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By SHARON KILPATRICK
KiWilmwock New* Staff Writer
In going over the budgets of the Health Department, the Fire and Rescue Association, the RappahannockRapidan Community Services Board and the Sheriffs Department, the Board of Supervisors did not find much more to cut from the budget for next year, but they did become alarmed about the impact on future county budgets of a bill that was carried over until next year in the General Assembly.
The bill, introduced by State Senator Hunter Andrews of Norfolk, would shift responsibility for paying portions of the salaries and other expenses of constitutional officers from the state to the county.
Sheriff John Henry Woodward said figures he has received from the state indicate that the county could be responsible for up to $202,000 additional in salaries alone.
Currently the county is responsible for providing the office space for these functions. It also picks up most of the cost of health insurance for the constitutions^ officers and their employees, but the salaries are principally pud by the state.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke said smother part of the proposed legislation requires that in counties of more than 7,500 population the Commonwealth Attorney position become a full-time job, with no private practice allowed. “I couldn’t even serve as county attorney,” he said.
The formula would require the county to pay 80 percent of the salaries for the Commissioner of Revenue’s ofSee
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89.9%