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Nash County delays decision on Braswell Library FY26 shares, asks staff to review funding formula history
Summary
County staff told commissioners a recalculation by the City of Rocky Mount raises Nash County's FY26 share of Braswell Memorial Public Library from ~49% to ~54%, creating a ~$97,000 gap; commissioners voted to postpone action to December for staff to provide historical calculations and documentation.
Nash County commissioners on Nov. 3 agreed to postpone action on a funding request from Braswell Memorial Public Library after staff reported a recalculation of the county's share of the main library's FY26 budget.
County staff explained a funding formula established in 2001 among Nash County, the city of Rocky Mount and Edgecombe County that allocates operating percentages based on population and library registrants. For FY25 the county had budgeted 49% of the library's operating budget and had been applying a standard 3%…
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