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Board directs staff to prepare first reading raising stipend to $320
Summary
Board members discussed options to revise BP 3013 on compensation and agreed the budget could support increasing the stipend to $320; Tina Maxwell will present a first reading of the revised policy in June. The board did not adopt a final change at the May meeting.
Tina Maxwell presented options for revising Board Policy 3013 (Compensation of County Board Members), including remaining at the current stipend of $160, raising to the $800 statutory maximum, incrementally increasing pay or asking the Superintendent's Salary and Budget Committee for a recommendation. The board discussed budget uncertainty, impacts on daycare and insurance coverage, and the effect on candidate recruitment.
Aaron Heinz told the board the budget could sustain an increase to $320. The board agreed to consider setting the stipend at $320 and Tina Maxwell will present the revised BP 3013 for first reading in June; no final adoption occurred at the May 13 meeting.
