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Schools say state budget impasse forces local austerity, reserves and hiring freezes
Summary
Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County school officials told county commissioners that a still-unpassed North Carolina state budget is forcing districts to run on continuation budgets, hold salary increases in reserve and maintain hiring and non-personnel spending freezes while they monitor fund balances.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools told the Orange County Board of Commissioners they are operating amid ‘dire’ state-level uncertainty and are taking local steps to protect classroom services.
Both districts said the North Carolina General Assembly has not adopted a state budget; districts are running on continuing resolutions and a series of short “mini” bills while officials wait for a final state plan.
‘‘The state really is at a budget impasse right now,’’ Jonathan Scott, chief financial officer, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, said. He told the boards the legislature may not take up a budget until November 2025 and that a dispute over proposed personal and corporate tax cuts is a key cause of delay. ‘‘It really is providing a lot of ongoing uncertainty for…
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