MINUTES OF THE MARGARETTA BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOE) SPECIAL SESSION MEETING OF MARCH 28, 2024.

The Margaretta BOE met in a special session at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at the Board Office, 305 S. Washington St., Castalia, Ohio.

Mrs. Tucker called the special meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. requesting roll call by Mrs. Keegan:

Mr. Hula: Mr. Lippert:
Mr. Schoenegge: Mr. Sutorius: Mrs. Tucker:

Present Present Present Present Present

The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited after roll call.

Approval of the Minutes
Motion by Mr. Sutorius, and seconded by Mr. Hula, to approve the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on Monday, March 18, 2024 and the Emergency Board Meeting on Saturday, March 23, 2024; Roll Call: Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Treasurer’s Report New Business
Motion by Mr. Hula and seconded by Mr. Sutorius, on Resolution number 23-24-55, to authorize the filing of an original complaint against the valuation of real property. Mrs. Keegan stated that if our tax appeal of the valuation is approved, it would increase the tax revenue for Margaretta Schools by approximately $10,795 annually; Roll Call: Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Sutorius and seconded by Mr. Schoenegge, on Resolution number 23-24-56, to approve expenditures that have exceeded the $3,000 threshold of the “then and now” provisions of Ohio Revised Code Section 705.41(d); Roll Call: Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Sutorius and seconded by Mr. Schoenegge, on Resolution number 23-24-57, authorizing the Treasurer to make Inter-Fund Transfers of funds (primarily Nexus Facility Reserve) for the fiscal year of 2024; Roll Call: Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Superintendent’s Report New Business
Motion by Mr. Lippert and seconded by Mr. Hula, on Resolution number 23-24-58, to approve the agreement with the Lorain County Educational Services Center (LCESC) for the 2024-2025 school year; Roll Call: Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

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Motion by Mr. Hula and seconded by Mr. Sutorius, on Resolution number 23-24-59, to approve the NWOERC (Northwestern Ohio Educational Research Council) membership for 2024-2025 school year for $250; Roll Call: Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Personnel Actions
Motion by Mr. Sutorius seconded by Mr. Schoenegge, to approve the FMLA and unpaid leave requests; Roll Call: Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Classified
Motion by Mr. Sutorius seconded by Mr. Schoenegge, to accept the retirement of Sherry Volz, effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year; Roll Call: Mr. Hula: aye, Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Motion by Mr. Sutorius seconded by Mr. Lippert, to Adjourn the Board Meeting having no further business to come before the Board; Roll Call: Mr. Lippert: aye, Mr. Schoenegge: aye, Mr. Sutorius: aye, Mr. Hula: aye, and Mrs. Tucker: aye.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50 a.m.

Mrs. Tucker informed the public that the next Regular BOE Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 15, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Margaretta Board Office, 305 S. Washington St., Castalia, Ohio 44824

Respectfully Submitted

_________________________ Angie Tucker, Board President

______________________ Diane Keegan, Treasurer

Certificate Section 5705.412, Ohio Revised Code
It is hereby certified that the Margaretta Local School District Board of Education, Erie and Sandusky County, Ohio, has sufficient funds to meet the contract agreement, obligation, payment, or expenditure for the above, and has in effect for the remainder of the fiscal fear and succeeding fiscal year the authorization to levy taxes which, when combined with the estimated revenue from all other sources available to the district at the time of certification, are sufficient to provide operating revenues necessary to enable the district to operate an adequate educational program on all days set forth in its adopted school calendar for the current fiscal year and for a number of days in the succeeding fiscal year equal to the number of days instruction was or is scheduled for the current fiscal year.

_____________________________ Margaretta Treasurer

_____________________________ President, Board of Education

___________________________ Margaretta Superintendent

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