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District proposes $24,612 in one-time food-service retention and performance stipends

Board of Trustees, Gull Lake Community Schools Finance Committee · May 11, 2026
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Summary

Director Amanda McElroy proposed using part of the MDE Excess Fund Balance to provide one-time retention and performance stipends totaling $24,612 to food service staff; McElroy said the amount has been submitted to and approved by the State and will go to the Negotiations/Personnel Committee.

Director of Business Services Amanda McElroy presented a recommendation to use a portion of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Excess Fund Balance to provide one-time retention and performance stipends for Food Service staff totaling $24,612.00. "The recommendation is to utilize a portion of our Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Excess Fund Balance to provide one-time retention and performance stipends to our Food Service staff for the total amount of $24,612.00," McElroy said, and she added that the proposed stipend amount has been submitted to and approved by the State.

McElroy said the item will be presented at the Negotiations/Personnel Committee for further review. The proposal is framed as a retention and performance measure funded from excess MDE balances rather than ongoing operational budget lines; the Committee received the recommendation as informational pending that committee review.