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“It’s dear we went with four percent raises.” chairman J. K. Latham replied, adding that whatever that percentage gave as the amount for salaries in the different line items in the budget is the amount intended by the supervisors.
“If in fact, you only cut $%,()(>(), you’re still saying we can go ahead and issue contracts (with four percent salary increases over the current year)?" Estabrook said.
“Personally, 1 think you should,” Supervisor Charles Estes answered. “We were dealing with percentages, not with dollar amounts ...we gave the teachers a percentage increase based on a reasonable raise in a hard times situation.” But in reaffirming approval
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