Jefferson Area Teachers Ass'n v. Lockwood

Locher, J.,

This cause presents one issue: whether Ohio law permits appellee to assess and collect from appellant the service fee stated in the agreement.* Appellant argues that the service fee does not apply to him because the board lacked statutory authority to agree to that provision and because he had executed a contract with the board prior to the execution of the agreement. We disagree.

This court has already held that a board of education may consummate a collective bargaining agreement. “A board of education is vested with discretionary authority to negotiate and to enter into a…