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Board motion to extend 10% raise to five employees fails at special call meeting
Summary
A motion to add five employees to a 10% pay increase failed at a Cumberland County Board of Education special call meeting after the board did not reach the required affirmative votes; members debated whether adding the five now would create a new pay scale and noted the estimated cost of about $20,000.
The Cumberland County Board of Education failed to approve a motion to add five employees to a 10% pay increase during a special call meeting. Board members debated whether applying the increase to the five employees — who are on the same pay column but currently classified differently — would create a new pay scale for a small group.
Board members discussed a previously approved plan that gave a 10% pay increase to employees “under 260” and a 2% increase plus a step raise for the remainder. Board members and staff said five…
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