001Good evening. Today is Monday, January 12th, 2026. It is 7:44. We are in room D205 at the Mount Levven School District School Board meeting and also virtual via Zoom. We will start with roll call. >> Mrs. Berdick here. Dr. Campanaro >> here. >> Mr. Clocky >> here. >> Mrs. Crabel here. >> Miss Fleer >> here. >> Mrs. Galman >> here, >> Miss Given >> here, >> Mr. Hoffman >> here, >> Mr. Wland >> here. >> All members are present. >> Thank you. Starting off, we will start with a presentation about the budget opt out. >> Good evening everybody. Um, tonight's presentation is the Mount Lebanon School District 2026 2027 proposed preliminary budget. Uh tonight's agenda will include the act one index and the timeline, the 2627 proposed preliminary budget expendit expenditures and revenue, our budget
002process, an opt- out resolution, and our timeline. Act one of 2006 is a law that regulates property taxes in Pennsylvania school districts. The act one index is the maximum percentage increase a school district can increase millillage without voter approval or PTE exceptions. The act one index is calculated by the commonwealth in each fiscal year. It's based on two parts. There's a base index across the commonwealth. That's the average of the percentage changes in wages statewide and the percent percentage changes in school employee compensation costs nationwide, not just in Pennsylvania or locally, nationwide. The 26 27 act one base index for all school districts is 3.5%. Some districts have an adjustment. An adjustment for districts with lower or declining personal income is made by the state and Mount Lebanon's 2627 act one act one adjusted index
003is 4.1%. This slide talks about the revenue that could be gained if there is a tax increase or not a tax increase. In 2627 when we analyze the real estate revenue projection and use the same millillage that we have for 2526 no increase 30.95 mills the real estate revenue is $80,44,540. The board will have the option to raise taxes to a maximum of 4.1% or 32.2189 mills. That would bring our revenue for real estate up to 82,785375. So if we are to raise taxes to the act one index, it would mean a revenue increase in real estate revenue of $2,380,835. I go through those numbers just to emphasize that there's um it's a large number 2.4 million but it's even less than what we need in this preliminary budget which I will talk about next.
004So we're going to talk about the expenses. Our expenses include uh nine categories or nine buckets. The two largest buckets are our personnel salaries and wages and the 200's employee benefits. Those are lines one and two. The third largest bucket is 900 other financing uses. Those are our bonds. So right now the very preliminary expenses are 130,976,761. that is in what I will call the worst case scenario. And I would like to um show you some of those um assumptions that have been made in this budget, but also point out that out of the um uh all the expenses, this is a pie chart that shows the salaries and the in the big pieces of the pie, salary and benefits. 84.9% of the preliminary expenses are related to those those buckets salary benefits and bonds.
005Only 15.1% is available for all other commitments such as curriculum, technology, facilities, tuition, transportation, and athletics. We frozen. There we go. Thank you, Chris. These are the salary uh or the expense assumptions. Salary expenses have increased by 3.5%. That is an assumption that we will have those increases with current staffing level levels. Health insurance will increase by 10%. The pleasers employer contribution rate is certified at 33.59%. That is not an assumption. That is the rate that we will use and it's used in this budget. Bond payments are not adjusted for refinancing. Prior year year refunds on residential and commercial properties is budgeted at $300,000. There's a 3% increase on special ed tuition, charter school tuition, and Parkway. there's a 4% increase budgeted to trans for our transportation contract. Um we will assume that department and
006curriculum expense budgets will be generally flat and we will have capital expenses in the amount of $619,000. >> Can I ask a question on the assumptions? >> Yes. You want us to hold these to the end? Um so uh obviously with it being the biggest piece of the pie um salaries and benefits um I know we go into the high level timeline but can you talk about the timeline for refining those two numbers? >> Yes we are first of all our teachers have a deadline of February 1st. They have to declare their retirement by February 1st. some already have. Uh once we receive resignations and retirements by staff, we analyze everything through staffing meetings with the assistant superintendent, other members of the administration in the finance department. Uh we will also be looking at every
007single line item brought forth by every single budget manager. We call it zerobased budgeting. Um, budgets are due Friday and we will start meetings the following week and we literally go line by line. Does that help? >> Yeah. Yeah. I just especially um with with newer board members to sort of understand when we're looking at this proposed preliminary expenses that's like you said the worst case scenario, the highest we would expect. Yes. making many um assumptions except for piecers uh and then typically that's refined through the process. >> Yes. So we will create a base budget um and present it to the board in probably March. We'll have the budget forum in April. That's when some um it goes to the public and on public display and then a final vote in May. >> I
008have a question as well. um the six through nine with those um assumed percent increases for special education, transportation, etc. Um are those conservative projections at this point or >> they're based on history, historical projections? That's what we usually see by our partners at um the roof private schools and the Alagany Intermediate Unit. May I um on Miss Flecher's question just to to to spell it out a little further um the one of the areas of of biggest savings obviously it's the biggest piece of our expenditures is salary benefits and bonds but relative to salary and benefits when certainly we don't want any of our wonderful experienced teachers to you know to move on and retire but they've reached the top of the scale so they're some of our most expensive personnel assets and that
009are often replaced with first tier >> um replacements. So there there's a there's generally a large savings recognized when we get those retirement numbers. Why that's so important um relative to a different line item or maybe Yeah, there it is. Number five, um the prior year refunds residential commercial properties. This has been a particularly active area in the past couple years. Is that $300,000 number consistent with what we've seen in in recent history? >> We've been higher, we've been lower. Um this has been a more active year, but um I'm looking at averages over the last three years and 300 I think is a good way to go. >> Thank you. >> Okay, now we're going to talk about revenues. Preliminary revenues came in at 126738 95 96.5 million attributable to local that's includes our
010real estate taxes. This does not include a tax increase. This is if everything stayed the millage stayed the same. It includes real estate tax with no millage increase, earned income tax, reality transfer tax, delinquent tax, public utility tax, AIU idea pass through funds, investment earnings, facility rentals, tuition, parking fees, settlements, gate receipts, paytoplay fees. So a lot of the analysis is based on past history. The state um allocation is 29.6 million. It includes basic ed subsidy and special ed subsidy remaining flat. Uh that means no change from the prior year meaning this year. Uh because we have seen that there's not a whole lot of support for funding that through the legislator legislatores. Social security and peasers reimbursements are direct tied to our payroll. We will have construction subsidy, health services subsidy and gaming the
011gaming fund allocation etc. On the federal level, that is our smallest bug bucket. It is less than 1% of all of our funding and it includes title one or title funding and Medicaid reimbursements. So that's how we come came up with the revenue projection of 126 738 376. >> And on these I know the assumptions are spelled out on the next slide. I didn't see it. So, um, are we assuming all of those fees for rentals, parking, etc. would be flat as well or are we projecting an increase to those? >> Um, I'm not so sure about parking. We haven't discussed that, but Mr. Kaiser does adjust the rental fees for the facilities based on actual cost. >> So, they are adjusted annually. >> Okay. >> So, these are the revenue assumptions. Uh the adjusted
012act one index of 4.1% was not applied to current real estate values. Exceptions are not in this projection because Mount Lebanon does not qualify. State basic ed funding and special ed funding is flat. The ready tolearn block grant is also flatfunded. Title funding is flat. Medicaid is flat. Revenue accounts were analyzed and projected by reviewing the last three years of actual revenue amounts. So, our proposed preliminary revenue shortfall is $4,238,385. And that just gives you another visual of revenues, less expenses. That's where the deficit is with no tax increase >> and no work on the budget. This is like >> Yes. >> Bearer basics. Yeah, we will be meeting about the budget pretty much daily for the next six weeks. The 2627 opt out resolution is for your review on tonight's agenda. A school district
013opt out resolution is a resolution by the school board to keep the property tax increase for the upcoming fiscal year within the adjusted act one index of 4.1%. This opt- out resolution is required as part of act one of 2006. And by passing an opt- out resolution, the school board certifies that it will not raise taxes by more than the adjusted act one index of 4.1. And this gives you a month-by-month review of the timeline. So, um, the vote on the opt out resolution would be January 26th. Department budget and staffing meetings will occur all through January and February. In March on March 16th, the board will review and discuss the 2627 proposed final budget. There will be a budget forum presented on April 6th. And on April 13th, the proposed final budget vote that
014will be on display for 30 days. And then the board will vote on it on May 18th. And I just I guess this is not so much a question as a statement because last year the board did apply for and was awarded um exceptions to the act one index for special education costs. So we're not pursuing that or retirement funding exceptions this year because we're not eligible for them. We >> we do not qualify for that this year. There's not a big enough variance between the last time we were awarded exceptions for us to come anywhere near close to qualifying. >> So, we don't qualify for any of the exceptions this year. Is that >> we do not? >> Okay. >> And our um act one was adjusted when it originally came out in the
015fall. It was 4.9 and the state used incorrect numbers. >> Last year. Yes. >> Interesting. This year it was um four districts with mount at the beginning. >> Yes. >> Um >> that's ridiculous. >> And and to be honest, if Mrs. Connley had not been continuing to check it just to double check it because of our previous experiences, we could have passed the wrong resolution because the state never notified us, >> sadly. What was their explanation for none >> five mount school districts being >> none they don't like to have um anybody call out when they're incorrect. They just kind of avoid you and they say things like we updated the numbers. >> It's very interesting. Um just to clarify that shortfall of 4,238,385 is without raising 4.1 the or or any anything under 4.1.
016It's we can go up to 4.1 can't exceed it because there's no exceptions. Um that number shortfall has assumed flat tax basis. Correct. Okay. >> Yeah. So, we would either need to find additional revenue or cut expenses >> um in order to balance the budget. So, that'll be the work of the next four months. >> And for what it's worth, I have confidence in your team to do that. I've seen you guys work before. I I know how how carefully you review each uh budget group, you know, to find some of that delta within the 15% that you have the most control over. Um but also, as we touched on before, when the retirement numbers come in, that's also going to make some dent in this, you know. So, I I I you know, having
017been through this a couple times, obviously $4.2 2 million shortfall. It's a lot, you know, but I I have confidence in in this team's ability to to get there from here. >> Yes. And also the stop spend for our teachers and staff as well will also help. So, I think once they start to dig in, um I'm excited to see the work that you do. We know that you get creative. So, thank you so much. Any other >> Just When does the stop spend memo go out? Is that in February? >> It's out. Okay. Yeah, it goes out when we come back from break. >> September that the >> it's okay. So, the um we sent the stop spending u memo out last week with the caveat that we did allow them to keep their
018um office depot because that's like supplies and that was something that last year was like an ask. It's a very very small amount. Um, our goal is to do what we did last year, which is to conserve as many funds as possible to continue to build the fund balance so that we can get ourselves in a better position financially so that we have better bond ratings. Um, and of course, just restore ourselves to where we were before. So, again, publicly say thank you to our staff. This is not something that any of us at this table can do by ourselves, and they have been fantastic at making things work um, when it's really, really challenging to do so. Any other questions or comments? >> Just a comment. You look at the math there. There's a
0194,238 shortfall. If we were to raise taxes, 2,38835. You subtract those uh numbers and we still have that um shortfall 1,857550 according to my quick math. Um, so we have to have to tighten the belt that much at a minimum. So we're expecting to see that happen. You don't have to expect it. It will happen. >> Uh, we deliver on the budget every single year. Um, you know, it's it's the majority of our costs are coming from staffing and collective bargaining agreements. We're not out looking for um adding additional staff and things like that. We have been pretty conservative. We will be looking at every single position as retirements come in to determine if we're going to replace those individuals. Um I think everybody at this table knows that our goal is attrition rather than
020ever having to furlow anyone. So every position that comes in across the entire district, we're evaluating those and um making decisions that are going to allow us to continue to provide great services to kids, but to do it in a way um that is fiscally responsible. And that takes years, you know. I mean, our first year at this, we reduced our positions by 30 um individuals in the district, and we did it as a team, and we'll continue to do that as a team. Any other questions or comments? Okay, great. Um, moving into policy. And before we do that, for those of you that may have been waiting a while online, we have changed our format a bit. So policy will be members of the whole. So we will be starting our policy committee at
0216:30 prior to the 7:30 um discussion or voting meeting. All right. Next, we will go into finance and we'll start with the treasures report. Miss G. Yep. The treasures report reflects cash transactions for the month of December. The first document is our treasur or the accounting of all of our bank accounts, beginning and ending balances, our investments, and then our smaller accounts on page four. And then the second document is our projected expenditures and revenues for month ending December 31, 2025. We are showing a surplus at this time of $354,65, mostly attributable to a little bit of extra um state subsidy that we received when the governor's budget was approved in November. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments? I guess I have a quick question and I the answer is probably in there if
022I do the quick math, but just making sure that the proposed revenues for next year is flat to actuals rather than flat to the 2526 budget. So to the allocation we got from the state rather than >> Thank you. I think the words you used flat actuals. Yes, flat actuals. what we receive state subsidies, not what we thought we were going to get. >> Any other questions or comments? >> I on that note, I think I I think that the state funding was 29660. Um on the um monthly report, it says 293. It's like $300,000 difference. And I assume it's somewhere. >> Okay. Well, I'll check into it. could be a typo. >> It also could be some of the um Paser reimbursements would change based on the U salary number. Any other questions or
023comments? Okay, great. Monthly list of bills. The monthly list of bills reflects checks authorized to be drawn from December 4, 2025 to December 30, 2025. All checks have been reviewed by the administration. The superintendent recommends approval of this list. Questions or comments? Moving on. List of tax refunds for December 2025. The list of tax refunds totals $92,6868 for 11 refunds for December 2025. The list has been reviewed by the solicit solicitor's office which recommends approval. The le the list is re recommended for approval by the superintendent. Any questions or comments? Just >> these are all change order reductions. So these are all based on um common level ratio >> appeals. Yes. Settlements >> and some for multiple years. >> Correct. >> Budgetary list of transfers for January 2026. Budgetary transfers for January 20 26 totals
024$1,744 athletic supplies. The superintendent recommends approval of these transfers. Any questions or comments? Okay. Authorization of 2024 2025 annual comprehensive financial report. The board is asked to approve the 2024 2025 annual comprehensive financial report, the ACFR, which includes a financial section with the district's 2024 2025 financial statements, notes, and the independent auditor's report, as well as a statistical section that provides additional financial and statistical data, including trends of the district. The superintendent recommends approval of the 2024-25 annual comprehensive financial report. Any questions or comments? Okay. 2026 2027 accelerated budget opt out resolution certifying tax rate within inflation index. The district must approve a budget resolution to meet the statutory requirements of the act one timeline in January and at least 110 days prior to the primary election. The act one index for the 2627 fiscal
025year is 4.1% equating to 1.26895 mills. This opt- out resolution certifies that the revenue sources including our fund balance will be sufficient to balance the final budget in May by an amount less than or equal to the act one index. The superintendent recommends recommends approval of this resolution. Any questions or comments? Okay, moving into human resources personnel report. The personnel report details personnel appointments, changes in assignments, leaves of absences, resignations, sabbaticals, and retirements to be considered by the board. Any questions or comments? Okay. Approval of attendance and expenses for board members at national, state, and local conferences and workshops. This is an annual request to approve attendance and expenses for school board members at national, state, and local conferences and workshops for 2026. The superintendent recommends approval. Any questions or comments? Okay. See, appointment of
026Parkway West Career and Technology Center joint committee representative. The Parkway West HTC jointer agreement requires public action on a representative and alternate. The board is asked to consider Brena Crra to serve as the representative and Becky Campanaro to serve as the alternate for a three-year term ending in December 2029. >> Any questions or comments? >> Um, wouldn't a three-year term end in 2028? think it would be 2026, 2027, 2028. >> Yes. >> The end of 2025. Yeah. >> Yes. I had to had to count that out. >> I was like, hold on. >> We'll make we can update that. Thanks. >> Or is it a four year term year? >> Thanks. >> I was over here in my head like, yes, you are correct. >> That was actually a test and you you pass again.
027>> All right. Appointment of Shazda representative. >> The board has asked to consider Jacob Wyland as the representative to the South Hills Area School Districts Association Consortium of School Districts. Any questions or comments? Great. All right, moving into facilities. We are really excited to talk about Paper Products, the one-year extension with Paper Products Company. >> Well, so am I. Okay. >> The board has asked to approve a one-year extension with Paper Products Company Incorporated for hand soap, paper towels, and bathroom tissue at the following price through June of 2027. For hand soap, $52.19 per case with a possible maximum increase of 5% or $54.80 80 cents per case if there is an industrywide increase. Paper towels at Foster Elementary and Jefferson middle schools at $110.77 per case and bathroom tissue at $789 per case. The
028contract extension is recommended for approval by the superintendent. >> Any questions or comments? Okay, moving into the Mount Lebanon Soccer Association. >> The board has asked to approve anou with the Mount Lebanon Soccer Association for the donation of a turf surface on the Markham Elementary School tennis court. The superintendent recommends approval of thisou. >> Any questions or comments? >> I would like to comment actually. Um you're like sorry. I think this I think this is great. I think it's great for usage of the uh of the district facility, but also um I think that the number of uh children in our community who are participating in soccer is has dramatically increased over the years that I've lived here. Um you know, if you drive past uh Cedar on any given night in the spring or
029the fall, you'll see multiple teams practicing. Um and another another location for um for those kids to practice is is great. So, I love this collaboration between the district and the community. >> Exactly what I was going to say when I was like it is it's really exciting for soccer and a lot of our other um athletes as well because we struggle with that. So, thank you so much to our soccer association. I do I also have a a quick question. So the umou does um provide then uh um priority access. So not exclusive access. Other groups can request access to the turf area um on certain weekday evenings and weekends. Um is that is that a new precedent? like do we have existing umus with I think >> so we do over at Jefferson
030Middle School or elementary school depending how you would look at it >> they have an ex they have an existing foot court that they have the same agreement with >> okay >> and that hasn't interfered with other community groups wanting to use the space >> and if there are some occasions especially for school events we give them a restricted use date and they're not allowed to use the face. >> Great. Any other questions or comments? >> Okay, moving into curriculum and instruction starting with flexible instruction day application. A flexible instructional day or FID is a Pennsylvania Department of Education program available to public school entities to be used as an alternative approach to delivering instruction if circumstances arise that prevents instruction in the customary manner. Section 1506 of the public school code allows public school
031entities to develop a FID program to meet the 180 instructional day requirement of section 1501. Mount Lebanon School District's application and example lessons comp uh compromise the submission to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and upon approval by the board of and Pennsylvania Department of Education will be applicable for the school years 2026 27 2728 and 2829. The superintendent rec recommends the submission of this FID application to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. >> Any questions or comments? PTE comprehensive plan. >> The Mont Lemon School District undertook a constituent-driven communitywide strategic planning process during the 2425 school year. The results from this community engagement are proposed to satisi to satisfy the Pennsylvania Department of Education's chapter 4 requirements relative to planning for school entities. Specifically, the future ready comprehensive planning portal was created to provide a consistent
032planning framework and collection tool for all Pennsylvania local education agencies and schools using the results from the district strategic planning process. The following documents were prepared in the planning portal and are included in this agenda effective immediately for the required public review period and will be formally presented on January 26, 2026. comprehensive plan submission, chapter 4's academic standards submission, chapter 16's gifted education plan, chapter 12, student services plan, and chapter 49 induction plan, and chapter 48 professional development plan. Feedback on these documents can be submitted to myself or Dr. Solo. Uh, and um I guess that's the end of the of the motion. >> Any questions or comments? No, I just I really appreciate the that this is derived from the constituent-driven strategic uh plan. That makes a ton of sense and hopefully makes what
033looks like a very uh complex process a little bit simpler for the administration as well. >> Yes. Anything else? Great. Model UN trip to College Park, Maryland. The board has asked to approve a request for the high school model UN team to participate in a model UN tournament at the University of Maryland from April 17th to April 19th, 2026. Students will miss one day of school. The districts and students share uh the cost of the trip. The district pays for registration and transportation and the students pay for dining and lodging. The superintendent recommends approval of the student trip. >> Any questions or comments? >> No. Okay, great. We have one other area that I would like to hand over to Mr. Wyland. >> Thank you, uh, Miss CrarAel. Um, earlier this week, I I offered
034my resignation, uh, from the board of school directors. Um, professional and personal obligations are growing, uh, which which are both good. Um but it's made it difficult for me to continue to maintain everything that's necessary for me to serve um as this position deserves. Um so making this hard decision, I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you uh to my fellow board members past and present to the administration uh past and present for your friendship, your professionalism uh and your your dedication to the students. One of the things that that makes Mount Lebanon great is its people. And um you know what makes us so successful is is exactly that. It's it's the the leadership. Um but it's also you know all of the the community members, the the parents, the the
035PTA leaders, the union leaders, you know, everybody that I've had the pleasure of of working with uh over the past six years. Um, so, uh, thank you. Um, and I wanted to express to the community, thank you for your trust and confidence, uh, and allowing me to serve in this capacity. And, um, I have great trust and confidence in this board and in Dr. Fes and her administrative team, uh, to carry this forward. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. While. And, it goes without saying, we will miss you deeply. Thank you for all of your years of service. You have been an incredible leader and partner to work with all of these years. And although you are retiring, you are still around. So, we hope to see you and we hope to just continue
036conversation. And I'll be calling if ever have any questions. >> Absolutely. Whatever you need. >> Thank you. >> And can we vote no on just a question? Are we is this up for a vote or it's just an announcement? >> Like yes, no. >> You're fine. >> So, moving um right along in the same spirit um we have been of course, you know, thinking about what is next now that we will be losing Mr. Wland. Uh since we did not have um anyone run against the current board and we are in a current budget cycle as we will be starting we actually did have a board member uh step up and elected to come back for two years. So, Miss Johnson, so Miss Amaria Johnson has um offered her to come back and sit in
037that seat for two years. And um we also have another opportunity that we will discuss and we will give um some public comment about what that would look like if we did not go that route. >> Sure. So um having received the resignation publicly that tonight the board has 30 days to fill the vacancy. um you there is not any specific set requirement on how you fill the vacancy. So some boards as um just discussed can immediately fill the vacancy by with former board member or anyone else. Um you can also elect a process that you determine in order to fill the vacancy. Um something to keep in mind is that any discussion on filling the vacancy, any um interviews regarding potential board members should you elect to use a process that would involve interviews
038would all have to be done in the public. Um so that would be something that you would need to schedule um and something that would be required. And then similarly, you would vote to fill the vacancy at a public meeting. So you could do that at your next public meeting. Obvious at your next voting meeting, obviously that would fall within that 30-day time frame. Um, should you elect a different process, you would likely need to schedule a special meeting in order to complete that. Um, but there is nothing that would prohibit you from um deciding collectively that Miss Johnson, having served in that position prior, um, would be an appropriate candidate. You're not required to hold interviews or um, seek proposals in that way. >> Thank you. Any questions, comments? >> Here we go, Steelers.
039>> So that so regardless of the process, the person in that role would fill the the remainder of Mr. Wyland's term. >> He would uh that individual would fill the term up until the next public election. >> Until the next public election, which happens to be Yeah. when Yes. >> correct. Any other questions? >> I just I wanted to make a just a statement. Um first of all, we'll miss you um so much, Mr. Wyland. And um although we did not in the last election have more than four candidates running, we did prior to the primary have more than four candidates interested in the position. And so that does suggest that the community has an appetite for serving on the board larger than just those who have served in the past and those who serve
040in the present. So I might ask us to consider um holding holding interviews as we've done in the past so that those who have expressed interest but not not gotten to the primary um might have an opportunity. That's just a comment >> for your consideration. >> Questions comments? Um I just I have a question like regarding policy 004 about board membership. So it does address vacancies. Um and it's sort of split into two parts. So it's to me not super like not immediately clear um what the bounds are. So I know that the majority of the remaining um members have the authority to appoint by a majority vote and that that person shall serve. Um and then um that section goes on to talk about procedures >> um including announcement of the vacancy and a
041call for interested candidates um in an interview process and it says that um if the vacancy to be filled is for a period of time less than one year which this is not then >> we would make an exception to those procedures um to appoint a new director. So, as much as I first of all want to just vote no to Mr. Win's resignation, um, and would love to work with Miss Johnson if she decided to step up. I I by our adopted policy, it seems like we as a board agreed to like a set of procedures that the exception is not applicable to. Yeah, and I mean certainly that policy is in existence and so if you you could suspend the policy um given the circumstances ha this having been you know directly following
042an election or for any reason um but you're certainly not required to do that and you can also abide by the policy of the district >> or Jake can stay for another year. >> Two years. Thank you. >> She's getting all the options on. >> Yes. >> And just to clarify the the remainder of the term to be served because there is like a a public election in this calendar year, but the voting on this position would wait until the next municipal election, the next odd year election. Is that correct? >> Or would it be like a special election in 2026? No, there would not be a special election that whoever is whoever fills Mr. Ryland's vacancy will fill it until the next >> municipal election. >> Thank you. >> And then until like that
043reorganization then they would >> correct. >> In 2023 you held interviews and that was because it was greater than one year to the term of the election and so that was the procedure that was followed in 2023. >> Yes. We're suggest appointed >> we've also appointed >> a couple of people because there was >> minutes left until like a few meetings left. >> So is it time specific? Like if there's a short little period of time then we appoint and if it's a two-year period of time we interview. >> I mean the policy is if it's if there's less than a year remaining on the term. So this there's obviously >> more than a year. Any other questions or comments? >> I don't have appreciate all the procedural comments, but um I did I just
044wanted to thank Mr. Royland for his service. Um >> I you know let you led us through a very very difficult time. Um not to remind us all of the pandemic but you know to step up and choose to be president of the board during that time. um took took a lot I'm sure and I can't imagine you lost years off your life unfortunately. Um but then to decide to run again um you know for the reasons that you did um I I just I you know I I think that you've just dedicated a lot to to the district um and to the community and I didn't always agree with things during the pandemic. I probably vocally said things at meetings that um you know I stand by today but but that was okay. That
045was okay. Um I just I really respect you and the way that the way that you led things, the way that you've asked people for feedback um as part of the board and um just I I want you to know that we have we have your thanks and we're we're lucky that we had you. >> Thanks. >> Ditto. >> I'll ditto that as well. also want to know is your resignation effective today or if we get some more time before that becomes effective would that give us additional time for the 30 days? I >> I think it's effective until the the board votes to accept it. Yeah. >> Is I think the answer and obviously there's a meeting next Monday. So it's my anticipation that okay >> you'll grant me my leave >> two weeks.
046Not two weeks. >> So it would be 30 days after next Monday or 30 days from today. >> 30 days today. We we've received it publicly. Yes, we will vote on it. >> I mean, >> could I make a creative argument that I just want to understand start? But I think we've received it publicly tonight. Um, and so I would recommend counting starting your 30-day count from tonight. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anyone else? Any other questions, comments? Okay, moving into questions or comments from residents. This public comment period is open to residents and taxpayers regarding matters of concern, official action, or deliberation which are or may be before the board. All commenters should begin by stating their name. Comments are limited to three minutes and we will notify commenters when the time has expired.
047Questions requiring follow-up will be referred to the administration for later response. comments by public participants are their own and should not be assumed to be the statements of the district. The Mount Lebanon School District is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming school environment that recognizes and celebrates diverse identities within our community so everyone feels a sense of belonging. Do we have anyone here who would wish to comment? Okay. Well, that means we have met. The next board meeting will be January 26th. I was like 2026 at 7:30 p.m. here in D205. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? So move. >> Second. Second. Here we go.