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School committee approves business administrator contract after procedural dispute; some members object
Summary
After a prolonged procedural debate about prior motions and agenda notice, the committee voted to approve a two-year extension for Business Administrator Bobby Jones (FY26 $147,847.02; FY27 $152,282.43). Some members said the figures were inconsistent with a motion they had previously supported and raised process concerns.
The Northampton School Committee voted Aug. 14 to approve a two-year extension for Business Administrator Bobby Jones with the salary figures listed on the meeting agenda: $147,847.02 for FY 2026 and $152,282.43 for FY 2027.
The vote followed a lengthy debate about whether the contract was properly noticed for executive-session discussion, and whether prior meeting motions established different parameters. Member Anne Vandenberg and others said a motion they believed had…
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