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(Continued from Page 1) adding that a coordinator would only be needed to start the new accounting system.
Bloomer disagreed. “Based on the current individuals who attended classes in Blacksburg, I don’t think the personnel can handle filling out all the forms AND what they’re doing now,” he maintained.
Mrs. Massie still wasn’t convinced. Once the cafeteria workers have filled out the forms a few times, "I don't see why it should take that long," she insisted.
Bloomer replied that the format for the accounting system may be changed at any time by the Department of Agriculture. He noted that the coordinator could be hired for one year only. “I think there are sufficient funds in the cafeteria account to pay the coordinator,” he said. If not. Bloomer stated he will go to Richmond and ask the State Board of Education for more money.
Earlier in the meeting, the School Board had voted unanimously to raise the price of lunch at the elementary school from 40 cents to 45 cents and from 45 cents to 50 cents at the high school. Apparently, this increase had no relation to the costs of hiring a cafeteria coordinator and was instead required to balance inflationary pressures.
Acknowledging that lunch prices hadn’t been jumped in the previous four years, Mrs. Massie maintained that it wouldn’t be "fair to the children of this county to raise the price of their lunch to meet another mandated requirement.”
“Do you have someone in mind for the job?" Mastcrson asked the Superintendent.
‘‘Not particularly,” Bloomer answered, ex
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