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Authority Over
Bottom Line Only
Luke responded that the Supervisors’ only involvement with the school budget lay in approving the total appropriation. “We haven’t gotten into the details of operation...The School Board runs the schools. The only authority we have over them is on the bottom line,” said Luke. He added that the supervisors worked to strike a balance between landowners who couldn’t afford higher property taxes and the demand for county services.
“$39,000 is a small amount” when compared to the entire school or county budget, Bomberger argued. He noted that the RCEA’s request could be funded without raising the tax rate above $4.20, as proposed by the Supervisors.
Luke countered that $39,000 wasn’t a small amount—not when the Supervisors argued over budget allocations of less than $500. He reported that Rappahannock’s tax rate over the last five years averaged $4.05 per $100. “There are only four other counties in the state that run on ' less money that we do...We have a very efficient, tight-reined government. That’s what the majority of the people want,” he maintained. “I leave it up to you to show the School Board that they can come to you with what is needed rather than what is expected,” Bomberger replied. His requests to the Supervisors were supported
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