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242 <br /> <br /> Mr. Vandever stated that he felt increasing teacher <br />salaries should be a priority but he could not support the <br />goal of having teacher salaries be the highest within a 100 <br />mile radius and instead felt that the goal should be to have <br />the salaries be competitive. Mr. Vandever added this his <br />goal would ~e to reduce the.student/teacher ratio to 15 to 1. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter stated that she would put the emphasis on <br />teacher salaries being competitive with those in Albemarle <br />County. <br /> <br /> Rev. Edwards stated that he felt it might eventually be <br />necessary to either have a tax increase or cut the school <br />budget in order to give significant teacher salary increases. <br />Rev. Edwards. added that if the student/teacher ratio was <br />decreased to 15 to 1 more space would be needed in the <br />schools and felt that a 20 to 1 ratio was ideal. Rev. <br />Edwards also stated that he felt increases in general City <br />salaries and teacher salaries should be equitable. <br /> <br /> Ms. Daugherty stated that she hoped the reading <br />initiatives could be continued. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter stated that she did not think that <br />increases in City employees' salaries and teacher salaries <br />needed to be the same. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Vandever agreed that reading <br />initiatives and teacher salaries were important. <br /> <br /> The~ mg~ting was adjourned. <br />Preside~t ~ <br /> <br />NOTICE OF~.SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Monday, <br />December 21, 1992 AT 6:45 p.m. IN THE City Manager's Office. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Executive session to discuss personnel matters as <br />exempted by Section 2.1-344(a)(1) of the Virginia <br />Freedom of Information Act. <br /> <br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR <br /> <br />BY Jeanne Cox (signed) <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE -December 21, 1992 <br /> <br /> Council met in special session on this date with the <br />following members present: Ms. DaUgherty, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. <br />Toscano, Mr. Vandever. Absent: Rev. Edwards. <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Daugherty, secOnded by Ms. Slaughter, <br />Council voted to meet in executive session to discuss <br />personnel matters as exempted by Section 2.1-344(a)(1) of the <br />Virginia Freedom of Information Act, more specifically <br />described as appointments to boards and commissions. <br /> <br />COUNCIL CH~4BER - December 21, 1992 <br /> <br /> Council reconvened in regular session with the following <br />members present: Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano, <br />Mr. Vandever.- Absent: Rev. Edwards. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vandever announced that.Rev. Edwards was absence due <br />to the death of an out of town family member. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Slaughter, <br />Council unanimously certified that, to the best of each <br />member's knoWledge (i) only public business matters lawfully <br />exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were <br /> <br /> <br />