Raymond Voter Information Project

Article 8

Employee Compensation Cap

Text of 2011 School Warrant Article 8

Article 8 was amended at the School Deliberative session on 12 February 2011
to increase the cap limit from $150,000 to $225,000 and to specifically note that the vote on this article is advisory only.

This citizen’s petition warrant article seeks to place a cap on the salary and benefit package for a school employee. The School District Legal Counsel states that a vote on this article would be advisory only.¹

A YES vote advises the School Board that no school employee should receive a salary and benefit package valued at greater than $225,000 per year.

A NO vote leaves compensation decisions up to the School Board.

Reasons why some voters might vote yes:

• To instruct the School Board to consider a limit on the amount of salary and benefits that any one employee can receive.

Reasons why some voters might vote no:

• Recruitment and retention of qualified candidates may be affected.
• This article provides no method to adjust the cap to reflect already contracted increases in salaries and changes in insurance and other benefit costs not under the control of the District.

References:

1. RSA 21:29, the School Board is entrusted with the hiring and management of the prudential affairs of the District by definition. RSA 194 requires Raymond to provide superintendent services defined under statute. Every school district must belong to an SAU even if it is their own. NH Supreme Court - Ashley v. Rye, 111 N.H. 54 (1971)- finding…"the long and the short of the matter is that the School Board is the managing board of the School District."

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