Laguna Beach Special School Board Meeting - Jul 09 2026

July 9, 2026

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education held a special meeting on July 9, 2026, to approve a collective bargaining agreement with LBUFA (Laguna Beach Unified Faculty Association) and consider placing an $81.865 million school facilities bond measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot. - The board voted 5-0 to approve the LBUFA 2026-2029 successor agreement, which provides a 1% salary increase and 2% increase in health and welfare district contribution caps, with a potential additional 1% salary increase in January 2027 if property tax receipts reach 6% (or retroactive to July 1 if receipts reach 7%). - The board voted 5-0 to approve Resolution 26-07 transferring $4.5 million from Fund 17 (special reserve fund) to the general fund to settle an AB218 civil case from 1977 involving childhood sexual abuse. - The board did not complete consideration of Resolution 26-08 during this meeting to place the facilities bond measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot, though extensive presentations were made by consultants from Team Civics, DWK (bond counsel), and municipal advisor Adam Bauer. - The proposed bond would extend the current tax rate of $8.85 per $100,000 of assessed

Key Decisions

- The board voted 5-0 to approve the LBUFA 2026-2029 successor agreement and comprehensive tentative agreement, which includes a 1% salary increase effective July 1, 2026, and a 2% increase toward health and welfare district contribution caps, totaling 3% in total compensation. An additional 1% salary increase would be added effective January 1, 2027, if property tax receipts reach 6%, or retroactively from July 1, 2027, if receipts reach 7%. - The board voted 5-0 to approve Resolution 26-07 establishing an interfund transfer of $4.5 million from Fund 17 (special reserve fund for other than ca