Approve the Legally Required Establishment of School Board Member Salary

During the 2002 session, legislation was enacted (FS 1001.395) requiring School Boards to establish the salaries of School Board Members. The statute requires the salary to be adopted at the first regular Board meeting following the organizational meeting. The statute also requires the proposed salary to be noticed at the time that the aforementioned Board Meeting is noticed, and prohibits the salary from being increased from the noticed amount during the meeting at which the salary is adopted.

It is recommended that the Board establish an annual salary of $39,520 for School Board Members for the 12 month period starting December 13, 2005. This salary has been determined by applying the formula for calculating School Board Members’ salaries that had previously been established in statute.

All Annual District Goals

$1,572 per year increase for each Board Member, for a total financial impact of $11,004 per year to be paid from the operating budget.