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Supervisors agree to advertise public hearing to appropriate $929,812 in school carryover funds
Summary
Prince Edward County finance staff presented a request from the school board to appropriate $929,812.26 in federal, state and local carryover funds for the school operating budget; the board voted to advertise a public hearing as required under the Code of Virginia when budget amendments exceed 1 percent.
Cheryl Simpson, finance and human resources staff, told the Board of Supervisors that the Prince Edward County School Board requested appropriation of $929,812.26 in carryover funds from federal, state and local private sources for the school operating budget.
Simpson said state law requires a public hearing when a fiscal‑year amendment exceeds 1 percent of the county’s adopted budget (citing Code of Virginia §15.2‑2507). Because the county’s FY26 budget is $75,470,373, the requested appropriation exceeds that threshold and must be advertised at least seven days before the public hearing.
A supervisor moved and seconded the motion to approve advertising the public hearing to amend the FY26 county and school budgets by $929,812.26; the board voted in favor. The motion authorizes the public notice and sets the process for the public hearing; no final appropriation occurred at the meeting pending the hearing.
The board did not discuss line‑by‑line uses of the carryover funds during the meeting; Simpson said details are in the attached letter from the acting superintendent.
