School board approves consent items with edits, unanimously rejects early-retirement buyouts and moves into closed session on negotiations
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The Churchill County Board approved most consent agenda items with edits to two policies, voted unanimously not to approve early retirement incentives for 2025–26, and entered closed session to discuss labor negotiations under NRS 288.22.
The Board of Trustees approved most consent agenda items after pulling two policy/regulation items for edits and approved the remainder unanimously.
During the consent-agenda discussion trustees asked to pull items 10F and 10G for wording and fiscal-year corrections; the remainder of the consent agenda (personnel actions, vouchers, payroll, budget transfers, a $10,000 donation from Gemini for STEM/CTE equipment, and policy second readings) was approved in a single unanimous vote.
On a separate personnel matter, the board considered whether to offer early retirement incentives under policy 4811 for classified, licensed and other employees for the 2025–26 school year. Trustees argued that conducting buyouts when the district is short-staffed would be counterproductive. Trustee Whitaker moved that the board not approve early-retirement incentives; Trustee Gatto seconded. The motion to not approve the incentives passed unanimously.
Finally, the board voted unanimously to enter closed session to discuss negotiations and strategy regarding contracts with the Churchill Administrators Association and the Nevada Classified School Employees Association pursuant to NRS 288.22.
No other formal actions with binding budgetary commitments were taken during the open portion of the meeting.