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County and school leaders debate proposed Article 39 changes as bill advances in Raleigh
Summary
Local officials and school leaders discussed a state Senate proposal that would allow Article 39 sales-tax proceeds to be used for school operating expenses as well as capital projects, raising concerns about transparency, the distribution to charter schools and how any split would be decided by the county commissioners.
Buncombe County commissioners, district school leaders and staff spent much of their meeting reviewing a recently introduced state Senate bill that would change how Article 39 sales-tax revenue may be used locally.
The bill as amended would allow up to 50% of the countys Article 39 allocation to be used for school operating and capital purposes. Amanda, chair of the Buncombe County Commission, told the group the language was first raised by the countys state delegation and that the change was presented quickly as a potential option to address post-storm shortfalls.
"We were tasked, though, and the reason that happened on February 21 was our local delegation wanted to get a placeholder quickly in order to help Buncombe County address the revenue challenges post Helene," Amanda said. "This was not an Amanda Edwards, Adriel Pinder, Tim Love request. This was nothing that we specifically asked for. It came up as part of…
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