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Evergreen school board approves midyear COLA for non‑represented staff, imposes furlough days for higher earners
Summary
At a June 25 special meeting, the Evergreen School District (Clark) Board of Directors unanimously approved Resolution 7146, granting an inflationary pay adjustment to non‑represented employees while requiring four furlough days for those earning $100,000 or more.
At a June 25 special meeting, the Evergreen School District (Clark) Board of Directors unanimously approved Resolution 7146, which provides an inflationary adjustment for non‑represented district employees and requires four furlough days for non‑represented employees with salaries of $100,000 or greater.
The board introduced the resolution as one of two items reserved for formal action at the special meeting. Director Bocanegra moved to adopt Resolution 7146 and Director Grunwald seconded. After brief discussion the chair put the matter to a vote and declared the motion carried unanimously.
Board members said the increase aligns with the state’s pass-through IPD for this year. One board member noted that other employee groups under contract are receiving negotiated increases without a furlough requirement and described the resolution as a way to balance an inflationary adjustment with shared sacrifice: "I'm hoping that by explaining this that our community members will understand that there is shared sacrifice," the board member said.
The resolution sets the furlough requirement only for non‑represented employees whose salary is $100,000 or more; other employees remain covered by their existing contracts, which include negotiated salary increases without furlough days. The board also referenced the state IPD set-aside for this year (identified in the meeting as 2.6 percent).
The motion to adopt Resolution 7146 was moved by Director Bocanegra and seconded by Director Grunwald. The chair called the vote; board members responded in the affirmative and the chair stated the vote was unanimous.
Board members also discussed adding a predictable second special meeting in late June in future years to handle time‑sensitive items before their effective dates. The board did not take formal action on the meeting-calendar suggestion at this session.
The board adjourned with its next regular meeting scheduled for July 14.
