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Cumberland County Board of Education adopts $103 million-plus spending plan, directs majority of new money to employee pay
Summary
The Cumberland County Board of Education unanimously adopted the superintendent's recommended budget request that asks county commissioners for a $14.1 million increase and allocates most new funds for teacher and classified employee supplements, uses $14.2 million of fund balance and includes proposed raises tied to pending state legislation.
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted unanimously May 13 to adopt the superintendent's recommended budget request, a spending plan the district will forward to county commissioners that asks for a $14.1 million increase in local funding and directs the bulk of any new money to pay supplements for certified and classified staff.
Board members approved the budget after a presentation by district finance staff and a motion from Board Member West, seconded by Board Member Williams. The board did not register dissent during the formal vote.
The request asks county decision-makers to add $14,100,000 to the local appropriation and calls for a combination of state, county and fund-balance resources to cover next year’s spending. "The add, the request of an increase in our county appropriation is 14,100,000.0," the district presenter said during the…
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