Pioneer Career and Technology Center Board of Education Meeting

that Treasurer; Linda Schumacher, be authorized to pay outstanding contractual obligations for the year 2016 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 Civista Bank; and/or PNC Bank; and/or US Bank, NA, Shelby Branch, Shelby, OH; and/or United Bank, Bucyrus, OH; and/or Farmers Citizens Bank, Bucyrus, OH; and/or Huntington Bank, Mansfield, OH; and/or STAR OHIO/STAR PLUS, State Treasurers Investments Pool, Columbus, OH; and/or Richland Bank, Division of 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 deposits with FDIC insurance through Multibank Securities with any bank domilciled 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 all 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 2016 settlements.

that Treasurer, Linda Schumacher, may prepare 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 Certificate 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 Mary Lee Barr, Director of Business Affairs, be appointed purchasing agent for the Pioneer Career and Technology Center; A Vocational School District for calendar year 2016 and that in acordance with ORC Section 3313.51, shall be designated as the name required on each check should the Treasurer become incapacitated.

that Gregory D. Nickoli, Superintendent be authorized, duirng 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 Gregory D. NIckoli, 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.

that Gregory D. Nickoli, Superintendent, be authorized to apply for any federal and state grants appropriate for Pioneer Career and Technology Center.

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