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Board member questions 2% across-the-board raise proposal
Summary
A board member criticized a proposed 2% across-the-board raise as disproportionately favoring higher-paid employees and suggested an equal-dollar approach; counsel was cited about legality under KRS. No formal vote or resolution on pay structure is recorded.
A board member (S2) criticized a proposed 2% across-the-board raise during the meeting, saying percentage-based increases give larger raises to higher-paid employees and smaller raises to lower-paid staff.
"I've always disliked the 2% raises," the board member said, arguing administrators get larger dollar increases while janitors, cafeteria workers and bus drivers receive much smaller amounts. The member urged consideration of a flat-dollar increase and said he had spoken with legal counsel (Barnes), who told him the approach would not affect the retirement system under KRS.
The same board member proposed an equal-dollar approach and cited approximate figures in the discussion: a not-clearly-articulated overall number and an estimate of about $1,350 per employee. The transcript does not record a formal motion to change the salary structure, nor a vote on raises.
Other board participants briefly discussed benefits and supplemental pay but no formal action or amended proposal was recorded in the transcript. The discussion remained at the presentation and debate stage; staff did not present a revised compensation plan within the provided segments.
Next steps: the transcript does not record a follow-up directive or a vote on this proposal; any further consideration or formal action was not captured in the available segments.
