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Luverne School levy increases 12.02 percent

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District settles two-year contract with custodial union
By
Mavis Fodness

Luverne Public Schools will receive an additional $450,825 in 2023 from the local tax levy.
The State of Minnesota Department of Education tabulated the 12.02 increase, which local school board members accepted at their Sept. 22 meeting.
The increase brings the local levy for Luverne Schools to $4.2 million, up from $3.75 in 2021. The district’s total annual budget is $17 million.
Board members set the district’s Truth in Taxation hearing for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the school. The hearing allows the public to provide input into school expenditures as district officials review budget decisions.
Also at the Sept. 22 meeting, board members accepted the new two-year contract with the district’s custodian union. The board and union used a mediator to reach the agreement for 2022-23 and 2023-24.
The agreement included no percentage increase the first year due to a restructuring of the current pay scale.
In the contract agreement, the top three pay steps were removed and three additional steps were added to the bottom of the scale.
Depending on years of service, the district will add an additional $300, $550 or $800 to the retirement fund.
A 90-cent pay differential remains in the agreement for shifts between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
In year two of the contract, custodians receive a 2.75 percent pay increase.

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