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Milan board discusses authorizing private act to permit member compensation; staff to draft language and calendar options
Summary
Board members discussed pursuing a private act to authorize compensation for school board members, asking legal counsel to draft language and to identify election cycles and examples of compensation across nearby districts before making a final recommendation.
Trustees discussed whether to pursue a local private act to allow board member compensation and asked legal counsel and TSBA to draft enabling language and research comparative compensation levels in nearby systems.
Board members said the proposal would not be about enriching current members but providing a modest token of appreciation for the time required for thorough service. Several members said they were uncomfortable voting to pay themselves immediately and suggested the compensation take effect for a future board or after the next full election cycle to avoid the appearance of self‑dealing.
Legal counsel and TSBA were cited as the resources the board would use to produce private‑act language; members discussed timing for drafting and potential filing windows (April was referenced by staff as a possible submission timeframe). Members asked staff to collect examples of board compensation in nearby systems — the presenter referenced a regional range roughly from $600 to $2,400 annually in comparable counties — and to return with a recommended approach for whether the authorization should include a fixed amount or leave the amount to future board policy.
The board did not adopt a compensation amount or a final resolution; staff were asked to draft the private‑act language, identify the district board election cycles, and present comparative data on neighboring districts’ board compensation at a future meeting.
