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Council delays final school appropriations, refers net‑school‑spending debate to finance committee
Summary
Councilors debated two mayoral communications proposing appropriations to the School Department and voted not to refer one item to the Committee on Finance; the council invoked charter rules to carry the matter to the next scheduled meeting for final action and scheduled a finance meeting in August to resolve net school spending figures.
Two communications from the mayor proposing appropriations to the School Department (items M3 and M4) generated extended debate about the proper net school spending figure for fiscal 2026.
Councilor Linda Morad asked that the proposed appropriations be referred to the Committee on Finance so the body could reconcile differing figures between the School Department, the chief financial officer and the state delegation.…
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