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Douglas County trustees deny two union contracts, cite multimillion‑dollar shortfall
Summary
Trustees rejected a bus‑drivers contract and a teachers’ (DCPEA) agreement this meeting, citing a projected multimillion‑dollar deficit; both denials direct the superintendent to return to the table for negotiations in January.
Douglas County School District trustees voted this meeting to reject two negotiated labor agreements, saying the district’s deteriorating financial outlook makes the contracts unaffordable.
On the bus drivers’ agreement, trustees voted to deny the Chapter 6 contract after hearing Human Resources Director Jeannie Dwyer outline negotiated language clarifying route and maintenance hours and a small PERS‑related cost. The board also denied the contract with the…
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