Olean City School District board approves consent agenda covering capital projects, contracts and personnel changes

The Olean City School District Board of Education approved a lengthy consent agenda that included capital outlays, facility contracts, memoranda of agreement and numerous personnel actions during a regular meeting.

The board moved and passed the consent agenda by voice vote, carrying approvals for an intermunicipal risk-management agreement, capital outlay items ZRA 2627 and SA 2728 for LED lighting at district sites, a contract for fire and HVAC maintenance, and an updated social-media policy. The board also approved the Brander Stadium contract for varsity football for the 2026–27 season and a Summit Educational Services contract for specialized training.

Trustees discussed and approved a tuition-reimbursement request for Richard D. Martino listed at $3,175 “for a total of three credit hours.” Several trustees asked staff to confirm the credit-hour count and receipts before finalizing administrative records; the item passed with the board asking staff to verify documentation. In the transcript discussion trustees referenced a document dated July 2, 2025 while clarifying whether the amount covered three or four credit hours.

Personnel items approved included abolishing an 11-month eboard specialist position and creating a 12-month eboard specialist position at Olean High School; several food-service position abolitions and creations at Olean High School, the intermediate/middle school and OPS; and volunteer approvals for Della Crowley, Tim Spiller, Carla Budai, Nicole Marelder and Dean Springstead to assist on East View field trips. The board also approved summer 2026 personnel recommendations.

The consent agenda included purchases and curriculum-adjacent items: trustees approved a science textbook purchase and several OTAA memoranda of agreement, including technology and athletics MOAs (for Mr. Laski and Mr. Anastasia) and an instructional-code MOA that Coach Sarah Morris moved for approval.

Votes on each listed item were recorded in the meeting as “motion carries” or the equivalent voice vote; the transcript does not provide formal tallies. The board then scheduled follow-up to verify documentation where trustees requested clarification, and moved on to introductions of recommended teacher hires.

Votes at a glance
• Consent agenda: approved (voice vote)
• Intermunicipal risk-management agreement: approved (voice vote)
• ZRA 2627 (LED lighting at a district site): approved (voice vote)
• SA 2728 (LED lighting at a district site): approved (voice vote)
• Fire and HVAC maintenance contract: approved (voice vote)
• Social media policy updates: approved (voice vote)
• Brander Stadium contract (varsity football, 2026–27): approved (voice vote)
• Summit Educational Services contract: approved (voice vote)
• Tuition reimbursement for Richard D. Martino ($3,175): approved; trustees requested staff verification of credit hours/receipts
• Multiple personnel position abolitions/creations and summer personnel recommendations: approved (voice votes)
• Volunteer approvals for East View field trips: approved (voice vote)
• Science textbook purchase: approved (voice vote)

The meeting record shows routine approvals across facilities, personnel and program items. Where trustees raised questions (notably on a tuition-reimbursement item), they asked staff to confirm supporting records; staff indicated receipts were included and the item proceeded. The board moved to executive session later in the agenda with no further public action expected.