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Danville board reviews proposal to raise member pay to $15,000
Summary
The Danville City School Board discussed a resolution to increase annual board member pay from $5,000 to $15,000, with an additional $2,000 for the chair; no vote was recorded at the June 5 meeting.
The Danville City School Board on June 5 reviewed a resolution proposing to raise annual salaries for school board members from $5,000 to $15,000, and to increase the chair’s pay to $17,000. The board cited state code language during the presentation; the item was presented during the board’s agenda under a public hearing that opened and closed with no speakers signed up.
Board Chair Graves told the board that the proposal draws on Virginia law governing pay for local school board members and noted that, if approved, the increase would not take effect until Jan. 1, 2027. Presenters said the current $5,000 salary has not changed since 2014.
The public hearing for the salary resolution was opened earlier in the meeting and closed with no public comments. The item was discussed by the board during the governance portion of the agenda, but the transcript does not record a motion or vote to adopt the pay increase at the June 5 meeting.
Why this matters: changes to board compensation are governed by state law and can affect recruitment and retention of elected members and the timing of changes relative to election cycles. The board referenced state statute language when introducing the item.
No formal action was recorded on the resolution during the June 5 meeting. The item remained at the discussion stage and would require a future motion and vote for the proposed pay changes to become effective.
