Pay raises, campaign finding sources and the second arrest of a York County councilman headlined Thursday’s debate between the two men vying for the GOP nomination for the council seat representing Fort Mill.
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Challenger Patrick White said that county ordinance calls for only a 25-percent of the county budget to be kept in a reserve fund, or about 20 million dollars.
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York County GOP chairman Glenn McCall opened up Thursday’s debate with a moral question after County Councilman Eric Winstead was arrested earlier this week in Chester County.
Patrick White condemned Winstead’s actions, saying it’s unacceptable.
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Chappell, who has represented District 5 for the better part of 30 years said the issue at hand is bigger than Winstead’s second arrest in five months.
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White said Thursday he supports giving a raise or one-time bonus to county staff — because the county has, if gone uncorrected, will continue to lose talented staff.
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Chappell disagreed saying the county needs to increase its revenue before increasing staff salaries. He said the change needs to come from county staff — who need to live within their means.
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Right now, York County has some 42-million dollars in rainy day funds at its disposal, just over double of what is required by law.
Late last year, county council turned down a request for a one time bonus for employees, opting to fold any salary raise or bonus into the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget.
