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By Charlie Spiering
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Rappahannock County School Board Chairman Wesley Mills declined to be renominated for the position as members of the county school board elected officers for the new year at Tuesday’s meeting of the Rappahannock County School Board. Stonewall-Hawthome District representative Ken Marlor was nominated by Mills and elected to the position as chairman by the rest of the board.
“I am humbled that the board has the confidence that I can do this,” said Marlor as he accepted the position, “with everyone’s help, I will.” Mills said afterwards that he felt that it was, “his tour of duty” and added that it would be healthy for the board to let somebody else on the board take a turn at the position. Mills has served on the board as chairman for six years. Mills said he is unsure whether he will run for another term as a board member in the election later this year. He also declined to serve as vice-chairman, as did Wakefield District member Rosa Crocker, which led Piedmont board member Aline Johnson to accept the position. School readies 2007-2008 budget proposal
Rappahannock County School Superintendent Dr. Robert Chappell updated the board on the development of the 2007-2008 proposed budget. “We take very seriously the responsibility of being good stewards of the public’s money,” Chappell said. “As we prepare the budget for the coming year, we will continue to look at ways to cut spending without affecting the programs for our children.”
Chappell noted that the primary reason for a 4.69 percent increase in the 2006-2007 budget year for the public schools was due to a cut in state funding. Chappell said the projected amount of reduced state funding was $130,000. “Even though we cut $200,000 from the previous year’s budget, the county had an increased budget cost,” Chappell said. He also reported that the school budget makes up 61 percent of the county’s total budget, contrary to the rumored 70 percent that has circulated the county.
Seventy-five percent of the school budget, Chappell noted, is for personnel expenses. The superintendent noted
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