Harford County employees will get a retroactive salary increase under legislation set for a public hearing before the County Council on Tuesday, November 13th. The proposed 4% merit raise will be retroactive to July 1st, and will be paid to eligible county employees in all county departments, the sheriff’s office, the state’s attorney’s office and […]
Teacher Protests Spread Across Harford County; Educators at 17 Local Schools Refuse to Work Longer Than Their Contracted Hours
Teacher protests that began in Bel Air are spreading throughout Harford County, with groups of teachers at 17 county schools working no more than their contracted hours in a show of frustration over salaries that haven’t increased in the past three years. Teachers who “work to the contract” or “work to rule”, do not volunteer […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Reverses Course, Seeks New Warden for Detention Center
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a new civilian warden for its detention center, four months after Sheriff Jesse Bane left the position vacant for greater “efficiencies” amid an ongoing “restructuring” of the detention center responsibilities within the agency. The available position was posted on the agency’s employment site Wednesday morning. The listed salary […]
Budget Wrinkles Ahead for Harford County Public Schools; County Executive Craig Says Shift of Teacher Pension Costs Could Be “Catastrophic”
Finalizing a budget for Harford County Public Schools is difficult in the best of times and these are not the best of times. Like all public school systems in Maryland, Harford County Public Schools depends upon state and local government for revenue and must negotiate its largest expense, employee compensation, with a number of employee […]
Harford County Board of Education: Proposed FY13 Operating Budget; Employee Wage Increase Discussion
From the Harford County Board of Education: The Board of Education of Harford County met in for a public budget work session and an open business meeting on Monday, January 9, 2012, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following the actions or received the following presentations: Received public comment […]
Harford County Board of Education Jan. 9: Public Hearing, Work Session on Budget; Business Meeting to Follow
The members of the Harford County Board of Education will kick off their deliberations on the operating budget for next fiscal year with a work session scheduled on January 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The work session will include a public comment period on budget matters only. A school board business meeting is planned […]
Harford County Board of Education Dec. 19: Operating Budget Proposal With Salary Increases for Fiscal Year 2013; Decision on Partial Voting Rights for Student Representative
On the December 19 meeting agenda for the Harford County Board of Education, Superintendent Robert M. Tomback is set to propose an operating budget for next year that contains salary increases for employees, and reflects increases in healthcare costs and the cost of doing business. The total unrestricted operating budget proposal for the fiscal year […]
Harford School Board Approves Revised FY12 Budget in 4 to 3 Vote; Amendments Include Removal of $15.3 Million in Salary Increases for All Employees; Wage Package Expected to be Renegotiated
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County met in an open business meeting on Monday, April 11, 2011, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following actions: – Approved the Revised FY 2012 HCPS Operating Budget to bring the HCPS budget in line with the […]