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17 1 of this request. She said it is a significant increase and thinks pay information should be gathered 2 from comparable districts around the state, and an estimation of the cost in order to establish a 3 basis for the increase. She said she wants to be clear about why the request has happened when 4 asked rather than an arbitrary amount. She said she feels this needs to be part of the school 5 system's budget request and cannot support this at this time. 6 Chair Bedford said she fully supports an increase in compensation for Board of Education 7 members, but agreed with others that this should be part of the CHCCS budget request and that 8 additional information is needed to establish the amount of the increase. She suggested the 9 school board set aside money for reimbursement for transporation, child care, and other costs 10 relevant to service as needed. She said this could be an interim and even possibly a long-term 11 option. She said she thinks it would be wise and transparent to wait for the budget season, but 12 would also give the school board permission now to use their own funds. 13 Vice-Chair McKee said he's uncomfortable not knowing the amounts other school boards 14 are compensated across the state and not having had a deeper discussion. He reiterated that he 15 would like to wait for the budget season. 16 Commissioner Richards said utilizing fund balance is already an issue, so she is 17 uncomfortable with telling CHCCS to take it out of their fund balance. She said there needs to be 18 a work session at some point around fund balance. She said she believes representation is 19 important also, and some assessment needs to be done to determine the appropriate level of 20 compensation. She said she also supports the request being part of the budget process and 21 getting more information. 22 23 A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to deny 24 the request to increase the allocation for CHCCS Board of Educaton members at this time, and 25 bring it back as part of the budget process with comparables and other assessments. 26 Commissioner Fowler made a friendly amendment to clarify that the comparables should 27 be local. 28 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if the Board of Education can do Chair Bedford's 29 suggestion without the Board taking any action. 30 Chair Bedford said they can do that at any time, and asked John Roberts to verify. 31 John Roberts said that's correct. 32 Commissioner Richards said Chair Bedford's suggestion could also provide an indication 33 of the current need. 34 Commissioner Fowler said she is in favor of Chair Bedford's idea but thinks there are other 35 costs that this type of set-aside may not cover. She said she believes the current stipend should 36 be at least doubled but agrees that having local numbers for comparison would be helpful to make 37 the increase the most accurate. 38 39 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 40 41 7. Reports 42 None. 43 44 8. Consent Agenda 45 46 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 47 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 48 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 49 50 A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 51 approve the consent agenda.