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Board discussion spotlights central-office capital rules, p-card spending and calls for budget transparency
Summary
Citizens and board members raised questions about central-office furniture spending, p-card charges and finance processes at the Feb. 5 meeting; staff said the furniture funds are restricted capital CIP dollars and cannot be moved to operating budgets.
Citizens and board members pressed district staff on budgeting practices, capital funding restrictions and p-card spending at the Feb. 5 Queen Anne’s County Board of Education meeting.
During public comment, resident Elizabeth D’Onofrio (identified in the transcript as Miss D’Onofrio) criticized planned central office furniture spending labelled in the meeting at roughly $746,000 and urged the board to prioritize classroom and teacher needs. A staff member replied that the furniture allocation is capital money tied to the central-office construction project and “if we don’t use it for what it’s intended, it goes back to where it…
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