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Commissioner urges clearer county oversight of school finances after out‑of‑state district's shortfall story
Summary
A commissioner used a national example — the Winston‑Salem/Forsyth Schools shortfall reported in state media — to press Beaufort County commissioners to require more fiscal transparency from the local school system, asking for annual audits, fund‑balance reporting and monthly operating transfer schedules.
A Beaufort County commissioner said the board should tighten financial oversight of the local school system after discussing a high‑profile budget shortfall reported in another North Carolina school district. Commissioner H. Richardson cited news reports about a shortfall in the Winston‑Salem/Forsyth school district and said Beaufort County should not be vulnerable to similar…
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