Don’t know if you have read today’s paper, but there’s an article about last night’s board workshop. Cindy Buttry stated last night that she is going to take personal privilege and pull the health insurance item off the agenda on Wednesday night……….
Now, Mrs, Buttry is trying to get some numbers, and I believe she may be asking that the board pay MORE towards our insurance. BUT, if she pulls the item it will affect our December paychecks, January will be a retroactive adjustment, and it will be confusing for employees,……….
The notice gives Mrs. Buttry’s email address and home phone number encourages the members to be polite when contacting her and telling her not to pull the item. (is it necessary to inform them to be polite?) It also ask them to attend the board meeting on Wednesday evening and tells them it is the room where Commission normally meets (Do the teachers not know where the Main Assembly room of the City County Building is?)
This notice was apparently sent by KCEA President Kim Waller.
A couple of observations from Brian’s Blog. If it is delayed for 30 days, it would be brought back to the board at the December meeting, not the January meeting. If she desires Mrs. Buttry could delay for two weeks, until the November 20th meeting. The Board Chair can also call a voting meeting at anytime with a 48 hour notice given to KCEA and the media. This comes from Knox County School Board policy BCBB 1/2000.
If Mrs. Buttry is successful in adding more money, that would be a good thing. It would continue to reduce the employees contribution thus giving more money in the employees paycheck. If they are successful, KCEA is for leaving money in the school budget that will NOT impact the teachers salaries and paychecks.
