001Good evening. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Bavilian Local Schools Board of Education, Monday, September 8th, 2025. Uh, call the RO, please. >> Mrs. Inennis, >> yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> here. >> Mrs. Stepp, >> here. >> Uh, four members present. >> Okay. That is something 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. >> I know. >> All right. Item four, legislative report. Mr. Aley said there is none. >> Nothing today. Thanks. And um is there item five, student leaison, they've just started school, so we don't have that yet either. Item six, guess four members aren't here either. >> Yeah, I didn't know she wasn't coming. >> Moving right
002along. Item seven, uh public participation on agenda items only. You two that just showed up? Any >> We're good. >> You're good. All right. I was going to say I had the list up here that is blank. I didn't want to leave you out. Okay. Wow. Okay. On to item number eight, board business. I recommend a resolution for the board to approve the retirement of Dr. David Hy, superintendent, effective October 10th, 2025. >> I'll move. I'll second. >> Okay. And before I call the role, um, like to say thank you for your two years here. You've you've come in and you've done a lot. Well, you're on your >> three. This is going in my fourth. >> Going in your fourth. >> Mhm. >> See how time flies. >> Gosh, it does when you're having
003fun. While you're three years, you've done a lot, too. Um, specifically safety, and I know that's your passion, and I know the board, the staff, the community appreciate, you know, everything that you've done to make our schools a safe learning space for them. And then um the instructional core, aligning curriculum, getting everybody on board, working together to have student achievement the best that it can be. And appreciate everything you've done and we're going to miss you. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. >> And it wasn't it wasn't me. I mean, we we did it together. I was just the catalyst for the leader. You're the leader of the group there. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any other questions, comments? Okay. Call the role, please. >> Mrs. Yes, >> Mr. Benson. >> Yes, >> Mr.
004Habermill. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Steppp. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. 40. >> Item nine, superintendent report. >> Yeah. I recommend a resolution for the board to approve the uhou between the Vermillion Local School District and the Oopsy Local 322 to amend the language of the negotiated agreement of article 36 on their vacation pay. And this is something that the the language um that was intended to be in the contract never got in the contract the way it was supposed to be. So we're just correcting that. >> I'll move. >> I'll second questions. Call the role, please. >> Mrs. Inennis, >> yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> yes. >> Mrs. Steppp, >> yes. >> Motion approved 40. Uh item 10, treasures report and our recommendations. >> Thank you. Uh a recommend a
005resolution for the board to approve the financial report for August 2025. That's attachment B. >> I'll move. >> I'll second. >> All right. Looking at general fund revenue by month, uh through the month of August, the districts received 9.2 2 million in the general fund compared to 9 million at this time last year and 9 million in fiscal year 24. Uh the district did not receive its public utility personal property tax payment from West Vermillion Power uh because it was paid delinquent to the Lraine County Treasurer. As such, the district should receive slightly more tax revenue than its historical average once we receive that payment. And I've added a new chart down below. Um we have one for this for the expenditure side. I added a historical revenue by category as well just so as
006you go through here um you can see you know we are up on our property tax on the residential and class 2. We are definitely down in the collection on the public utility and our state uh unrestricted and restricted is right in line with where it has been historically and all all other operating revenue fluctuates slightly but it's right in between the two. Uh there's your 9.2 to 9 million and 9 million >> and getting that delinquent uh utility will bring that back up to the average pretty close. >> It should bring it slightly above average. Yeah. >> Yeah. They haven't told me what that payment was, but I'm anticipating it to be to put us right around that 2.2 2.3 million. >> Looking at food service revenue through the month of August, we received
007$20,000 in food service compared to 18,000 at this time last year and 18,000 in fiscal year 24. Uh food service should continue to collect its historical average revenue once students are back in school and we actually start selling meals. Uh when we look at all funds through the month of August, we've received 9.5 million compared to 9.3 at this time last year and 9.3 in fiscal year 24. On the expenditure side, looking at the general fund through the month of August, we've expended $5 million from general fund uh compared to 4.6 6 at this time last year and 5.1 in fiscal year 24. Uh the district can expect to spend slightly more this year than it did last year. And again, here's the historical cost of the expenditures. Our salaries are right in line with
008where they've been the last two years. Uh our insurance and retirement, again, right in line with where it's been the last two years. Purchase service is on the average. Uh supplies are on the average. What's different is capital outlay. Uh the buses that we purchased last year didn't hit last year. They weren't delivered until July of this year. Um, and that's what's driving us up, you know, roughly $300,000 higher than we have been last year at this time. Uh, moving on to food service through the month of August, we've expended $128,000 in food service compared to 101,000 last year and 100,000 in the previous fiscal year 24. Uh, the cost for that variance is is two things. Mostly just the cost of food is is gone up substantially. And then again, our our salaries and
009wages have gone up slightly. Looking at all funds uh through the month of August, we've expended uh 5.4 million compared to 5 million at this time last year and 5.6 in fiscal year 24. And then looking at cash uh looking at our general fund through the month of August, we have a total of 13 million in cash compared to 20.6 million this time last year and 21.2 million in fiscal year 24. Uh remember last year we did make a transfer of $7.6 $6 million from the general fund to a capital projects fund uh to fund the capital repairs and replacements particularly this this roof at this high school if our bond levy is unsuccessful in November. Looking at uh food service uh food service through the month of August has a total of 115,000 in
010cash compared to 318,000 in fiscal year 25 and 333,000 in fiscal year 24. Um, that's something we're going to keep an eye on this year. Um, if that keeps going down, we may need to have a discussion later on uh for next year perhaps of of changing our lunch pricing just to keep up with this. Um, the cost of food has just gone through the roof here. Uh, and then looking at all cash through the month of August, uh, we have a total of 23.8 million in cash compared to 23.9 at this time last year and 25.4 in fiscal year 24. Uh the next page gives you a breakdown of cash by fund, your general fund, your capital projects fund, and your scholarship fund are the three largest funds. Um of that 23.8 million, 1.8
011million of it is is earmarked for scholarships. Just to let everybody know where that is. And then on the investment side, through the month of August, we've earned a total of $108,81167 compared to $128,773.54 at this time last year, which is a difference of $19,961.87 or 15.5% uh less in interest earning this year than what we had last year. >> Is that just the rates going down? >> Rates are going down. Mhm. >> Okay. All right. Any questions? Whoops. >> Okay. Call the RO, please. >> Mrs. Inennis, >> yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> yes. >> Mrs. Steppp, >> yes. >> Motion approved. 40 B. Recommend a resolution to the board to approve the following donations. $1,250 from OSAA enrichment fund to Vermillion Athletic Fund. Clay wedging table from John Williams
012to VHS Art Department. and $800 from Cliff German to the Vermillion Athletic Fund. >> I'll move. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Call the RO, please. >> Mrs. Inis, >> yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> yes. >> Mrs. Steppp, >> yes. >> Motion approved. 40 Z C. The recommended resolution of the board to authorize Ohio school council to advertise and receive school bus bids on behalf of Vermillion Local Schools for the purchase of one 54 passenger handicap school bus chassis and body and one 12 passenger school van and that is attachment C. >> I'll move. >> I'll second. >> Any questions? Call the role, please. >> Mrs. Inennis, >> yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> yes. >> Mrs. step. >> Yes. >> Motion to approve 40. >> Thank
013you. >> Item 11, consent agenda. The superintendent and treasurer recommend that the board of education approve the consent agenda items. Action by the board of education in adoption of the consent agenda means that all items are adopted by one vote unless a member of the board, the treasurer or the superintendent requests that any such item be removed from the consent agenda and voted on separately. A. Approve the minutes of the August 11th, 2025 regular meeting. B. Approve 10 preschool scholarships for tuition for the two 202526 school year. C. Approve the contract with Men of Courage Youth Mentoring and Vermillion Local School District for the 202526 school year at a cost of $7,000. D. Approve the Bright Ideas speech therapy agreement at $125 per hour for the 202526 school year. E. Approve FFA to attend the
014National FFA Convention in Indianapolis from October 29th through November 1st, 2025. F. Approve the employment action resignation of Lisa Rose, bus driver, and Paul Gardner, bus driver. Retirement. Cheryl Weaver, mental health therapist. Maternity leave, Kristen Shonne and Audrey Thompson. Leave of absence, Amanda Messenberg. G. Approve the bus drivers in training at $17 per hour, Christy Kenska, Sarah Wolf, Gang, Steven Carter. H. Approve the one-year classified limited contract for the 202526 school year to the following as listed. I approve the one-year additional duties contract for the 202526 school year to the following as listed. J approve the SMS football change Donald Hire head seventh grade coach replaces Anthony Buudka and Mike Dejidio as co- coaches. K. Approve the one-year non-eing supplemental contracts for 202526 to the following as listed. L approve the additional five hours for
015training modules for the new classified staff as listed. M approve up to 10 additional curriculum training hours at the project rate of $34 per hour to as listed. Any items to be removed from the consent agenda? Okay. I need a motion to approve. >> I'll move. I'll second. >> Any questions? >> All right. Call the RO, please. >> Mrs. Inennis? >> Yes. >> Mr. Benson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Habermill? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Steppp? >> Yes. >> Motion approved. 40. >> Item 12, dates and location of upcoming board meetings. Meetings will be held in the Vermillion High School Commons, 1250 Sanford Street, um at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Regular meeting of Monday, October 13th, 2025. Regular meeting Monday, November 10th, 2025. And regular meeting on Monday, December 8th, 2025. Item 13, public participation. I
016don't have anybody. Anybody changed their mind? All good. All right. Moving on then to item 14, adjournment to executive session. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 121.22, I hereby move that the board adjourn to executive session to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee. >> I'll move. >> I'll second. >> Call the RO, please. >> Mrs. Zennis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> yes. >> Mrs. Steppp, >> yes. >> Motion approved 40 and the time is 6:14 p.m. >> You don't have to >> returning at 7:06 p.m. >> Okay. All right. Underneath uh after the executive session, we have a recommend a resolution for the board to approve Wes Weaver, interim superintendent, effective October 11th, 2025. >> I'll move. >> I'll second. >>
017Call the role, please. >> Mrs. Inis, >> yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> yes. >> Mrs. Stepp, >> yes. >> Motion approved 40. >> Okay. And on to item. Congratulations, Mr. Weaver. >> Yeah, I appreciate it. >> We look forward to working with you and you carrying out the the vision. Yeah, >> looking forward to it. >> Uh item 15, adjournment. Motion to adjurnn. >> I'll move a second. >> Call the role, please. >> Mrs. Inennis, >> yes. >> Mr. Benson, >> yes. >> Mr. Habermill, >> yes. >> Mrs. Steppp, >> yes. >> Motion approved 40. And the time is 7:07