulties finding someone to install it. So, I'll let him elaborate a little bit. >> Yeah. So, we have the flag pole. Um, it's at the stadium. Uh, we took delivery of it. Um, it is a very large flag pole and it's been challenging to find someone to um even give us a quote honestly on >> really >> getting it installed. I think we have a couple leads. Um, one that's given us a price. Um, and the other is we're still awaiting a quote. Um, it's it's a little bit logistically challenging on how to get it into
005the ground. It requires a very large crane. >> Wow. >> And a big hole. >> So, how do we do that without tearing up the property? >> Did you guys call like sign companies or >> Yes, that's who we're in contact. Okay. So, we've had some people out and looking at it and um got a location kind of picked out in front of um kind of in between the JV and varsity baseball fields over by the softball fieldhouse. >> Oh, it's not going in the end zone now. >> Mhm. >> I don't think it logistically can. There's drainage underneath it. There's >> it'll mess with >> almost impossible to get a crane and that size back into that area. Actually, I think it's going to be really nice out in the middle because everyone will
006see it >> from driving by. If it's back by the woods, people won't see it as much. I think it'll be a huge presence in the middle of the whole campus. >> How tall is it and how how big the flag? I don't recall. >> I believe it's >> 60 flag pole. >> That's a big flag pole. >> 12 by 18 flag. >> It'll be pretty. >> Yeah. Like Camping World >> and it'll be lit. in that location facing Middle Avenue for everybody to that will be nice. Yeah, >> I like that. >> There's already a poll there. So, that's that poll will not come out. That'll just be a secondary flag, whether that's the state of Ohio flag, whatever we choose to fly there. Um, but it's just a little bit of logistics on
007how to do it without requiring a whole lot of property repair after. >> Okay, good. Thank you. Will it be Will it be installed for the first game? that I'll do >> be very optimistic. >> Wow. >> Did Did you say you're very optimistic or that would be very optimistic? >> I just logistically without even a company in hand right now that says yes, I can do the work. >> Yeah. >> And we're less than probably 30 days away from the first game. >> It's true. I logistically would have a hard time seeing that happen, but I'm doing everything I can. >> Yeah. >> No, you are. >> I guess we can talk about this later, but will uh >> like will we use that for the football games? Will it be able to be
008seen or will we still use this? >> I think you'll be able to see it, but I I think we're going to keep the one that's in the stadium there. Yeah. >> Um but I think, you know, you'll be able to see it from there. That's why we like the location. You can see it from everywhere. Yeah. >> Back by the trees. I think it it won't be as present. >> No, it would just be football at that point. >> Okay. >> You want to hear? >> All right. Thank you. >> Um, but we still have to call the role, please. >> Mr. Parker, >> the problem. >> What's that? >> We're calling the role. Say I. >> I still flag. I >> Mr. Hower. >> I. >> Uh, Miss Garfin. >> I. >> Mr.
009Gart. >> I. >> Mrs. Sein. >> I. Thank you. >> Motion carries. Okay. Hey, do we have a treasurer report? >> I do not. I will let Ann do my report. It was just going to be about the budget bill and overrides, but she'll articulate it shorter and better than I would. >> Okay. >> All right. Moving on to superintendent action items. >> All right. Um, first of all, the following staff members, uh, uh, stipen for the web program. That's where everyone belongs. It's, uh, the middle school version of Link Crew. So, some new new teachers getting trained in that. Also, for the approval of the payment of stipens as listed below. Um, the I'm we have a lot of contracts here, so I'm just going to kind of go through them quickly. to approve
010the Applewood Center contract for next year, to approve uh the contract for Spectrum Growth and IEP services, to approve the contract for the ESC project search, to approve the Sprout Therapy Contract for St. Jude's to approve the contract for the Lorraine County Board of Developmental Disabilities, also known as Murray Ridge. uh to approve the amended contract with Embudsman Educational Services. And that concludes my action items. >> All right. Do we have a motion to approve treasure or um superintendent's action items? >> I'll make the motion. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Um treasurer, please or madam treasure, please call the role. >> Mr. Gart, >> I. >> Mr. Chrisarfin, >> I. >> Mr. Hower, >> I. >> Mr. Parker, >> I. >> Mrs. Siguin, >> I. Motion carries. Okay. items K and
011L. I guess superintendent other and personnel action. >> Yes, I'll go right into personnel action items. Uh first of all, to approve the unpaid leave of absence for the following staff member for the next school year. Also to um approve the action of the board um sending the contract. Um I I sent you a note on it in email that shows that this is something we do when someone resigns after July 10th. Um and that's considered breaking their contract. So we send it to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. So to approve that to approve the appointment of the following certified staff as detailed below you can see uh HR is busy as ever getting building subs and teachers. Um, also to approve the cancellation of the supplemental contract for the following employee. To
012approve the unpaid leave of absence for the following classified staff member. To approve the resignation of the following classified staff member. To approve the supplemental contracts for the 2526 school year as listed below. to approve the following athletic supplemental contracts for district certified and non-district coaches. Um to approve the following district and non-district game workers for the entire school year as well as then we also have our tournament game workers that need approval to approve the appointment of the following classified staff as detailed below. And that concludes my personnel action items. >> Okay. Do we have a motion to approve the superintendent personnel action items? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Command treasure, please call the role. >> Mr. Hower, >> I. >> Mr. Parker. >> Hi. >> Miss. >> Hi. >> Mr. Gabart.
013>> Hi. >> Mrs. Siguin. >> I. Motion carries. >> Okay. Do we have other personnel items or superintendent report? >> Uh, just a short report. Um, obviously I I talked a lot about hiring. We are in the midst of that. I think we're almost done. >> Almost hopefully. >> Yes. Almost hopefully. Yes. Um, it's hard to believe, but in just a couple weeks, the administrators come back for next year. So, August 4th, they report. Um, did want to share with you, and I will send this through email today. Um, we've spent a lot of time as superintendents in Lorraine County and treasures. um talking to legislators um over the last few months. Obviously, there's a lot going on. Um right now, yesterday u many of the superintendents in Lraine County sent letters off to both
014Mannings. I do believe we have their support at this point, but it was in regards to overriding the vetos >> um in the budget bill 96. Um there are three vetos that they I believe have the votes to override. We're trying to to um change their mind, so to speak. I will forward you the letters I sent this morning to both Mannings. And again, I do want to say how supportive they've been through all of this, but understand that if they are overridden, um it is really going to change our levy structure. um there will no longer be substitute and emergency levies. >> So what happens is we get near that uh 20 mil floor and and she says I can say it better but she knows it better. Um what it's going to do
015is we're going to get less money and um it'll make the structure of additional levies be more frequent I guess is the best way you can say it. Um we're fortunate in in the sense that we have those two renewals that still have eight or nine years left on them. Um but the one that's in the hopper now that you know we're going um later on you're going to do the second resolution. Um a lot of this is up in the air so to speak until we hear from them. >> Um unfortunately it's not good for public ed what what is happening with this. So, um I will forward what we sent, but uh in short, what it does is um we end up with less money. I guess that's the bottom line in all
016of it, which we know already, uh the federal government is holding over $7 billion of entitlement dollars. Um, for us it's about anywhere from 500,000 to 750,000 of 2A and 4A and title three. Um, they have not told us if we're going to get it. The the state department is is in the dark as much as we are. So, we've got all this money leaving us coming from many different angles and um across the board. It could be really devastating to public ed. So, we urge people to write their their legislators or call them. Um, and again, I will share the letters I sent off this morning on behalf of City Schools. Um, just, you know, kind of pleading our case. Um, and fingers crossed that that this gets solved. Um I think Governor DeWine
017did a nice job of supporting um it in you know the >> his vetos with education. Unfortunately now though they're going to try to override three that are very critical for us and hurt the taxpayers a little bit. So >> that's never anything we would like to do. >> Okay. Thanks Ann. Um moving on to board of ed education items. Uh we do have a resolution which um so let me just read it. A resolution, resolution number two, determining to proceed with an additional $6,381,390 tax levy for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirement of the school district for a period of 10 years, which if approved would be first collected in calendar year 2026 to be submitted to the electors of the school district at the November 4th, 2025 election. Do we have
018a motion to approve a resolution determining to proceed with the submission to the electors of the school district of the question of an additional tax pursuant to section 57051 194 to 57051 197 of the revised code? >> So move. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Madam treasure, please call the role. >> Mr. Gart, >> I. >> Miss Garfin, >> I. Mr. Hower. >> I. >> Mr. Parker. >> I. >> Mr. Sein. >> I. Motion carries. Okay. Um, executive session. We do have executive session. Correct. Yeah. >> Yes. Um, so do we have a motion to request an executive session for the purpose of considering consideration of confidential information related to the marketing plans, specific business strategy, production techniques, trade secrets or personal financial statements of an applicant for economic development assistance or
019to negotiations between the school district and other political subdivisions. Respecting requests for economic development assistance as provided in Ohio Revised Code 570940 to 570943. Do we have a motion? >> Go ahead. >> Anniey's got it. I'll second. >> Pardon me. >> Can I request an amendment? >> Sure. >> Also include to consider matters and kept confidential by federal law. >> Okay. What Mr. Lane said I don't have to repeat it. >> Anything for and expulsion. >> Thank you. >> You just let the kid out. >> Okay. Do we have a motion? >> Any second? Okay. >> All right. >> Miss Clarfin. >> I >> Mr. Hower. >> Hi. >> Mr. Parker. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Siguin. >> I >> Oh, Mr. Gart. >> I Mr. Gart. Yeah. >> Sorry. Okay. We will Mr. be in
020executive session with