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Hamblen County board finalizes budget adjustment, approves 3% pay increase and new grant-writer post
Summary
The Hamblen County Schools Board approved using $600,000 in one-time county funds plus $250,000 from district outcome funds to give staff a total 3% raise and create a communications/grant-writer position; the board also signed a state-mandated acknowledgement that the county funds are one-time.
The Hamblen County Schools Board of Education on a unanimous roll call approved a budget adjustment that combines $600,000 in one-time funds from the county commission with $250,000 from district outcome funds to add 1 percentage point to previously approved pay increases and to create a communications/grant-writer position.
Director Mr. Bunch recommended the combination of county and outcome funds, saying the two actions together would give all employees a total 3% pay increase and fund a new communications and grant-writing role under the condition that the position generate enough revenue to continue past the current year. “That is my recommendation,” Mr. Bunch told the board.
The vote also included a separate,…
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