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Brenham ISD staff recommend 3% cost-of-living raise; finance office details $1.1M cost to general fund
Summary
District staff told trustees a 3% raise applied to pay-grade midpoints would cost roughly $1.1 million from the general fund and roughly $400,000 more than a 2% plan once all funds are counted; the board will consider a formal compensation package July 28.
District staff presented a recommendation to approve a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for district employees during a budget workshop.
Daryl, the district's finance presenter, laid out the estimated costs: "a 3% raise from the general fund would be about $1,100,000," with additional costs of roughly $35,000 in the Child Nutrition Fund and about $36,000 for appraisal and tax-office employees. He told the board a 2% alternative would cost roughly $744,000 from the general fund and proportionally less from other funds.
Daryl also noted that federal ACA calculations require a minimum increase in the district's employee health-insurance contribution next year: "Right now, we contribute $375 a month for employees who take the health insurance. We would need to go at $10 additional to keep within the range that the government sets," he said, adding that the $10-per-month change would amount to about $60,000 annually for the district.
Staff explained how the raise would be applied: the board would approve a percentage applied to the midpoint of each pay grade rather than to each employee's exact salary, a method designed to preserve pay-grade structure while producing an average pay increase near the approved percentage. As staff described it, "If you're exactly on the midpoint, then you're getting exactly a 3% raise of your salary," and employees above or below midpoint would see small deviations.
Board members asked for additional scenarios, including the effect on employees in different pay grades. Staff reiterated they will return July 28 with a consolidated compensation plan and a final recommendation for board action at the August adoption meeting.
