Pioneer Career and Technology Center Board of Education Meeting

that Treasurer; Linda Schumacher, be authorized to pay outstanding contractual obligations for the year 2013 when due, including such items as utilities, bonded debt, salaries, and all other obligations, including invoices for supplies, equipment and services.

that Pioneer Career and Technology Center; a Vocational School District Board of Education Treasurer, Linda Schumacher, be authorized to invest interim and inactive deposits up to $25,000,000, when surplus is available at the Citizens Bank; and/or PNC Bank; and/or US Bank, NA, Shelby Branch, Shelby, Ohio; and/or First Federal Bank of Ohio, Galion, Ohio; and/or Farmers Citizens Bank, Bucyrus, Ohio; and/or STAR OHIO/STAR PLUS, State Treasurers Investment Pool, Columbus, Ohio; and/or Richland Bank, Division of the Park National Bank, and, in all allowable investments under ORC 135.03, 135.08, 135.14, 135.032, 135.142 and 135.45 including certificates of deposit with FDIC insurance through MiltiBank Securities with any bank domiciled in Ohio and subject to inspection by the Ohio Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

that the Auditors of Richland, Crawford, Huron, Morrow, Ashland, Wyandot, Marion and Seneca counties be requested to issue an order to the Treasurers of Richland, Crawford, Huron, Morrow, Ashland, Wyandot, Marion and Seneca counties to pay the Treasurer of the Pioneer Career and Technology Center; A Vocational School District Board of Education all funds as may be available for distribution to the General Fund and to the Bond Retirement Fund; this warrant being an advance payment of the current collection of taxes due Pioneer Career and Technology Center; a Vocational School District from the February and August 2013 settlements.

that Treasurer, Linda Schumacher, may prepared so called "blanket" certificates for a sum not exceeding $350,000 against any specific line item account over a period not extending beyond the end of the current fiscal year.  The blanket certificates may, but need not, be limited to a specific vendor.

that an amount of $15,000 be approved to Fund 001-2310-433/434, in accordance with R.C. 3315.15 ORC.

that James M. Grubbs, Jr., Director of Business Affairs, be appointed purchasing agent for the Pioneer Career and Technology Center: A Vocational School District for the calendar year 2013 and that in accordance with the ORC Section 3313.51, shall be designated as the name required on each check should the Treasurer become incapacitated.

that the Superintendent be authorized, during periods when this Board is not in session, to make offers of employment directly to candidates for either teaching or non-teaching positions on behalf of this Board and to acknowledge acceptance of such offers on behalf of this Board, subject to a subsequent vote of ratification by this Board; provided however, that upon ratification of this Board, the employment shall be deemed effective as of the date and time of the employee's acceptance of the Superintendent's offer; however, the Board of Education shall not be required to employ or continue to employ an individual who has not provided a criminal records check satisfactory to the Board or who had not satisfied any other prerequisite to employment created by law or Board policy.

that the Superintendent be authorized, on behalf of the Board, to accept resignations which have been submitted by employees during times when this Board is not in session, subject to ratification by this Board; provided however, that upon ratification by this Board, such resignations shall be deemed effective as of the date and time of the Superintendent's acceptance.

Pioneer new Board member training, OSBA training or other education-related training workshops to exclude the OSBA Annual Capital Conference, for Board member training reimbursement when eligible.