Employees of the USD 367 Ozone Sports and Fitness Center in Osawatomie will be paid at least through May 9th. The facility is closed until further notice because of the coronavirus.
Last week the Osawatomie USD 367 board of education voted to extend paying Ozone employees through May 9th. The board plans to discuss the continuation of paying ozone employees at its May 11th meeting. USD 367 superintendent Justin Burchett says part of the federal cares act includes funds for k-12 school districts to use for covid-19 related expenses and the funds could be used to fill lost revenues in areas like the ozone.
During a special meeting Friday, April 3, the school board passed a resolution to continue paying wages to district employees who are not required to report to work because of the building shutdown. These district employees will be paid for March 23 through June 30, which is the end of the fiscal year. The resolution did not include ozone employees.
