Stafford, Va. –– Stafford County School Board officials have approved step raises for most employees in 2011.
The raises are part of the new $237.6 million budget that will begin June 1. The approved budget contains significant changes from the original proposal made in March, which contained no raises and cut 56 positions through attrition, reports Fredericksburg.com.
Additional money to keep the positions was pulled from a health care find, which County supervisors said was over funded.
In addition to the step raises most employees will receive, those ineligible for step increases due to their pay grade will receive 2.5% bonuses.
School Board officials did not vote on contributing to a trust fund to provide post-retirement health benefits, but Stafford County Public Schools Superintendent Randy Bridges has recommended the issue be revisited during the summer session.
