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Committee queries staffing changes, reserves and confidential staff pay in budget review
Summary
Members questioned the loss of an attendance position, potential spending down of reserves to offset shortfalls, and an 11% line for confidential department heads that staff said had been budgeted but not paid; no changes were made during the meeting.
Committee members pressed staff on several staffing and reserve items in the proposed budget, including the elimination of an attendance position and an attendance-focused secretary, the district’s approach to spending down reserves, and a listed 11 percent increase for confidential department heads.
Member Sondra Gomez noted the loss of the attendance positions; Superintendent Penrod explained that the district is using a cross-functional attendance-team model rather than the prior dedicated positions. The committee discussed using reserves to offset shortfalls; members agreed to review the supporting Q&A documents posted online. On the 11 percent figure for confidential department heads, Penrod said funds had been budgeted but those staff had not yet received an 11 percent raise and that the employee group is negotiating a continuing work agreement.
The committee did not alter the budget that night but flagged these items for staff follow-up during implementation and ongoing negotiations.
