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Board approves raise for classified staff

After being sworn in as trustees of the Fallbrook Union High School District on Monday night, Bill O’Connor, Michael Schulte and Marc Steffler joined Dennis Allen and Lynn Colburn in unanimously approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the district and SEIU Local 2028 (classified employees union).

At a cost of $431,066 to the district for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years, the agreement is subject to renegotiation insofar as salary, benefits and one other mutually agreed upon item for the 2007-2008 year. In a report of Closed Session business, O’Connor said the board agreed unanimously to move forward with negotiations between the Fallbrook High School Teachers Association and the district. At the meeting, O’Connor was elected president and Dennis Allen clerk of the five-person board.

Finance Manager Chester Gannett presented a solid overview of the district’s first interim budget to the board and reported that as of October 31, 2006, “the district is in rather strong shape at this time,” noting that, by law, the district is required to maintain a three-percent reserve in the general fund.

The agenda item concerning a lease agreement for a building located at 215 West Ash Street was discarded for action by President O’Connor, who said, “We haven’t had a chance yet to discuss this in Closed Session.” The building is proposed to house the district offices and Oasis High School program.

 

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