School board members agree to take a salary cut
January 14, 2011 at 9:53 am in The Farmington Independent
Tim Burke is getting the pay cut he asked for two years ago.
Board members voted 4-2 Monday to cut the salaries paid to school board members. The move cuts the board chair’s salary from $5,250 to $4,500 and board members’ salaries from $4,200 to $3,600. The board also voted to eliminate a $30 supplemental payment for meetings outside of regular board meetings, and a $30 hourly payment for any of those non-regular board meetings that run longer than three hours. Continue Reading
Tim Burke is correct in my opinion. It’s the THOUGHT that counts…..not the VALUE of the thought. While the cut may not seem substantial to some, I Applaud the fact that the effort was made. It’s 110% more thoughtful than Anything the ISD 709 in the Duluth MN area has done.
The two dissenters are nit-pickers and their Hearts are not in their commitment. Who can say if they did not spend their time with the school board and away from their families that they would not spend their time in a casino, bar, or having Whatever ‘personal Free Time’ away from their families anyway? Personally, I would think twice before keeping them on the school board in the future since their commitment seems more mercenary than heartfelt.
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Way to go Tim and the ones who voted for it, in this time where everyone seems to have their hand out he gave some back.
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