READY FOR NEW YEAR — The Steubenville Board of Education includes, from left, front Tom Timmons, President Ruth Anne Bruzzese and Vice President Matt Davis; and back, William Hendricks and Greg Agresta. -- Contributed

STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville City School District hit the reset button for the new year during its reorganizational meeting on Jan. 15.

Ruth Anne Bruzzese was elected board president with Matt Davis named vice president, both returning to seats they have held in the past. The session included William Hendricks being chosen to continue his duties as legislative liaison with Davis selected as student achievement liaison for the Ohio School Boards Association, as well as the approval of operational action. Those ranged from the approval of the bond for the board president for $50,000, the approval of the service fund for $20,000, committee appointments and the continuation of meeting dates on the third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.

A regular session soon followed and Superintendent Melinda Young honored board members for School Board Appreciation Month with gifts and certificates from the OSBA.

“We want to thank our board for everything you do,” Young said. “Without you, we don’t know where we would be.”

Among other business, the board:

• Approved for the superintendent to employ temporary personnel in an emergency situation;

• Approved employment, FMLA, retirement, resignations and salary adjustments of certificated and non-certificated staff;

• Adopted the Department of Commerce minimum wage increase to $10.70 per hour and the Internal Revenue Service standard mileage reimbursement rate of 70 cents;

• Approved a service agreement for loss control services (workers’ compensation) with Sedgwick Claims Management Services;

• Approved the master supply agreement between Direct Energy LLC, and the Ohio Mid-Eastern Regional Education Service Agency;

• Approved a resolution to adopt the policy manual as presented by the OSBA;

• Approved the treasurer’s request to make appropriate modifications as needed in the interest of the district’s operational and proper budgetary procedures and to present them to the board for final approval, as well as authority to make decisions that do not require board approval.