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Proposal for $100 per-meeting board per diem fails at annual meeting
Summary
A motion to raise school-board per diems to $100 per regular meeting failed after a hand count at the annual meeting; members discussed logistical and budgeting concerns.
During the annual meeting a resident raised the topic of board stipends. A motion was proposed to add salaries of the school board to next year's annual-meeting agenda for discussion. Separately, a motion by a resident (Aaron) proposed raising the per-meeting per diem to $100 for regular scheduled board meetings.
The per-diem proposal was seconded and put to a voice vote; meeting organizers then asked for a hand count. Meeting remarks cited concerns about bookkeeping logistical burdens and equity across committees. According to the transcript, the hand count result was reported as a defeat for the per-diem motion (the transcript records the count afterward as 10 nays and 7 yeses). The motion failed and no change to per-diem policy was adopted at this meeting.
Why it matters: compensation for elected board members affects recruitment and may surface questions about fiscal impact and administrative workload; the board discussed instead placing a broader salary discussion on next year's annual meeting agenda.
