Boardman appoints interin treasurer as Slemons heads to Youngstown schools

January 24, 2017 at 12:00a.m.

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK

BOARDMAN

The board of education appointed an interim treasurer Monday.

Kimberly Yauman will take over as interim treasurer Feb. 13. Yauman retired from her position as assistant treasurer Dec. 31.

“Just when she thought she was out, we pulled her back in,” said Timothy Saxton, superintendent.

Yauman will serve until the position is filled or until June 30.

Her salary is determined by the Boardman schools administrative salary schedule. Current treasurer L. Greg Slemons did not have that information Monday.

Slemons is leaving to take a job as chief financial officer for Youngstown City Schools. He has been treasurer for Boardman schools since August 2015.

The board also granted permission to the Ohio School Board Association to represent the district in the bid process to replace 10 school buses.

“We need to address the fact that our buses are getting older,” Saxton said. “Though our mechanics do a wonderful job, we need to do a more aggressive replacement.”

Previously, the district has replaced two or three buses at a time. The cost for a bus is about $90,000, Saxton said. The district will use a combination of purchasing and leasing to accommodate the cost of 10 at one time, he added.

“It will allow us to do a healthy replenish and get us on a long-term program to maintain the condition of our fleet,” Saxton said.

The district has about 53 buses.