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Board of Education budgets adjusted: LEAPS, summer feeding changes; ARP interest moved to close capital projects fund
Summary
The Van Buren County Board of Education reported budget amendments for after-school (LEAPS) and summer-feeding programs and the transfer of $18,820.10 interest from the ARP capital projects fund to the general fund to close the capital projects account.
A Board of Education representative presented amendments to two school funds and a request to transfer remaining ARP interest to the general fund. Commissioners approved the adjustments by roll-call vote.
On fund 141, the board reported a reimbursable grant for LEAPS (the after-school program) and said line-item cleanups were needed because some items were underbudgeted and others overbudgeted; the board described the net as a wash. On fund 143, the board said the summer feeding program did not receive all expected grant funds and staff moved local funds to cover the program’s costs.
The commission also approved an amendment to the capital projects fund (fund 171) following advice from Amy Hewitt, the county’s senior auditor. Hewitt advised transferring $18,820.10 in interest from fund 171 into the general fund (fund 101) so the county can close out fund 171; the commission approved moving the interest and closing the capital projects fund.
Formal actions recorded in the meeting include roll-call approvals for fund 141 and fund 143 amendments and the transfer of ARP interest from fund 171 to fund 101. Commissioners voted unanimously on the amendments and the interest transfer, and the minutes show the commission passed the motions after staff explanation.
Ending: The board’s adjustments aim to align school budgets with the grants received and to consolidate remaining ARP interest into the general fund before closing the capital projects account.
