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Hamilton County commission and school leaders to meet after lengthy budget debate over COVID-era spending
Summary
Commissioners debated school funding, COVID-era one-time dollars, maintenance-of-effort obligations and upcoming joint meeting with the school board; county officials said overall local funding will be similar or higher this year, while school representatives offered details on how one-time funds were used.
Chairman Ebersole and members of the Hamilton County Commission spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing school funding, the use of COVID-era one-time dollars and the work the commission and the school board will do together to address budget priorities.
Why it matters: Commissioners said they are receiving many public inquiries about school spending and potential cuts. The discussion clarified roles under state law, the county’s maintenance-of-effort obligations, and that some positions funded with one-time federal COVID dollars were not permanently budgeted.
Chairman Ebersole told the commission, “We will not tell…
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