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Board questions paying two finance directors as interim role wraps; staff to report back
Summary
Board members debated continued payment to an interim assistant finance director while a new finance director is on payroll; some members urged discontinuing the interim arrangement to save money, others said the interim staff is saving the district money by catching billing errors on the new high school project and requested a follow‑up report.
Members of the Halifax County School Board debated whether to continue paying an interim finance director while the district also pays a permanent finance director, with one board member urging discontinuation to avoid the apparent duplication and another arguing the interim worker had recovered invoicing errors that saved the district money.
During the consent‑agenda discussion, the board considered a line‑item in payment of bills that included roughly $900 in travel expenses in a…
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