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Oregon School District board approves small increase to student meal prices after split vote
Summary
The School Board approved an increase to 2024-2025 breakfast and lunch prices (recorded in the minutes as 0.15) after a 4-3 vote; an amendment to raise prices by 0.20 failed 3-4.
The School Board of the Oregon School District voted 4-3 on July 22 to raise 2024-2025 breakfast and lunch prices by 0.15 as recorded in the minutes. Dr. Mary Lokuta moved the original motion and Ms. Ahna Bizjak seconded; the motion passed with Lokuta, Bizjak, Dr. Caleb Bush and Board President Krista Flanagan voting yes and Ms. Heather Garrison, Mr. Troy Pankratz and Ms. Leslie Wright voting no.
Board members considered an amendment offered by Ms. Garrison and Ms. Wright to increase prices by 0.20, but that amendment failed by a 3-4 vote. The minutes record that additional discussion was held but do not include details of the arguments for or against either proposal.
The vote followed agenda discussion during the action items. The district did not specify in the minutes the prior price level, the per-meal dollar amounts before or after the change, or projected budgetary impact of the increase. The minutes list the motion and tally; no fiscal analysis or dollar totals were included in the public record of this meeting.
