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Citizen's Financial Advisory Committee

Committee Charge
 
The task of assuring that its schools have necessary financial resources is one of the Mentor Public School District’s Board of Education’s most important responsibilities. To fulfill this responsibility, the Board of Education needs to continuously assess both current revenues and expenditures and projections for the future. The Board of Education realizes that school finance and school business management in the State of Ohio is highly regulated and places many restrictions on both income and expenses. The Board’s treasurer is the school district’s chief financial officer and reports directly to the Board of Education. It is the chief financial officer’s responsibility to prepare financial projections and oversee the collection of revenue, as well as the expenditure of funds. Financial planning is done publicly and encourages community involvement. The Board of Education expects the chief financial officer to organize and convene a Citizens Financial Advisory Committee to assist the school district in an advisory role by executing the following committee charge:
 
  • Review annually the forecasting assumptions made by the chief financial officer, study the financial projections and, if necessary, examine related documents concerning the district’s finances.
  • Share business and financial best practices from the private and public sector.
  • Perform the functions of an audit committee as it relates to the annual single audit conducted by the Auditor of State. (Citizen members only are eligible to be members of this sub-committee.)
  • Prepare periodic reports on committee activities and present the information to the Board of Education at public Board meeting.
 
Organizational Structure
 
  • Maximum of six citizen members.
 
Ex Officio Members
 
  • Board of Education President
  • Board of Education Vice President
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Superintendent of Schools
  • Mentor Teacher Association
  • Mentor Classified Employees
 
Length of service on committee Two or Three Year Renewable and Staggered Terms
 

Committee Members

Dr. Jacqueline Wukich
275 Eastland Rd.
Berea, OH 44017
Baldwin Wallace University
Department of Accounting and
Business Law
275 Eastland Rd.
Berea, OH 44017
Three Year Term
December 31, 2026
Ms. Eryn Medved
10150 S. Hampton Court
Mentor, OH 444060 
Home Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Niles
[email protected]
Three Year Term
December 31, 2025

 

Mr. Zachary Williams
6242 Foxwood Court
Mentor, OH 44060
Finance Advisor
Marcum Wealth
[email protected]
Two Year Term
December 31, 2026
 
Mr. Bernie Rykaczewski
6701 Durham Court
Mentor, OH 44060
Vice President
Volk Optical
[email protected]
Three Year Term
December 31, 2024
Mr. John Brlecic 
6643 N Palmerston Dr.
Mentor, OH 44060 
December 31, 2020  
Two Year Term
December 31, 2026
Mrs. Shannon Castiglione
9595 Lambton Court
Mentor, OH 44060
IT Security Manager
FIS Global
[email protected]
Two Year Term
December 31, 2025

Ex Officio Members

Mrs. Maggie Cook 
Board of Education
President
6451 Center Street
Mentor, Ohio 44060
 
Mrs. Virginia Jeschelnig 
Board of Education
Vice President
6451 Center Street
Mentor, Ohio 44060
 
Mr. Bill Wade
Chief Financial Officer
Mentor Public Schools
6451 Center Street
Mentor, Ohio 44060

[email protected]

Mr. Craig Heath
Superintendent of Schools
6451 Center Street
Mentor, Ohio 44060

 
 
 
 

Audit Committee

 

 

        Mr. John Brlecic

Ms. Erin Medved        

    Mr. Bernie Rykaczewski 

        Dr. Jacqui Wukich                     

Mrs. Shannon Castiglione 

    Mr. Zachary Williams