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Combs board approves pay changes, demographic study and several routine items
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting the J O Combs Unified School District board approved a demographic study contract, applied Arizona's $0.45 COLA to hourly staff effective Dec. 25, updated salary schedules, and approved several routine operational items including course guides and a preventative maintenance statement.
The J O Combs Unified School District governing board approved multiple operational and budget-related items during its Dec. 9 meeting, including a contract for a 10-year demographic study, application of Arizona’s cost-of-living minimum wage increase to hourly staff, and revisions to salary schedules that reflect the change.
The board voted 4 to 0 to contract Applied Economics for $13,135 to produce a demographic study and 4 to 0 to apply the state-mandated $0.45 increase in the minimum wage (moving $14.70 to $15.15). Administration said the wage increase is projected to cost the district about $143,000 annually and $71,500 for the remainder of…
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