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District flags potential budget effects as bus contractors seek large increases
Summary
At the Feb. 20 work session staff presented scenarios showing that contractor and driver pay requests could materially affect the general-purpose budget; board members discussed the timing of contract negotiations and potential operating-budget increases under different raise scenarios.
District staff presented a financial overview tied to ongoing contract negotiations with school bus contractors, explaining that contractor requests could significantly raise the portion of the general-purpose budget that funds transportation contracts.
The presenter reviewed a table of scenarios that combined contractor requests (the presenter said contractors had asked for a 34.8% increase in one scenario) and district pay‑raise assumptions (5%, 10% and 15% across multi-year scenarios). Staff said these permutations produced…
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