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Electors split then approve smaller pay increase for McFarland school board; reimbursement and other motions pass
Summary
After a tied vote on a larger salary increase, electors approved raising school board member pay to $3,850 annually. Electors also authorized reimbursement rules, disposal of surplus property, set next annual meeting authority and adjourned.
Electors at the McFarland School District annual meeting debated and approved a modest increase in school board compensation and cleared several routine governance motions.
A proposal to raise board member pay from $3,700 to $4,000 was moved by Jim Hickey and seconded by Meredith Huey; that motion ended in a tie and did not pass. The electors then approved a substitute motion, offered by Cassandra Dennis and seconded by Craig Howery, to set the annual compensation for school board members at $3,850. The second motion passed by a recorded hand count of 8–4.
First reference and context: The chair, Megan Fessler, presented the item and noted that board members were currently paid $3,700 annually (last set in 2023) and that the Dane County average…
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