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Board directs staff to seek lower mill-rate increase in SFE renewal
Summary
Board members voted to ask staff to renegotiate a proposed SFE contract renewal to seek a lower mill-rate increase, citing multi-year increases and CPI considerations; staff will return in June with a revised proposal.
Lincoln County School Board members on Wednesday directed staff to attempt to renegotiate the SFE renewal to seek a lower mill-rate increase, voting to ask the staff member identified in the motion to return a revised proposal at the June meeting.
A board member asked Bradley Brindley to negotiate a lower mill-rate increase in the SFE (School Food/Service Entity or similar renewal) agreement after noting cumulative increases over two years. Brindley explained the renewal had come with a substantial increase and that the district typically ties increases to anticipated reimbursement, which is often informed by the May CPI.
"We had an increase last year in our SFE renewal agreement ... and the CPI this year is 4.5 which would be over, you know, almost a 9% increase in a 2 year period," Brindley said, urging negotiation.
A motion was made to have Brindley seek a lower mill-rate increase and present the renewal at the June meeting; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
Why it matters: The SFE renewal's proposed rate affects contract costs for the district; seeking a lower increase could reduce expenditures or better align costs with anticipated reimbursement rates.
Next steps: Bradley Brindley will return to the board in June with renegotiation results or a revised renewal for board consideration.
