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Board hears about $500,000 transportation contract amendment to cover driver benefits after negotiations
Summary
Administrators told the board a $500,000 amendment tied to benefits in a transport contract was negotiated during contract talks with drivers/Teamsters to avoid a strike; the amendment covers benefits through 6/30/29 with planned annual increases in later years.
Board members reviewed a $500,000 item associated with a transport contract amendment to cover benefits negotiated as part of a broader agreement with drivers and the Teamsters. Administrators explained that the sum was part of the contract amendment and included benefits not previously in the contract; the amendment was described as the choice made to avoid a strike and to stabilize service.
Staff said the $500,000 covers benefits related to that contract amendment and that the amendment extends through 6/30/29, with contract-year cost increases thereafter (staff cited a 4.9% increase in the next year and 5.9% in later years as built into the contract schedule). A board member asked whether the $500,000 would change if the insurance carrier's rates rose; staff replied the $500,000 is locked for the current amendment and the contract includes scheduled increases.
Board members noted the item was part of a citywide negotiation and said the district's share is reflected separately in the packet line item rather than in transportation's prior-year apples-to-apples comparison because the amendment adds benefits components not previously included.
