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Vol. 30, No. 45 | Richmond Suburban News | March 12, 2014
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Chalkley seeks to level salary issue By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local
tions, Chalkley said his salaries are still falling “I have one with three to six years’ experience. short when compared to neighboring localities. She makes the same as the people who have been There are seven assistant attorneys in here for six months,” Chalkley said. Commonwealth’s Attorney Trip Chalkley told Chalkley’s office, and he said they are working at He said her compensation is $7,200 below the Hanover County Board of Supervisors last her counterparts in the metro area, and asked for week that he needs more money to compensate Human Resources and Public Utilities $2,000 in additional compensation. some members of his staff. directors present their budgets He requested $5,000 increases for employees During a budget workshop session on see page 4 in two other categories. Wednesday, he asked the supervisors for an The biggest slice of the additional request additional $25,000 to compensate his senior maximum efficiency. Jim Ridolphi for The Local He’s asking for no additional compensation would compensate Chalkley’s chief assistant, who assistants. Commonwealth’s Attorney Trip Chalkley told Even with a $5,000 reduction in training costs for two employees who have less than two years is his words is “$25,000 below the metropolitan the Hanover County Board of Supervisors that he needs an additional $25,000 of local funds to and other measures taken by his office, including on the job experience, but is asking for adjustsee CHALKLEY, pg. 4 meet salary concerns in his office. withdrawing from some professional organiza- ments for more senior members of his staff.
Culinary talents raise funds Hanover, Patrick Henry and Atlee high schoosl’ IB programs prepared a smorgasbord of offerings for parents and students to sample. Admission tudents in Hanover County’s International cost $5 for all the food attendees could eat, as Baccalaureate program, commonly known well as a chance to vote on the schools’ individual as IB, excel in the classroom. dishes and themes. During a recent event, they got out of Students from Lee-Davis wore paper chef hats the classroom and into the kitchen to raise money and arranged their food among large cardboard for good causes, with a little healthy competition recreations of book covers, including Zora Neale thrown in the mix. Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Lee-Davis High School High School hosted Albert Camus’ “The Stranger,” Gabriel Garcia a Top Chef competition in its commons on see CULINARY, pg. 7 Thursday, Feb. 27. Students from that school and
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Lee-Davis High School students enjoyed sampling dishes prepared by their peers. Shown are, from left, Madison Scalf, Sloan Minor, Dominic Estes, Austin Farrar, Morgan Boyle and Erin Dickson.
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