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Dr. David Gangel, Rappahannock’s new superintendent of schools, came before the Board of Supervisors for the first time Monday and left with a promise of extra money, traditionally hard to come by in Rappahannock County.
Introducing himself, the superintendent pledged his support for mutual cooperation between the School Board and the Board of Supervisors. “We’re both looking for the same thing - what’s best for the children of this county.”
Then getting down to business, he asked that $49,000 unexpended in the 1986-87 school budget be carried over to the current budget, earmarked for fixed furniture for the high school expansion.
Supervisor Hubert Gilkey, who consulted briefly with accountant Wally Cox before Monday’s meeting was called to order, reported that any money remaining in last years school budget on June 30 is supposed to revert automatically to the county’s general fund. Should the unexpended funds be carried over to this year, they must be appropriated to a specific category and line item, Mr. Gilkey relayed, adding that Mr. Cox recommended an equal reduction of $49,000 in the 1987-88 budget if this is done.
Supervisor Newbill Miller
pointed out that the RCHS building fund has a deficit of about the same amount as remained in the appropriation for 1987-88. The School Board “went forward about $48,000 short,” he recalled.
Dr. Gangel noted that the difference between the literary loan awarded for the RCHS building project and the contractor’s price is $56,780, even after deletions by the School Board in the scope of the work. He added that “old” money in the 1986-87 budget which can be carried over to make up that deficit may
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