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Supervisors appropriate $950,000 in state funds for $1,000 school staff retention bonuses
Summary
The board approved a resolution to accept and appropriate $950,000 from the state to provide $1,000 retention bonuses for eligible school-based employees; the state funds cover only positions funded under the Standards of Quality, leaving a local funding gap for other positions.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate $950,000 in state funds to provide $1,000 retention bonuses to eligible school-based employees.
A presenter identified as representing the school board told the supervisors that the state budget included $950,000 to help pay a $1,000 retention bonus for school-based employees who return to work and sign contracts for the next year. “That bonus will be a retention bonus, so that's where employees could returning to work, and signing their contract for next year,” the presenter said, noting the recommendation came from the school board and that the board of supervisors was being asked to consider a supplemental appropriation.
The presenter said the state funding covers only SOQ-funded positions and that the school division has additional positions not covered by the Standards of Quality (SOQ), which will require a local contribution to fully fund bonuses for all school employees the division might designate. The presenter said he had reviewed the forecast with county staff to confirm projections.
Supervisor Johnson moved to approve resolution RO52725-02; Supervisor Tuck seconded. The vote was recorded as yes by Supervisors Davis, Sharp, Parker, Bainsley, Tuck, Johnson and the chair; the motion carried.
The resolution accepts state budget action and directs that the funds be appropriated to the Bedford County School Board’s nutrition fund for distribution consistent with the school board’s recommendation. The transcript does not record an exact count of employees covered or the precise local cost for uncovered positions.
