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Benton County Board approves budget resolutions; discusses $423,000 Cox grant and districtwide camera upgrade
Summary
The Benton County Board of Education unanimously approved a package of budget resolutions that reallocates several line items, records receipt of delayed federal nursing grant funds and notes a $423,000 Cox grant that could fund new school cameras if the board approves additional local matching funds.
The Benton County Board of Education on an unanimous voice vote approved a set of budget resolutions that move funds between accounts, record the recent receipt of previously expected federal grant funds for nursing positions, and note a $423,000 grant from Cox Communications that could be used toward new cameras across the district.
Board members voted 9–0 to approve the budget resolutions after staff explained the largest items and the reason for adjustments. The changes include moving $200,347 from equipment to instructional software, reallocations within career and technical education (Carl Perkins) to equipment, and a roughly $292,376 receivable tied to a nursing grant the…
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