Can contracts include provisions that provide that the administrator receive all benefits and emoluments provided to a specified bargaining unit?
A21. No. Contracts cannot include such a provision. Only superintendent contracts can exceed one year and therefore include an annual salary increase provision, but such provision must include a specific percentage or dollar amount that is reasonable. Benefits should also be specified for all contracts and not tied generally to a specified bargaining unit or set of employees, to the greatest extent possible to enable disclosure, transparency and the ECS or acting ECS to conduct a fair comparability analysis. A provision for health benefits consistent with other employees in the district is acceptable. However, a provision that states that the employees will receive all benefits consistent with other administrators, for example, is not acceptable. Allowable benefits should be specific to enable disclosure and transparency. Note, there is a School Ethics Commission opinion that prohibits an administrator from participating in the negotiations where his contract is tied to the contract of
