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Hammond board adopts annual $2,000 trustee stipend and per-meeting pay rates
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2024-25 to provide each trustee $2,000 annually (biweekly at $76.92) and set per-meeting stipends ranging from $62 to $112, with the resolution read into the record and approved by vote.
The School City of Hammond Board of School Trustees adopted Resolution 2024-25 at its Jan. 7 organizational meeting to set trustee compensation for 2025.
The resolution, read into the record by the board reader, states that the school city "shall provide each board member $2,000 annually, which will be divided biweekly from January to December at a rate of $76.92 per pay." The reading also listed meeting stipends: regular meeting $112; executive session $62; special board meeting $62; public work session $62; public hearing $62.
After the resolution was read, the board proceeded to a vote and adopted the resolution. The measure directs the chief financial officer, treasurer or deputy treasurer to issue payments under the stated guidelines.
Board members discussed the procedural reading and then approved the resolution by voice/roll call as part of the organizational meeting's business.
The resolution takes effect immediately; the board indicated the financial office will implement payment under the stated schedule.
