Milton School Board member has concerns about stipends given to administrators without board approval

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Two Milton School Board members say they’re concerned $30,500 in stipends are being handed to district employees without approval of the school board.

Milton School Board member Brian Kvapil last week asked for an “emergency” board meeting to discuss the “conduct” of administrative employees.

The school board was not able to gather a quorum for an emergency meeting, and Kvapil on Friday disclosed that he’d asked for the meeting to discuss a $10,500 one-time stipend he said was given to Superintendent Tim Schigur and a $10,000 stipend he said was given to Director of Administrative Operations Jerry Schuetz.

Kvapil says show school board President Tom Westrick in November 2018 signed off on Schigur’s and Schuetz’s stipends.

Another employee, a district information technology employee, got a $10,000 stipend, but that stipend was approved by Schuetz.

The Milton School Board will discuss the issue in closed session when they meet Monday night.