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Essex County resident urges board to address school payroll failures after recent centralization
Summary
A public commenter told the board that recent payroll centralization left teachers underpaid or unpaid, caused overdraft fees, and worsened staffing shortages; board members requested follow‑up and staff agreed to investigate options for addressing overdraft fees and outstanding back pay.
Michelle Dundee, a resident of the Greater Tabahannock District, told the Essex County Board of Supervisors that school staff continue to suffer after a payroll transition that she said left some employees unpaid or only partially paid.
Dundee said she had emailed twice about overdraft fees and had not received responses. “We don’t have our paychecks as normal,” she told the board, saying she could name multiple…
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