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Starmont board and employee associations exchange opening contract proposals at special meeting
Summary
At two brief sessions March 30, the Starmont School Board and representatives of the Starmont Education Association and Starmont Classified Association exchanged opening proposals for upcoming contract negotiations; agendas were approved and both sessions adjourned without recorded detail of proposal terms.
The Starmont Community School District Board of Education met in two short special sessions March 30 at the high school conference room to exchange opening contract proposals with staff associations.
President Doug Puffett called the first session to order at 6:30 p.m. and board member Julie Uhlenkamp moved to approve the agenda; Tony Recker seconded and the motion carried 4-0. Representatives of the Starmont Education Association then presented their initial proposal to the board, followed by representatives of the Starmont Classified Association. The board adjourned that session at 6:36 p.m.; the minutes record that Jacob Moellers arrived at 6:31 p.m.
The board reconvened at 7:01 p.m. for a second session. Uhlenkamp again moved to approve the agenda, Recker seconded and the motion carried 5-0. During the second session the Starmont School Board of Education shared its initial proposal with both the Education and Classified associations. The minutes note only that proposals were exchanged; they do not list terms, dollar amounts, or specific contract language.
All formal motions taken during the two sessions were procedural: approval of the agendas and motions to adjourn. Vote tallies recorded in the minutes show unanimous board approval for each motion (4-0 for the first agenda approval, 5-0 thereafter). The 6:30 session adjourned at 6:36 p.m.; the 7:01 session adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
The meeting record lists attendees as Doug Puffett (board president), Tony Recker, Nathan Meyers, Julie Uhlenkamp and Jacob Moellers; administrative staff present included Superintendent Robert Busch, Business Manager/Board Secretary Katie Taylor and HR Director Carmen Swales. The minutes do not record the names of the association representatives or the substance of either association’s proposal, nor do they specify any next procedural steps or dates for follow-up bargaining sessions.
Because the minutes contain only that initial proposals were exchanged, further public details about bargaining positions, proposed compensation changes, or proposed contract language were not available in the record.
