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County historian asks for restored stipend and clearer budget coding after administration reclassified funding
Summary
Carol Cameron, the county historian, asked the Expanded Budget Committee to restore a project budget for the historical commission to $8,500 and to straighten out a misclassification that moved stipend funding into program expense and created confusion in the published budget book.
Carol Cameron, the county historian, told the Expanded Budget Committee she is seeking an $8,500 project allocation for the Tompkins County Historical Commission, and asked legislators to correct a budgeting classification that shifted stipend funding into program expense.
Cameron said, “I am looking for you to approve the $8,500 as project money for the historical commission,” and described the commission’s ongoing work producing pamphlets and signage. (Carol Cameron, county historian)
The budget materials published online showed a complicated mix of salary, stipend and program expense lines.…
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