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Board delays operating budget approval, adopts time-entry policy and tables superintendent pay
Summary
The board deferred approving the SSD operating budget and a proposed superintendent salary increase, adopted a new time-entry and e-certification policy, and asked officers to prepare an appointments tracking process. The state appropriation for SSD was reported at $36,330,000; members requested the working budget document before voting to expend.
BATON ROUGE, La. — At its Sept. 9 meeting the Board of Directors of the Special School District took several administrative votes and procedural actions. The board postponed operating-budget approval and deferred consideration of interim-superintendent compensation, adopted a new time-entry and e-certification policy, and directed officers to produce a formal process to track board appointments.
Key details - State appropriation: Delvickio Opiku, executive director for business and finance, told the board the 2025–26 appropriated operating budget is $36,330,000; the board must approve the appropriation in order for SSD to expend funds. - Working budget requested: Several board members said they had not received the detailed working budget and asked for the document before approving spending authority. The board voted to postpone consideration of the budget amendments to allow members…
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