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Budget committee to circulate 274 transfers after member presses for transparency
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Budget committee member Sheila Lowes raised concerns about 274 budget transfers and $7 million moved between lines in FY25; staff agreed to circulate transfer documentation and place the topic on a future agenda for discussion.
TIMBERLANE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — A lengthy exchange at the Sept. 11 budget committee meeting focused on budget transfers and transparency after committee member Sheila Lowes pressed staff for detailed documentation of transfers made in fiscal 2025.
Lowes cited the number of transfers and said the movement of funds made it hard for the committee to assess whether lines had been under‑ or over‑budgeted in prior years. "The total of those transfers with $7,000,000 — that's a lot of money going from line to line," Lowes said, asking for the Right‑to‑Know materials she had obtained to be shared with the full…
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