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Ottumwa board approves settlements with certified staff, maintenance/custodians and food service groups
Summary
The board approved three labor settlements that include a 2.68% increase for returning food-service employees and negotiated percentage increases for certified and maintenance/custodian groups. New‑hire hourly rates for food service remain unchanged.
The Ottumwa Community School District board approved three collective‑bargaining settlements May 12 covering certified employees, maintenance and custodial staff, and the food service group.
Board members received documentation in their meeting packet showing the agreed percentage increases for each bargaining unit. Christina Shark, board president, called for the vote after discussion; the board moved, seconded and approved the settlements by voice vote.
Details provided in the packet show the food service settlement yields a 2.68% increase for returning employees while keeping hourly rates for new hires at the current level (the packet described the change as roughly a 40‑cent difference in starting pay compared with returning employees). Staff characterized the 2.68% figure as the overall increase for that bargaining group.
The administration summarized the maintenance/custodian and certified employee settlements in the packet. The board did not request further changes during the meeting. No roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript; the chair announced "Motion passes" after members raised their hands in favor.
Board action: motion, second and approval of items c, d and e in the consent/agreements portion of the agenda (the three settlements). Staff said the settlements are in line with budget planning for the upcoming year.
