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A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF COST OF COMPETING FUNDS FOR
FREDERICK COUNTY AND WINCHESTER SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, the Frederick County and Winchester school systems hire and retain teachers
annually; and
WHEREAS, the employees of the Frederick County and Winchester school systems are
regularly recruited for work in the Northern Virginia area; and
WHEREAS, school systems in the Northern Virginia area advertise their positions in the
Winchester news media; and
WHEREAS, the schools systems in the Northern Virginia area receive additional funding from
the Commonwealth of Virginia that is commonly referred to as "Cost of Competing "funds; and
WHEREAS, this additional funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia for schools systems in
the Northern Virginia places the Frederick County and Winchester school systems in a
disadvantageous position when recruiting and retaining educators; and
WHEREAS, this additional funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia for schools systems in
the Northern Virginia forces the County of Frederick and the City of Winchester to increase
property tax rates in order to fund their school systems at a level necessary to recruiting and
retaining educators who are recruited by those jurisdictions receiving Cost of Competing
supplements from the Commonwealth of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia has extended the area receiving Cost of Competing
supplements to surround but not include the Frederick County and Winchester school systems
thereby creating greater inequity and increase financial stress for the Frederick County and
Winchester school systems.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Frederick and the City Council of the City of Winchester hereby request the
Commonwealth of Virginia to correct this inequity and add the Frederick County and Winchester
school systems to the localities receiving Cost of Competing supplements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be delivered to our local delegates.
Passed by the County of Frederick this 28 day of June, 2006.
Passed by the City of Winchester this day of , 2006.
VOTE:
Richard C. Shickle A~ e
Bill M. Ewing Aye
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Ave
Gary W. Dove Aye
Gene E. Fisher Aye
Philip A. Lemieux Aye
Barbara E. VanOsten Aye
Jon .Riley, Jr., Jerk
Board of Supervisors,
County of Frederick, VA
BOS Res. No.: 080-06
COUNTY of FREDERICK
John R. Riley, Jr.
County Administrator
540/665-5666
Fax 540/667-0370
E-mail:
June 29, 2006 jriley@co.frederick.va.us
Edwin C. Daley
City Manager
City of Winchester
Rouss City Hall
15 North Cameron Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Dear Ed:
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors, meeting in regular session on June 28, 2006,
approved the Resolution In Support of Cost of Competing Funds for Frederick County and
Winchester Schools, and forwards same to the City of Winchester for consideration and approval.
A copy of the resolution is enclosed.
Should you have any questions, please give me a call.
Sincerely,
John R. Riley, Jr.
County Administrator
JRR/tjp
Enclosure
107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000