The Western Placer Unified School District Board on Feb. 18 approved three personnel and procurement actions, including awarding a food‑service paper‑supplies contract, adopting a district PARS early‑retirement incentive and eliminating two vacant classified positions.

The board voted to award the paper‑supplies bid and contract for the 2024–25 food service program to WC Solutions. Board materials presented at the meeting said the district publicized the request for proposals and scored bidders using established criteria; the presenter said the recommended award reflects product availability and the evaluation process. The board approved the item by voice vote.

On retirements, the board approved implementation of the district’s PARS plan and accepted the resignations of 44 employees who enrolled in the incentive. A district presenter said the program requires eligible employees to complete an application and that participants will receive 65% of final pay paid into an annuity in the form they select. The presenter told the board that, based on assumptions that the district replaces all vacated positions, the program is projected to generate approximately $371,000 in savings in year one and about $918,000 over the five‑year program. The board voted to approve the program and to accept the resignations.

The board also ratified a memorandum of understanding with CSEA to eliminate two currently vacant classified positions: a 3.5‑hour instructional aide position and a 4‑hour district clerk position. The staff report said the district reviewed vacant positions in light of budget constraints and reached the MOU with the union to help the district’s bottom line; the board approved the MOU by motion.

Meeting minutes show the actions were adopted by voice vote; no roll‑call tally naming each member was read into the record during the public portion of the meeting. The personnel actions will be reflected in future personnel reports and the district said staff will contact enrolled employees about contractual retiree benefits for which they may qualify.

Notes and next steps: the district said it will reach out to each employee who filed for the PARS incentive and that acceptance of resignations will appear on the next board personnel report. The paper‑supplies contract award and the MOU take effect per contract and bargaining terms as specified in the board packet.