Sups vote to keep raises

The Stafford County Cord of Supervisors voted 4-3 Tuesday night to keep their pay raises that went into effect last December. They did however decide to freeze another pay increase that was slated to take affect in 2009. With the increase still in place, Stafford Supervisors salaries increased from $20 - $25,000 per year, with the chairman of the board making $25,900.

“We are charting new ground in the tax rate…we are telling people to work harder and we are not offering more compensation for it,” said Mark Dudenhefer, R-Garrisonville. “I think that this is an issue that the supervisors should have shown leadership on.”

Cord Sterling, R-Rockhill took some time to speak with me today. He says that he will put a resolution to the board at the April 29 meeting, requiring 25 percent of any raise in salary be tied to performance. He says the supervisors should get raises only if they are actually solving problems with traffic, education, and parks