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Mercer County Board weighs 7% salary‑schedule increase; transcript shows motion but no recorded roll call result
Summary
Board members discussed options and a finance‑office presentation tied steps and stipends to the working budget; a motion to adopt a 7% salary schedule was made and seconded, but the transcript does not include an explicit final roll‑call result for that motion.
Speaker 6 moved and Speaker 1 seconded a motion to adopt a 7% districtwide salary schedule during a Mercer County Board of Education special meeting. Finance Officer (Speaker 4) had presented budget comparisons, saying the working budget is about $897,000 lower than the prior year after adjustments and that each 1% on the salary schedule adds roughly $173,000 in cost.
The finance officer outlined options ranging from 3% to 9%, stressing sustainability and noting that revenue decisions tied to tax rates will come in July or August and the complete working budget is reconciled in September. She also clarified that most stipends would receive the increase but grant‑specific stipend amounts set in grant documents would not change.
Superintendent (Speaker 3) thanked the board and staff, saying the proposed increases move Mercer County Schools into a more competitive position for recruitment. The superintendent stated starting teacher pay would be $47,080 and starting bus driver pay would be $19.19 under the presented package.
The meeting record shows the motion to create a salary schedule with a 7% increase was made and seconded, but the transcript does not include a clear roll‑call result for that specific motion. Later discussion and public remarks thanked the board for the action; the board subsequently moved into executive session and later adjourned with "no action out of executive session."
