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Board member asks to raise meeting pay; governance committee sends referral to business meeting
Summary
Board member Brian O'Connell proposed increasing board meeting pay (currently about $300/month) by roughly $9 per meeting to keep pace with past administrative raises; the committee agreed to place the item on the next business meeting agenda for public input and a vote.
Board member Brian O'Connell introduced a referral on Dec. 1 asking the board to consider a modest increase in member compensation, saying the stipend for meetings has not kept pace with inflation and has not been raised in at least a decade.
"Board compensation has not been increased in the time that I've been on the board or that I know of immediately before that, so it's at least 10 years," O'Connell said, urging a modest per‑meeting increase roughly matching a recent administrative per‑meeting boost (about $9).
Other board members noted historical comparables and asked for data from other districts; one member said the last documented increase may have been in 1990. Committee members agreed the matter should go to the business meeting to allow for public input and formal consideration, and the chair said the referral will be placed on that agenda.
No final pay change was approved at the governance meeting. The board requested additional information on comparable districts' compensation and public comment before any vote.
Next steps: staff will place the referral on the upcoming business meeting agenda; members may present comparative compensation data and the public will be able to comment when the item is formally noticed.
