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Board approves raises effective this month; finance staff project roughly $2 million recurring local cost
Summary
The finance presenter told the committee that state budget changes fund raises for state‑paid staff and that locally funded positions will cost the district an estimated $2,000,000 per year; the board moved and voted to implement raises effective this month.
Finance staff briefed the committee on the state budget’s pay provisions and asked for committee approval to implement raises immediately so summer employees receive them without a second payroll run. "We are still projecting now that the cost of the raises alone will run us locally somewhere around $2,000,000 recurring each year," the finance presenter said.
Staff said the state will cover bonuses for child nutrition and custodial staff and that those bonuses will not be subject to the 26.1 retirement rate, reducing local cost pressure. The presenter asked the committee for "your blessing with moving forward" to implement raises this month and to bring a full budget for August.
A committee member moved to push the raises forward and another committee member seconded the motion; the session recorded verbal "Aye" votes on the motion during the committee meeting. The presenter said staff will continue working to maximize state allotments and reduce the local share where possible.
What happens next: staff said they will present a proposed budget in August showing options to absorb recurring costs and to identify local fund‑balance uses or budget adjustments if needed.
