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Board approves administrator compensation package amid debate over attached salary schedule
Summary
The board voted to adopt an updated administrators' compensation package and attached salary schedule after extended debate about first‑year step increases for chief officers. Several board members requested further review and transparency around market comparators and budget implications.
The board considered Resolution 5.4 to modify the administrators' compensation package and to adopt an attached salary schedule. The discussion focused on transparency: an internal-auditor recommendation led administration to attach the salary schedule to the board item so members could see specific step increases.
Board members questioned a first-year step increase for chief officer positions that raises some chief salaries by roughly $12,000 (about 7–8%) between step A and step B. HR staff said the salary schedule had been posted and that the compensation package language reflected existing practice; the chief HR officer said she could not provide a compensation-study justification on the spot but would follow up.
Several board members said they were uncomfortable granting what they characterized as a large first-year increase for top administrators while the district plans budget reductions. Some members moved to consider the salary-schedule attachment separately; the board nonetheless carried the resolution and voted to approve the compensation package with the attached schedule after procedural votes. The transcript records motions, second and roll-call votes; the board also asked administration and the auditor to provide additional transparency and follow-up information on the schedule and any market analysis.
Separately, the board tabled another compensation item (Resolution 5.5 for classified supervisors) because the related salary schedule had not been attached to the board materials; members asked staff to post the schedule and return the item at the next meeting.
