LEXINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION

         Special Meeting

Monday, May 11, 2017

5:00 p.m.

The Lexington Board of Education met in regular session in the boardroom at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 2017.

Mr. Robert Whitney, President, called the meeting to order. Roll was called by the Treasurer. 

Roll Call – Members present: Mr. Jeff Heck, Mr. Keith Stoner, Mrs. Sue Weirich, Mr. Robert Whitney ------4

   Absent: Mr. Rob Schuster -----------------------------------------------------------------------1

VISITORS / COMMUNICATIONS / RECOGNITIONS

Mr. Whitney welcomed visitors to the meeting.  Then Design Architecture (TDA),

as the first architectural firm to present and be interviewed by the Board.

INTERVIEWS

28-17 The Board viewed persentations and interviewed the following three architectural firms:

Then Design Architecture (TDA)

Garmann Miller & Associates

GPD Group

     EXECUTIVE SESSION:

     29-17  Motion by Mr. Heck, seconded by Mrs. Weirich, to enter into executive session to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee or regulated individual unless the public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual requests a public hearing and negotiations.

Roll Call - Yea: Mr. Stoner, Mr. Heck, Mrs. Weirich, Mr. Whitney--------4

                         Nay:  -------------------------------------------------------------0

  Absent: Mr. Schuster -------------------------------------1

        Motion adopted.

Time entered:  8:30 p.m.

Returned to regular session:  8:58 p.m.

Discussion Items:

1. Architect Interviews - The Board discussed the presentations and interviews of the three architectural firms and allocated various references to be called to gather additioanl information as a follow-up to the presentations and interviews.

      ADJOURNMENT

30-17   Motion by Mrs. Weirich, seconded by Mr. Schuster to adjourn.                               9:11 p.m.             

             Roll Call – Yea: Mr. Heck, Mr. Stoner, Mrs. Weirich, Mr. Whitney --------------------------4

                               Nay: None----------------------------------------------------------------------0

 Absent: Mr. Schuster ------------------------------------------------------1

                             Motion adopted.                     

Certificate Section 5705.412, Ohio Revised Code

It is hereby certified that the Lexington Local School District Board of Education, Richland 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 year 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.                                                                               

Treasurer_________________________________

                                                                                                  President_________________________________

Superintendent ____________________________