Board approves payment of bills, accepts audit and advances capital financing planning

The Oxford Area School District board approved routine financial items and consent‑agenda matters at its Jan. 20 regular meeting.

Miss DeWeese moved and the board approved presentations from finance: the general‑fund treasurer's report, revenue and expenditures reports, cafeteria fund and capital project fund treasurer reports. The meeting record lists payment‑of‑bills amounts for January 2026: General Fund $9,851,721, Cafeteria Fund $190,333, Capital Projects Fund $294,833 and Payroll distribution $4,561,721. The motions to approve these items passed unanimously (the board voice vote was recorded as 'Aye' with no opposed votes listed).

Under consent agenda items the board approved resident student designations under section 13‑0.2 and accepted the external audit report for the year ended June 30, 2025, prepared by Barbara Kane Thornton & Company LLP. Finance committee chair reported the committee also reviewed tax‑relief petitions and recommended granting relief for one blighted property to return it to the tax rolls; two other petitions described as taxpayer errors were not recommended for relief. The committee discussed phase‑2 capital financing and sought a February vote to provide cash for second‑phase project payments in April.

No roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript; motions were moved and seconded and the board voice‑voted approval.