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Cannon County board approves $2,000 bonuses for noneligible staff; budget amendment required
Summary
After extended discussion about scope and cost, the Cannon County Board of Education voted 4-0 to grant a $2,000 one-time bonus to all noneligible licensed and nonlicensed staff, with payment contingent on a commission-approved budget amendment and planned payout in July.
The Cannon County Board of Education voted unanimously June 9 to provide a one-time $2,000 bonus to all staff classified as noneligible licensed personnel and noneligible unlicensed personnel, with payment contingent on a budget amendment to release the funds.
Board members debated scope and cost before the vote. The board’s discussion noted that the state’s 2024–25 one-time teacher bonus funds cover a subset of educators and leave other employees out of that distribution; expanding bonuses districtwide would therefore require asking the county commission to approve a budget amendment to free roughly $300,000 in additional funds. Board members repeatedly said they preferred to seek pay parity rather than leave groups out.
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