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Central finance staff member Daisy Denton told the board that county finance had asked for time-sheet materials much earlier than the district’s current practice. Board members and payroll staff explained that school principals and payroll processors typically deliver time-sheet notebooks to finance around the third business day of the month; bank processing for payroll requires files by roughly the 10th of the month.

Board members said the county had proposed a one-business-day requirement that payroll staff called infeasible. After discussion of holidays, weather disruption and staffing constraints, members and staff agreed they could aim for four business days before the 10th to allow the district and county to meet bank deadlines. Board members said the four-business-day target is an operational compromise and still must be adopted through the financial management committee and into written procedure to reach formal compliance.

Clarifying details from the meeting: principals\u0000and payroll administrator Amanda Jenkins currently organize time sheets for hundreds of employees; on some months notebooks arrive on the third or fourth business day due to storms or other delays. Board members asked for flexibility in months with holidays or severe weather and instructed finance staff and payroll to work together to set recurring deadlines and a process to flag months when extra time is needed.

Next steps: board members asked central finance to bring a formal policy or procedure to the financial management committee for adoption; staff and board agreed to monitor whether the four-business-day practice is operationally feasible and return to the committee if it is not.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Smith County Schools Live Stream Monthly Board Meeting 4/15/2025","oneSentenceSummary","After a dispute over a requirement to deliver payroll time sheets within one business day, the board and finance staff agreed to work toward a four-business-day schedule and to bring a policy to the financial management committee for formal adoption.","taxTitle","Smith County, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",72604,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6603418,"Smith County board sends $38.1 million FY26 budget to county budget committee after tense debate",2411,879000,3290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000209-af7b3a29d724586149f433ec34e041c5&start=879&end=3290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000209-af7b3a29d724586149f433ec34e041c5/thumbnail_879000.jpg","/articles/6603418/Tennessee/Smith-County-board-sends-381-million-FY26-budget-to-county-budget-committee-after-tense-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603418-1e5c107a4443efafb4b5d80d995f2ad8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770889573&Signature=dpuVFcrA6jNkmjaoKumUl7GPAKudzXqenMHj7hvn4ZMrYGQwj3gn1CVrT3qDirgiJBsiWgE6JapAfc7Omls38sNkmaCvVFIgMMoK7T9Rl6ZQf4pBpGxVXKE1bOTJLoZkpkhtwzsxawNrgLFPpRfT90cqawGM4bNOz2NAtQFQsqvBmFOQbPp5wIuom7stbiRVe0E9SwWBNCg54uxWT1Ohvn5c1As4o2NAI3hR7nrLmaTBfiE3XBvnFoGRKRPrXu4EaTrASMDTND3Ka6CI3k~u4pD02kbTHW3Ek-~I03ykXDJxut47kakuUuXZBFe4psHKvIhgwX~dq3rCZATSC8OzVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Smith County School Board voted to forward a $38,100,000 fiscal year 2026 budget to the county budget committee after extended discussion about cuts, fund balance use and uncertain state revenue.

The board’s decision will send the proposed $38.1 million budget to the county budget committee for review; the committee may approve it, send it back for revision, or request changes. Board members split on whether to reduce the request further, but the motion to forward the $38.1 million proposal carried by roll call.

Board members debated multiple options before the vote. Some members urged caution and recommended trimming the request to avoid exhausting fund balance or forcing future cuts; others argued the larger figure protects the district from underfunding if the county returns the budget for revisions. Board discussion referenced a prior cut of roughly $2 million from an earlier proposal and noted that state reimbursements for raises and other revenue streams have historically arrived later in the fiscal cycle.

Superintendent actions and several routine consent items were approved separately. The board approved K–12 science textbook adoption, cafeteria budget items, membership dues, and multiple requests to apply for or accept grants and bids. Several of those items were handled as consent or single-motion votes with minimal substantive debate.

Budget specifics discussed in the meeting included two different totals cited during discussions: a planning figure of about $39,200,000 mentioned during early remarks and the $38,100,000 figure ultimately forwarded to the county. Board members asked staff to track expected state grants and other revenue and to return with more detailed projections if requested by the county.

What happens next: the package will go to the county budget committee and then, if approved there, to the county commission for final action. Board members noted that if the county returns the budget, the board can resubmit a revised proposal, and that historically the county has approved requested amendments when needed.","The Smith County School Board voted to forward a $38,100,000 FY26 budget to the county budget committee after debate over cuts, fund balance use and revenue uncertainty. The board also approved several routine items and grant applications during the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Board, finance staff agree to four business days for payroll time sheets after compliance dispute

Smith County board sends $38.1 million FY26 budget to county budget committee after tense debate