Claremont OKs school budget, union contracts
Published: 03-13-2024 9:21 AM |
CLAREMONT — In uncontested race, Heather Whitney and Candace Crawford were elected to three-year terms on the Claremont School Board in ballot voting on Tuesday.
Michael Petrin won a third seat as a write-in candidate for the board.
Voters also approved all articles on the warrant, including an operating budget of $39.58 million, as well as the cost of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the secretary association, which is expected to cost $103,000 for the first year.
They also supported the cost of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with maintenance workers, which is expected to cost $88,000 in the first year, as well as the cost of $189,000 for a new contract with paraprofessionals.
Out of Claremont’s 6,126 registered voters, 562, or 9%, cast ballots on Tuesday.