The Supt's Raise

Today I'm concerned about the wording in the Motion for the superintendent's raise.

The motion provides, in part, "an additional four percent (4%) increase in his annual salary, effective July 1, 2021."

What does "additional" mean? 

Did he get a raise about which the public wasn't told, and this is an additional 4% increase?

Or did McKie mean "a four percent (4%) increase in his annual salary, effective July 1, 2021"?

And, since the raise was retroactive to the beginning of the 2021-2022 School Year, what was the hurry to approve it, either on September 14 or September 22?

I'm telling you, folks. "The Four" (Holmes, McKie, Caution-Parker, Manning) need to go. The sooner, the better.