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District offers 2% annual raises and boosts insurance stipend amid negotiations
Summary
Committee heard that the district offered staff a 2% pay increase each year for two years and increased the insurance stipend (the transcript notes a doubling of the usual $60/month figure) as part of ongoing negotiations that remain unsettled.
Committee Chair Anna updated members on collective-bargaining negotiations and said district leadership has proposed a two-year package: a 2% pay increase each year for the next two years plus a larger insurance contribution to address statewide insurance changes. Anna characterized the offer as an effort to "get ahead of" insurance market changes and said negotiations had progressed over three evenings but were not concluded.
Committee members asked about contingency steps if negotiations produce larger-than-expected costs. Denise (staff) said the district would either reconvene the committee before June 30 for a supplemental budget if feasible, or modify appropriations after July through a supplemental process. Anna emphasized using an ending fund balance to avoid immediate layoffs and preserve decision-making flexibility.
