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county will be asked for about $212,000 additional or 6.6 percent, about four cents on the tax rate.

The state’s contribution to the budget is expected to increase by more than $183,000 about 15.2 percent, while the federal contribution will be reduced from the current budget by about $9,000 or 3.1 percent. Funding for the budget labeled “other,” which includes state sales tax is expected to increase nearly $43,000. or 5.9 percent.

Included in the budget is a 3 percent pay raise for many employees and a raise for teachers and teachers aides that ranges from 1 to 4.5 percent. Dr. Gangel said the average raise for these employees would be 3.6 percent.

The school system will be picking up the cost of having a school social worker. For the past two years, that

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