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Rowan County commissioners approve FY2025-26 budget amendments, raise certified‑staff supplement to 9%
Summary
After a public hearing, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved amendments to the FY2025‑26 budget, including a one‑percentage‑point increase in the certified‑staff supplement for the school system from 8% to 9%, funded by an appropriation from the unrestricted fund balance.
The Rowan County Board of Commissioners approved amendments to the county’s fiscal year 2025‑26 budget on June 2, 2025, after a public hearing and discussion about competing priorities including teacher pay, veterans and senior services and county personnel costs.
County Manager (name not specified) told the board the changes include an added soil‑and‑water grant, $20,000 for the YMCA request, $20,000 for Rowan Helping Ministries and a proposed move of the school system’s certified‑staff supplement from 8% to 9%. “The language is not teachers. The language is certified staff,” the County Manager said while explaining the change and the estimated cost.
The certified‑staff supplement increase would cost about $901,000; the manager said the total change to the budget is…
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