Amherst Countyâs proposed $46.4 million budget for fiscal year 2022 represents an increase of $1.9 million, or 4.3% over the current year, and contains no real estate tax or personal property tax increases.
The budget, which takes effect July 1, is set for a public hearing during the Amherst County Board of Supervisorsâ meeting at 7 p.m. April 20.
County employees expect to receive a 4% pay raise, while some workers in constitutional offices and the countyâs department of social services are slated to receive a 5% increase because of state funding tied with those positions.
The proposed general fund is $45.8 million, up $1.9 million because of increased investment in the capital improvement plan for county projects, which was cut significantly in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenues for the general fund have increased $2.7 million, or 6.2%, as a result of drawing from savings for the CIP, a new cigarette tax of 27 cents per pack effective in July and the
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AMHERST â Amherst County Public Schools is set to receive a funding influx of just more than $344,000 in the 2021-22 fiscal year based on the most recent state budget, according to figures presented to the countyâs school board Thursday.
A week prior to the meeting, Superintendent Rob Arnold unveiled a $53.8 million budget proposal with a recommended 3% pay raise for division staff. Based on the most recent figures, the budget plan now is slated at $54.2 million with a recommended 4% pay increase.
A 1% salary increase costs the division $338,787 and is covered with the added state funding. Arnold said a 4% pay hike, coupled with the 1.5% raise in the current fiscal year budget, meets the stateâs threshold for a 5% raise for teachers over the 2020-22 biennium.