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The Times breaks down Cullman City Schools’ central office payroll
By Trent MooreThe Cullman City Schools central office employs 16 employees paid either entirely or partially by local funds.
The Child Nutrition Program and support services coordinator, the Child Nutrition Program bookkeeper and the student services bookkeeper are all paid 50 percent by federal funds. The federal programs and curriculum coordinator is paid 35 percent from federal funds, and the student services coordinator is paid 8 percent by federal funds.
The remainder of the employees are paid entirely by local funds.
The highest paid employees include the superintendent, who earns $137,763 annually, and the director of finance, who earns $103,477 per year.
The lowest paid position is the office secretary, who earns $27,540 annually.
Director of Finance Russell Raney said he considers the office staff to be of an appropriate size.
“Overall, I would say we have the right fit,” he said. “We are able to accomplish what we need to get done.”
Raney said the size of the central office administrative staff creates a situation where many of the employees take on multiple roles.
“Unlike with a larger system, most everyone here wears multiple hats,” he said.
Examples include the federal programs coordinator doubling as the curriculum coordinator, and the director of finance position, which also handles human resources issues.
Eleven of the 16 employees at the central office have held their positions long enough to acquire tenure.
Almost a fifth of the administrative staff — three employees — handle technology issues at the city schools, as well as help manage the laptop initiative.
“They do computer repairs and handle the laptops,” Raney said. “They’re seldom here. They’re normally out at the schools.”
Raney said the system has no plans to add any new employees to the central office staff in the future.
“We’re not looking to add anyone,” he said. ”I would definitely say we can manage.”
The administrative budget for the system makes up approximately 4.1 percent of the total budget.
Raney attributed this to the smaller size of the system.
“We aren’t a big system that can spread the spending out,” he said. “When compared to comparable city systems, we are slightly below the average.”
At the recent public budget hearing, it was announced that the school system’s finances are doing well, and the system will maintain the state recommended three month financial reserve.
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