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Staff explains funding splits, confirms new annual cell-phone stipend for licensed staff
Summary
Staff told the Coquille SD 8 budget committee that apparent line-item disparities reflect funding-source splits and confirmed a negotiated, recurring cell-phone stipend for licensed staff.
During budget review, a staff member explained that apparent differences in pay or stipend amounts stem from how positions are funded across general fund and special revenue accounts and that allocations are split proportionally according to funding sources.
The staff member said negotiations included a recurring cell-phone stipend for licensed staff: "we did sign, through negotiations for licensed staff to have a 1 time, cell phone stipend paid to them, annually," and clarified that the stipend is an addition for the coming year. The explanation was given in response to committee questions about why certain line items appeared to change in the draft budget.
The staff member also noted that where an amount appears as zero on a particular page may reflect reallocation across other lines of the budget rather than the elimination of the expense.
