The Jackson-Milton School District could be facing legal troubles for allegedly violating portions of the Ohio Sunshine Act.

Ohio's Sunshine Law requires public bodies, including boards of education, to hold public meetings, provide notices of when those meetings will occur and keep records of those meetings for the public.

Brian Ames, of Randolph Township, recently filed a complaint accusing the district of not properly notifying the public about several meetings in the past or keeping accurate or proper records of them between 2022 and 2023.

The complaint, which was filed on Feb. 1, claims that the school district has not set up a rule for notifying the public of meetings it holds or how the public should be notified of the place, time or purpose of the meeting.

As an example, an Aug. 15 meeting's agenda sent on Aug. 1 does not have a publication notice for media outlets.

Ames also accuses the board of failing to keep an accurate record of meeting minutes, including what was discussed for specific items on the district's consent agenda.

In one meeting referenced in the complaint, the board has an item for "Round Table Discussion" listed. However, no explanation of what that item actually means or why it was on the agenda was ever given in the minutes, according to the complaint.

Furthermore, items on the district's consent agenda only have a brief descriptions of items being discussed but no summary of what was discussed for each item and why, according to the complaint.

Ames is requesting that the district establish policies and rules that require them to notify the public properly, take adequate record of the meetings and take proper roll call during a meeting and before an executive session.

He is also asking the district pay him $500 dollars per the four counts where he accuses them of violating the Sunshine Act plus pay attorney fees and court costs he may incur during this process.

21 News has reached out to Jackson-Milton Superintendent Kirk Baker for comment.