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Council president urges Fresno Unified not to freeze classified employees' wages
Summary
Council president made a personal statement urging Fresno Unified School District not to freeze wages for classified employees, calling them essential to students' daily operations and asking for respect and dignity for those workers.
In an unscheduled personal statement at the Feb. 10 special meeting, the council president urged Fresno Unified School District to avoid balancing its budget by freezing wages for classified employees.
"Classified employees ensure that Fresno students get to school, have safe and healthy schools, and are fed every day," the council president said, arguing those workers "deserve respect and dignity." The remark was offered as the president described concern about Fresno Unified's reported budget deficit and framed wage freezes as a harmful approach to balancing district budgets.
The statement was offered as a personal view of the council president, not as an adopted council position, and no formal council action relating to Fresno Unified wages was recorded in the meeting transcript. The president noted the remarks were his own and thanked colleagues for patience before breaking into closed session.
What happens next: The comments were advisory and vocal in support of classified school employees; the transcript does not show any follow-up motion or formal request to the school district recorded at this meeting.
