The Lexington Board of Education met in special session in the Robert H. Whitney Performing Arts Center on Monday, December 1, 2025. Mr. Keith Stoner, President, called the meeting to order roll was called by the Treasurer.

Roll Call – Members present: Mr. Dave Roberts, Mr. Keith Stoner, and Ms. Lore’ Whitney ----3

Dr. Gottschling arrived at 6:23pm

Mr. Rob Schuster arrived at 6:40 pm

Mr. Stoner called the meeting to order and welcomed visitors to the meeting.

58-25 Tax Policy Work Session (David Conley): Mr. Stoner introduced David Conley from Rockmill Financial Consulting to continue our Tax Policy review and discussion. The Board and members of the community held the sixth tax policy work session with Mr.

Conley to discuss and develop a Tax Policy for Lexington Schools. During this sixth session, Mr. Conley and the Board reviewed and discussed each section of the draft Tax Policy to finalize necessary changes to the draft version. A finalized version from this discussion and review will be presented at the Board’s December regular Board meeting for approval.

The Board thanked Mr. Conley again for his continued assistance to Lexington.

ADJOURNMENT

59-25 Motion by Mr. Roberts, seconded by Mr. Schuster to adjourn. 7:11 p.m.

Roll Call – Yea: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Schuster, Dr. Gottschling, Mr. Stoner, Ms. Whitney ----5 Nay: None ----0
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 day’s instruction was or is scheduled for the current fiscal year.

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