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Board tables proposal for five‑year superintendent salary schedule after heated debate
Summary
Trustees debated a proposed five‑year salary schedule that would give the county superintendent annual 5% increases and a final step above local peers; several trustees raised concerns about optics, candidate filing fees and lack of annual review. A motion to table the proposal to the next meeting passed (board counted four votes to table).
Board members spent an extended portion of the meeting debating a proposed five‑year salary schedule for the county superintendent that would provide an approximate 5% annual increase and include language intending to place the county superintendent above the highest‑paid local superintendent when the schedule’s top step is reached.
Several trustees expressed concern that automatically granting a 5% increase each year for five years could disconnect salary adjustments from performance expectations and complicate candidate filing fees for people who must post a filing based on the salary amount. Others said a multi‑year schedule is a common administrative tool that supports organizational planning. Members asked for comparable data from neighboring counties (Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara) and for clarity on whether other county superintendents use similar multi‑year schedules.
A motion to table the proposal for additional data and discussion was made and seconded. The chair counted '4 votes to table' and the motion passed; the item will return at a subsequent meeting. The board did not adopt the salary schedule tonight and directed staff to provide comparative salary data and additional context before a future vote.
