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Commission rejects school budget amendment; debate centered on fund balance and pay raises
Summary
The county commission on July 22 voted down the school system’s budget amendment request after extended debate over use of fund balance, teacher and classified staff raises, and the timing of salary restorations.
The Washington County Board of County Commissioners voted 8–5 with 2 absent on July 22 to reject a school budget amendment proposed by the Washington County Board of Education that would have formalized recent changes the school board approved July 1.
The amendment sought to reflect several line‑item changes the school board made to its FY2026 budget, including restoration of a $2,095 raise on the teacher salary scale, a 50¢ across‑the‑board increase for classified staff and a $1,000 (reduced from $2,000) flat increase for certain administrators. Commissioners and board representatives disagreed over whether the county should ratify those changes now…
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