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Board reviews maintenance-planner job and temporary tax-office hires; members raise staffing and communication concerns
Summary
The board reviewed a proposed maintenance-planner job (requiring a union MOU) that repurposes an existing position rather than adding headcount, and approved temporary 35‑hour tax‑office hires to cover tax-collection work; some staff voiced concerns about perceived supervisory staffing levels and requested follow-up meetings with administration.
Board members discussed a proposed maintenance-planner position and a related memorandum of understanding with the union, and heard explanations about several temporary hires for tax-office work.
District staff said the maintenance-planner role will be posted publicly once the MOU is completed. Joanie, a district staff member, said the position is intended to centralize scheduling, preventive-maintenance planning and parts procurement across nine buildings and to operate a computerized maintenance-management process; she said the position is a repurposing of an existing role and not an additional headcount. Some board members expressed concern that the role might add supervisory layers; administrators offered to meet with property-services employees to explain the transition and address concerns.
On personnel, the board approved hiring two temporary fiscal tax-office secretaries, Laurie Jones and Tanya Hackenberg (names listed on the agenda), to perform tax-office duties after the board's decision to stop collecting earned-income tax (EIT). District staff said the temporary hires will work 35 hours per week, be background-checked and bonded, will be district employees covered by union protections for the temporary period but will not receive permanent seniority rights tied to those positions; if the district no longer needs the roles, the temporary employees understand their positions will end.
Board members asked for clarity on the division of supervisors and workers in property services; administrators said they would meet with employees who expressed concern. The maintenance-planner posting will proceed after the MOU is finalized and the position will be advertised publicly.
Ending: The board directed administration to finalize the union MOU, post the maintenance-planner job, and meet with property-services staff to explain the organizational changes. Temporary tax-office staff were engaged at 35 hours per week pending the district27s operational needs.
