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tions were due to Virginia Retirement System rate changes and not to the reduction in administrative salary increases that proved the point of contention at that meeting.
The net result of some two hours of wrangling between the School Board and the citizenry was a reduction of less than $11,000.
The key increase in expenditures in this budget is apparently non-controversial, and was supported by the majority of public hearing speakers and callers to School Board members. This increase is $328,424,25 in salaries and benefits for teachers, an amount that represents nearly 55 percent of the overall budget increase. An additional $175,688.60 of the expenditure increase relates to group health and life insurance premium changes that are generally not reducible, meaning that at least 84 percent of the budget increase should withstand any challenge by the Board of Supervisors.
The budget review by the Board of Supervisors has been set for April 24 at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium and the public will have an opportunity to comment at that time.
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