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New Hanover County Schools board weighs modest stipend increase, considers internal cuts
Summary
Board members debated reallocating roughly $21,000 from board operating line items to raise stipends and discussed asking the county for a cost-of-living increase; a motion to reallocate specific line items was proposed and then tabled for further review next week.
The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education debated whether to reallocate existing board budget lines and seek a small cost-of-living increase from the county to raise board member stipends.
Board member Pat Bradford proposed shifting funds from several internal line items to increase the annual stipend, saying, “I've identified with some of those things just under $21,000 that we could rearrange and slide up into item number 2.” The proposal listed specific targets: $5,000 from contracted services, $7,400 from workshop expenses, $500 from each board member's travel reimbursement, $400 in supplies and $46.50 from software and supplies, and taking half of the board's food purchases.…
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