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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
The Board of Supervisors is trying to avoid large tax increases for the coming budget in the face of severe pressure from declining funds from the state.
At last week’s monthly meeting Jackson District representative Ellis Bingham submitted a resolution for the supervisor's’ approval. The resolution would have called for reducing or eliminating cost of living salary increases, holding down “merit pay” increases (although Rappahannock has no employees covered by a merit pay system), maintaining operating costs at or below current costs, and implementing capital improvements only after thorough review.
When County Administrator John McCarthy had finished reading the resolution, Supervisor Chairman Hubert Gilkey asked Mr. Bingham, “Where did you come up with this?”
After some prodding Col. Bingham said he had taken it from resolutions adopted and considered in other localities.
‘This board has been very prudent,” Mr. Gilkey said. “We haven’t had to have
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