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Resident calls for greater check-register transparency as district presents budget timeline and fund-balance update
Summary
A resident urged Lexington County School District One to publish supporting documentation for check-register and procurement payments online; district finance staff presented a monthly dashboard showing revenue and expenditure projections and said fund balance use is not expected for the current fiscal year.
A resident urged the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees March 25 to make supporting documents for the district’s check register and p-card expenditures openly available on the district website, while district finance staff presented a month-by-month dashboard that showed revenue and expenditure projections and a likely ‘break-even’ outcome for the year.
Public commenter Dale Stewart raised specific examples from the board packet, including a restaurant check with a 20% tip and a $167,000 check to a regional law firm composed of roughly thirty $5,000 line items. Stewart questioned why supporting documentation for those charges was not readily accessible online and called on the district to “show your work” so the public can assess whether purchases support district operations and student outcomes.
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