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Finance committee backs $12,000 discretionary allotment per board member
Summary
The committee voted to recommend increasing each board member—s discretionary funds from $8,000 to $12,000 for the current cycle, after debate about a larger $15,000 proposal that failed for lack of a second.
The Horry County Schools Finance Committee recommended increasing each board member's discretionary allotment to $12,000 for the current cycle, a 50% increase over the $8,000 level the committee said was set in 2021.
Board members discussed several proposals before voting. Pam Dawson, board member for District 6, said, "I agree. In fact, I would like to take it to 15,000," during debate, but that motion did not receive a second. Howard Barnard, board member for District 5, described spending personal funds for schools in his district and urged support: "This would be extraordinarily helpful. I don't think that's a waste of taxpayers' money because it's going straight back to school. I, for one, would support this." The committee ultimately voted to move forward with the $12,000 recommendation and will present it to the full board.
Committee members discussed longer-term alternatives including a per-pupil allocation by district and asked staff to model a per-pupil approach for future years. The motion to recommend $12,000 per board member was presented and seconded in committee and carried on the committee vote; no roll-call vote appears in the transcript excerpt.
