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Board ratifies two employee contracts covering confidential support specialists and administrative professionals
Summary
The Osseo Area Schools Board unanimously approved two collective agreements covering the Confidential Support Specialist (CSS) group and Osseo Administrative Professionals (OAP); the CSS two‑year agreement totals about $94,101 and OAP package totals about $760,556 over the contract term.
The Osseo Area Schools Board voted 6-0 to ratify two employment agreements covering confidential support specialists and administrative professionals, district human-resources officials said.
Yvonne Shores Lind, executive director of human resources, presented highlights of both agreements. The Confidential Support Specialist (CSS) contract — covering 10 employees in confidential functions such as human resources and payroll — runs July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026. The package includes a 5% increase in year one and a 1.8% base increase in year two; the district described the total financial investment as $94,101 over the two-year term and characterized the package as an 8.87% total increase.
The Osseo Administrative Professionals (OAP) agreement covers 118 employees in administrative support roles for the same July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026 term. The OAP deal includes a 5% base increase in fiscal year one, a 2% base increase in fiscal year two and a one-time eligible stipend of $1,000 for employees meeting agreed eligibility criteria. The district reported the total cost of the OAP agreement as approximately $760,556 over the two-year agreement (6.51% total increase).
Both agreements include changes to paid-time-off schedules, district benefit-match and cost-share provisions and additional memoranda of understanding in the OAP agreement to form two labor-management committees. Shores Lind said both settlements fall within the financial parameters the board set earlier.
Director Thomas Brooks moved approval of the CSS contract; Director Sarah Mitchell seconded. The motion passed 6 to 0. Director Kelsey Dawson moved approval of the OAP agreement; Director Keith Tate seconded. That motion also passed 6 to 0. Shores Lind said human resources and payroll will begin implementation upon ratification.
