Chesterfield school board approves $41 million increase in 2021-22 budget Chesterfield County Public Schools (Source: Chesterfield County Public Schools) By NBC12 Newsroom | February 25, 2021 at 9:18 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 9:20 PM
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - The Chesterfield County School Board approved an operating budget for the 2021-22 school year that calls for a $41 million increase in spending.
The budget includes funding for Phase 1 of the third-party 2020 salary study for teachers and other identified school-based staff presented late last year.
“The approved Fiscal Year 2022 operating plan funds the top two budget priorities identified by the School Board and Superintendent: Addressing teacher salary decompression and meeting the needs of the school division’s students, staff and schools,” a release said.
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Editor s note: This article has been updated due to an error. Councilmember David Martin moved for a one-time increase of $30,640 to the Commission on the Arts funding.
The Ames City Council made final adjustments to the budget, upping funding for the arts and discussing a funding cut for the county s volunteer center.
The council wrapped up the budgeting process at Tuesday s meeting, voting on funding for county social services programs, the arts and the addition of a new project that adds color to storm drain inlets and educates on environmental impact.
The budget will go into effect at the start of the next fiscal year in July.
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The city presented Tuesday its $232 million Capital Improvements Plan which outlines projects that will take place over the next five years.
The plan includes $747,000 for public safety, $110 million for utilities, $112 million for transportation and $9 million for community enrichment. No final decisions were made at Tuesday s meeting, and community members will have opportunities to give feedback in the upcoming weeks.
Read the 177-page plan here.
Among the projects are creating a downtown plaza, road improvements, building the Rose Prairie Neighborhood Park and a grant program for neighborhood improvement. $21 million will go to CyRide to replace busses and implement technology that ll give riders the ability to check occupancy before boarding, among other projects.