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Payroll staff describe heavy workload after board criticism; union urges modernization and support
Summary
Payroll employees and the CSEA chapter president told the board that a three‑person payroll team worked long hours under manual processes, urged system modernization and asked trustees to avoid public blame; trustees responded that they would review staffing and processes.
Cynthia Navarro, president of the district chapter of the California School Employees Association, told the board that payroll is a department of three and described the group’s workload, manual timecards and compressed timelines. Navarro urged the board to view recent payroll errors in the context of staffing and processes rather than as carelessness.
"Payroll is currently a department of 3," Navarro said, adding that staff have worked evenings, weekends and holidays to ensure…
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