Kenna Jenkins

A point of contention in the negotiations for a new California School Employees Association agreement has been Citrus’ reserve fund.

The California Community College Chancellor’s Office said a reserve is funds a college sets aside for “an unanticipated decline in revenue or an increase in expenditures.”

Cathy Day, a classified employee who has been working at Citrus for the past 24 years, said in an interview with the Clarion she didn’t understand how Citrus’ reserve fund could stay so large w

After months of contention, the California School Employees Association and the Citrus district reached a tentative agreement on a new contract on May 6.

The California School Employees Association is the union that represents Citrus’ classified employees. Classified employees are those working at Citrus who do not fall under the category of either faculty, like professors, or administration.

During the Board of Trustees meeting on March 19, two of Citrus’ classified employees spoke about thei