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Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith could be in line for a hefty raise after board members delivered mostly glowing evaluations and approved a new round of contract talks.
The board voted unanimously Thursday evening to renegotiate Smith’s contract and come up with a new four-year agreement. Smith, 60, is in the second year of a four-year contract that has him pulling in about $160,000 annually. But that figure is some $58,000 less than what former Superintendent Jim Scales was making before the board ousted him about two years ago.
Board member Joe Galloway, who made the motion for Smith’s new contract, said the superintendent isn’t being paid enough now.
“I feel like he’s doing an excellent job moving our schools forward,” Galloway said. “After looking at what he does and seeing the way he works with people, I think that for what he’s doing, he’s being underpaid.”