District outlines permanent‑improvements plan, flags $1.8M chiller and multi‑year facilities budget

Mr. Pollock briefed the Parma City School District Board on the district’s permanent‑improvement (PI) funding and a multi‑year facilities plan at the June 4 meeting.

He told trustees the district receives approximately $5.7 million in property‑tax revenue earmarked for permanent improvements. Those PI funds are restricted to capital items that last more than five years or individual purchases above $5,000. After recurring uses — including approximately $1 million per year for technology, curriculum materials and debt service — the usable annual PI allocation is nearer to $2.4–3.0 million, Mr. Pollock said.

Mr. Pollock described a 10‑year plan to address building upkeep, noting some buildings required more immediate attention. He said budgeting is done on a fiscal‑year basis and that both he and the business office prefer to keep a roughly $1 million reserve for emergencies. “In a normal year… a new chiller, for example, that’s $1.8 million,” Mr. Pollock said, adding that carryover from previous years helped cover that replacement without exhausting the PI budget.

He reviewed examples of work completed this year and listed projects tentatively planned to begin next summer (fiscal year 2027), stressing the tradeoffs required when large replacements arise and the need to prioritize emergency repairs.

Board members thanked Mr. Pollock for the transparency. One member noted that while PI is public money, it is distinct from general‑fund operations and was approved by voters years earlier as a funding mechanism for long‑lived capital needs.

The board did not take separate action on the PI presentation beyond asking staff to continue implementing the plan and to provide supporting documentation at future business or committee meetings.

The presentation is expected to inform summer projects and next year’s facilities budget discussions.