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Clinton City Schools Board OKs Sampson County funding agreement tying payments to tax receipts
Summary
The Clinton City Schools Board of Education voted to approve a proposed annual funding agreement with Sampson County and the Sampson County Board of Education that would prorate county property and sales-tax revenue for school operating expenses based on student enrollment.
The Clinton City Schools Board of Education on May 1 approved a proposed annual funding agreement with Sampson County and the Sampson County Board of Education that would prorate a share of county property and sales tax receipts to the two school districts based on student counts.
Superintendent Wesley Johnson introduced the draft “annual current expense funding agreement,” saying it is intended “to encourage excellence in education, fiscal sustainability, and to create more consistent long range budget planning.” The document proposes that Sampson County provide “25% of the sum of all property tax revenues and all sales tax revenues not otherwise designated by state statute for education received by Sampson County government for the immediately…
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