Schools

City Council Proposes Raise for School Committee Members

The School Committee members would each receive a $2,000 stipend increase.

BROCKTON, MA — A proposal from Councilor-at-large Winthrop Farwell would have the seven members of the Brockton School Committee at $2,000 raise.

Tuesday night, the Brockton City Council Ordinance Committee voted to send the proposed stipend increase to the full council, the Enterprise reported. The total cost would be $14,000.

The last increase came in 1998, Farwell said.

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