Millington board approves $500 one-time bonus for eligible employees
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The Millington Municipal Schools board approved a one-time $500 bonus for every eligible employee; a proposed amendment to give part-time staff $250 failed for lack of a second. A disclosure under district policy was read and recorded prior to the vote.
The Millington Municipal Schools Board of Education voted to approve a one-time $500 bonus for every eligible employee.
Superintendent Griffin told employees the payment, if the board approved it, would be "$500, that's after taxes." During discussion a board member proposed amending the recommendation to provide $250 to eligible part-time employees and $500 to eligible full-time employees; that amendment did not receive a second and therefore did not advance.
Before the roll call, one board member read a public disclosure under Millington Municipal Schools policy 1.107 stating that "I have people in my family who would benefit from these bonuses; I'm indirectly involved in this situation" and asked that the statement be noted for the record. The board noted the disclosure and stated that the circumstances did not present a conflict that would preclude voting.
The board then conducted a roll-call vote on the recommended $500 one-time bonus. Recorded votes in favor included Barbara Halliburton, Amanda Compton, Chris Denson, Theresa Cook, Debbie Clifton, Barbara Gray and Cody Childress; the motion passed.
The motion as recorded applied the $500 payment to every eligible employee; specifics about the total fiscal cost and a payment schedule were not specified in the meeting record. Superintendent Griffin thanked the board and framed the payment as a staff-support action.