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Board approves $3,850 annual allowance per member over objection from Hedlund
Summary
The school board approved an annual allowance of $3,850 per board member (paid over 24 pay periods), plus additional Chair and Vice Chair stipends; the motion passed 6–1 with Elizabeth Hedlund voting nay.
The Independent School District 761 board approved an annual allowance for members at the organizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2025. The motion set an annual allowance of $3,850 per board member to be dispersed over 24 pay periods, with an additional $600 per year for the position of Chair and $450 per year for the Vice Chair. The motion passed with six ayes and one nay; board member Elizabeth Hedlund cast the lone dissenting vote.
Board members debated or recorded a vote on the allowance as a formal compensation schedule for 2025; the minutes record the final tally as "AYE 6 NAY 1 (Hedlund)." The allowance decision was one of the few non-unanimous votes at the organizational meeting and will be implemented through the district payroll as recorded in the motion.
