Board split over posting salaries when staff transfer; directors weigh privacy versus transparency
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Summary
Board members debated whether to publish salary amounts on personnel transfer agenda items. Unions asked not to post salary information for transfers; several directors said salaries are public information and taxpayers have a right to see them, while others argued posting for every transfer is unnecessary and could create staff animosity.
Board members discussed whether the personnel agenda should show salary amounts when employees transfer between district positions.
Dr. Redmond summarized that the unions prefer salary information not be published for transfers where compensations do not change, saying unions find posting transfer salaries could drive animosity. Several directors, including Elizabeth and Bill, argued that salaries for public employees are public information and taxpayers have a right to know. Other directors said salaries are published at hiring and that repeatedly posting the same figure for transfers is unnecessary and could harm staff morale, especially in involuntary transfers.
Administrators said the district’s past practice posts salary information when a change in pay occurs or when a new hire requires board approval; the board asked for clarity and a majority decision at the next voting meeting about whether to include salary amounts on all personnel transfer notices.
No formal motion was recorded at the work session; the chair said the board will make a clear decision at the next voting meeting.
