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Board approves contracts, staff raises and schedules hearings for levy and $23.5M bond
Summary
At the meeting the board approved professional service contracts, amended the Schedule B extracurricular pay schedule after union ratification, approved a 3% secretarial pay increase, and set public hearings for a property‑tax levy and a roughly $23.5 million school infrastructure bond; several debt‑management resolutions were approved as well.
The Fairfield Comm School District board voted on a series of personnel, policy and finance items at its regular meeting, approving contract updates, modest staff pay increases, and scheduling multiple public hearings for budget and capital proposals.
The board approved administrators’, directors’ and professional‑services contracts and accepted the consent agenda after voice votes in which a single board member registered opposition for several motions. The board also approved a 3% increase for all secretarial staff. A board member described the proposed Schedule B replacement (extracurricular compensation) as ratified by the FCA (union) and said the stipend schedule is calculated off a base “just under $10,000” and will amount to roughly 10% increases per year over three years.
Nut graf: Why this matters — the Schedule B amendment and the salary adjustments are intended to strengthen extracurricular compensation and secretarial pay in an effort to improve staff recruitment and retention; the board also advanced public process on tax and bond proposals that could shape capital work and levy rates.
Key board actions - Approved administrators, directors and professional‑services contracts (motion moved by Cody Freeman; seconded by Terry Wells). - Approved consent agenda (motion carried; one member opposed). - Approved moving the March meeting to March 23, 2026 (moved by Dave Eastburn; one opposed). - Set a public hearing for the proposed property‑tax levy on March 23, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. (moved by Dave Eastburn). - Approved replacement of Schedule B (eliminating prior Schedules B and C) after the district reported FCA ratification; a board member said the amendment will increase stipend calculations substantially over three years. - Set a public hearing on March 23, 2026 for the proposed issuance of approximately $23,500,000 in school infrastructure sales, services and use tax revenue bonds; the board also approved resolutions authorizing redemption of 2017 bonds and refunding of 2020 bonds.
Votes and process notes Where roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the meeting record, motions were passed by voice vote with the chair declaring motions carried and a single member recorded as opposed on multiple items; the public record does not identify which member cast that negative vote in each instance. Several motions included recorded movers and seconders in the public discussion.
Quotes and context When announcing the Schedule B approval a board member summarized financial impact: “what it's calculated off of is just under $10,000... so what that equates to actually for somebody who does hold a contract in one of these areas is just about 10% over the next three years,” and noted the union ratified the change.
Next steps Public hearings on the property‑tax levy, the fiscal‑year 2027–28 calendar and the proposed $23.5 million bond are scheduled for March 23, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. The bond proposal will require subsequent public‑notice steps and a formal bond issuance decision following the hearing.
