Board delays vote on tentative safety/security staff agreement after members demand executive‑session review

A tentative agreement between the Parma City School District and a group described in the packet as the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, Safety and Security, Local 405, prompted extended questions about notice, bargaining parameters and timing.

Board members said they received a large tentative-agreement document less than 48 hours before the meeting. Several members said they had not been formally briefed in executive session about negotiation parameters and asked why the board had not been involved earlier. Treasurer Nuccio and administration representatives said the negotiations had been underway for several months and that approving the tentative agreement now would allow six affected employees to enroll in a different health‑insurance plan effective March 1 instead of waiting until a later open-enrollment window.

Member Ashley McTaggart said she had not seen an executive-session briefing and was concerned about governance and the board’s role in setting negotiation parameters. The treasurer explained the operational reason for the timing: without board approval the district would need an MOU later to create a special open-enrollment window, which would delay employees’ ability to change plans.

After discussion and procedural questions, the board voted to postpone Resolution 2026‑02‑113 so members could meet in a special executive session to review the tentative agreement and bargaining history. The postponement was approved by roll call; the board then resumed consideration of other resolutions.