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Carlisle board members say it’s not the right time for levy
If you checked Middletownjournal.com before coming to my blog, you already know the Carlisle Board of Education took their first - and possibly last - step toward a November levy attempt.
Board members approved the first of two required resolutions at their meeting Monday. The resolution passed Monday asks for the Warren County auditor to compute the amount of money that would be collected with a 6.98-mill property tax.
The two board members who made public comments and two I spoke to privately after the meeting all said they felt personally it was not the right time to ask voters for more money.
However, if they did not take the first step Monday, there would not have been enough time for the auditor to make the required computations before the Aug. 20 deadline to get the levy on the ballot.
What you didn’t read about in Tuesday’s newspaper:
Director of Operations Wayne Maxie reported all buses that will be used in the upcoming school year passed a second inspection by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The buses were inspected earlier in the summer, and five buses did not pass inspection at that time for reasons including a soft spot on the floor and a stop sign that didn’t function.
Superintendent Mike Griffith announced the district will have a booth at Carlisle’s Railroad Days festival Aug. 16, where residents can pick up information like building schedules and supply lists.
The board unanimously approved a 3-year contract for High School Principal Matt Bishop, who Griffith said “has done a wonderful job.” The board also approved the resignation of band director Kenny Carpenter.
There was also a public discussion about retire/rehire. Read about it after the jump.
Superintendent Mike Griffith took a few minutes at Monday’s board meeting to discuss retire/rehire, a policy that drew questions from two people in the audience.
Griffith said there have been two school employees (not teachers) who have retired and been rehired this year. He estimates a total $70,000 savings over two years.
One man in the audience called it “double dipping” and asked why the district does not just hire someone with little experience who would be paid less. Griffith said if he can save the district money, be loyal to dedicated employees and keep a qualified person “to not do that would be irresponsible.”
Treasurer Jerry Ellender said in the case of the two retire/rehires, there was no one waiting to be promoted to those jobs. He said these decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, and once someone takes advantage of the policy, they do not advance in years with the district for pay increases. Also, those people lose their seniority in case of cut backs, Griffith said.
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