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Board discusses minimum‑wage impacts on support‑staff pay, sets timing for adjustments
Summary
Board discussed Illinois' 6% cap per 12‑month rolling timeframe and agreed to consider pay adjustments for support staff without cap issues in June for July 1 implementation, and to consider cap‑affected employees in December for January 1 adjustments.
Board members discussed the implications of a 6% cap per 12‑month rolling timeframe on future support staff wage adjustments and expressed concern about hiring paraprofessionals at a starting rate of $15 per hour. The board reached consensus on timing: employees who will not exceed the cap will be considered by the Finance Committee in June for July 1 wage adjustments; employees constrained by the cap from recent increases will be considered in December for adjustments effective Jan. 1.
Board members framed the discussion as an effort to return to prior wage adjustment practices based on performance rather than automatic legislative increases. No formal wage increases were approved at the April 28 meeting; the Finance Committee will review and make recommendations at the scheduled June meeting.
