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Lemon Grove board approves $1,000 monthly compensation for trustees in 3–1 vote
Summary
On Jan. 13, 2026, the Lemon Grove Governing Board voted 3–1 to raise trustee monthly compensation to $1,000 effective January 2026, citing Education Code 35120 (Assembly Bill 1390). Trustee Dorinda Miller opposed the measure.
The Lemon Grove Governing Board voted 3–1 on Jan. 13, 2026, to increase monthly compensation for board members to $1,000 beginning in January 2026. The resolution cites Education Code 35120 (Assembly Bill 1390) as authorizing the increase.
Board member Dr. Javier Ayala moved the measure, which Trustee Yajaira Preciado seconded. The motion passed with Ayala, Preciado and Clerk Jasmin Smith voting in favor and Trustee Dorinda Miller voting no.
Debbie Skipper, president of the Lemon Grove Teachers Association, addressed the board during the public comment period and specifically referenced this agenda item. The transcript does not specify additional public testimony or financial offsets tied to the change.
The vote was recorded during the board’s action items; the board took no additional procedural steps on the item at that meeting. The resolution lists the new monthly amount and the effective date but the transcript does not specify any changes to related expense or budget line items.
