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Commissioner questions recent payment to Alamance‑Burlington schools, cites Employment Cost Index discrepancy
Summary
During commissioner comments on Aug. 4 one commissioner said the board may have overpaid the Alamance‑Burlington School System after relying on an estimated Employment Cost Index; officials said the finalized agreement is in the previously published packet.
A commissioner at the Aug. 4 Alamance County meeting warned the board that a recently adopted payment to the Alamance‑Burlington School System (ABSS) may have been calculated using an Employment Cost Index (ECI) estimate higher than the recently published Bureau of Labor Statistics figure, potentially creating an overpayment that could affect future baselines.
The unnamed commissioner said the board rushed into an agreement to pay ABSS “millions more than…
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