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Classified employees ask board for raises; board members say district lacks funds for further increases
Summary
A classified-employee speaker urged the Lee County Board of Education to approve raises for classified staff, citing family and workload impacts. At the same meeting operations leaders said the district does not currently have capital funds or budget capacity to provide additional classified pay increases beyond those already approved.
During public comment Emily York, identifying herself as a classified employee, asked the board to consider raises for classified staff. "Please show up for us. Please continue to advocate for ... a raise for everybody," York said, adding that showing up for board meetings requires unpaid time away from family and work.
York said she had seen community comments urging pay increases and referenced a recent action by Harnett County as an example the district could consider. "Some of the…
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